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