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