3.4: Understand that the Growth of the Pollen Tube followed by Fertilisation Leads to Seed and Fruit Formation

MALE GAMETE IN PLANTS: Pollen Grain  

FEMALE GAMETE IN PLANTS: Ovum

SEED AND FRUIT FORMATION

Diagram showing How a Seed and Fruit is Formed

EXPLANATION: Pollen Grain will Land on Stigma Pollen Tube Grows Out of the Pollen Grain and Down the Style into the Ovary into the Ovule The Male Nucleus Travels Down this Tube from the Pollen Grain and Fuses with the Female Egg Nucleus in the Ovule to Form a Zygote, Zygote will Undergo Mitosis to Develop to Form a Seed Ovule will become the Seed, Ovule Wall will Become the Seed Coat Ovary will become the Fruit