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 Pollen from the anther of one plant sticks to the stigma of another plant Sexual Reproduction When conditions are right, the embryo inside a seed begins to develop into a new plant Asexual Reproduction Two parents produce genetically unique offspring water + carbon dioxide --> glucose + oxygen Sperm from one plant combine with an egg from another plant to form a new plant embryo Gas Exchange Fertilization Photosynthesis Guard cells open and close stomata to trap or release oxygen and carbon dioxide Seed Dispersal glucose + oxygen --> water + carbon dioxide Cellular Respiration Pollination The ovary of a plant develops into a fruit that is carried away by wind, water, or animals Transpiration Germination A single plant produces genetically identical offspring