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