4.

10DEVELOPME
NT OF FRUIT AND
SEED IN PLANTS

Anther

filamen
t

Ovule

Ovary

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Fertilisation process in plants

Step
Step II

Step
Step 2
2

Pollen tube
sperm

Step
Step 3
3

Ovule

Step
Step 4
4

Once pollination occurs a tube grows from the

pollen grain down through the style to the ovule
stigma
style
carpel
ovary

Click to view
the animation

ovule

Note: Petals not shown

in order to simplify
diagram
Flower Structure

Pollination

Fruit Development

Seed Dispersal

Fertilisation occurs when the male gamete

fuses with the ovule (the female gamete)
Complete the
fertilisation
section of the
worksheet

Click to view
the animation

(you will need

to refer to
your text
book)

Flower Structure

Pollination

Fruit Development

Seed Dispersal