Memory Game Plant ProcessesOnline version Play this game to review the processes that support plant life. by Kathy Dilliplane Water travels up from the roots through xylem and evaporates out of leaves When conditions are right, the embryo inside a seed begins to develop into a new plant glucose + oxygen --> water + carbon dioxide Seed Dispersal Sexual Reproduction Gas Exchange A single plant produces genetically identical offspring Transpiration Sperm from one plant combine with an egg from another plant to form a new plant embryo Photosynthesis Germination Two parents produce genetically unique offspring Fertilization The ovary of a plant develops into a fruit that is carried away by wind, water, or animals Pollen from the anther of one plant sticks to the stigma of another plant Guard cells open and close stomata to trap or release oxygen and carbon dioxide Cellular Respiration Pollination water + carbon dioxide --> glucose + oxygen Asexual Reproduction