Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Reproduction in plants(2025-2026)

Vocabulary: cutting, layering, bulbs, tubers, pollination, fertilization, fructification, germination, flowering

We move from how microscopic organisms reproduce to how macroscopic organisms reproduce.

"Macroscopic" means we can see it without a microscope.  The first macroscopic organisms whose reproduction we will study are plants.



I like the video below for its mention of pollination methods and the importance of pollinators.  I will correct it on the use of one word:  We call the female part of the flower a "PISTIL", not "carpel", which is what this particular video uses.





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