Chapter at a glance
Asexual and sexual reproduction in plants and animals, flowers, pollination and fertilisation, and human reproduction and health.
What this chapter covers
- 11.1 Asexual Reproduction
- 11.2 Sexual Reproduction
- 11.3 Sexual Reproduction in Animals
- 11.4 Variations in Reproduction in Animals
- 11.5 Reproduction in Human Beings
Key points
- Asexual methods include budding, spore formation and vegetative propagation.
- The flower is the plant’s reproductive organ (stamen is male, pistil is female); pollination may be self or cross.
- After fertilisation the ovule becomes the seed and the ovary becomes the fruit.
- Human pregnancy lasts about nine months; nutrition, check-ups and rest matter for mother and baby.
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