Fertilisation in plants

Question 1

When does fertilisation happen in plants?

Answer 1

After pollination (pollen lands on stigma)

Question 2

What is fertilisation?

Answer 2

Male and female gametes join together and their nuclei fuse

Question 3

How does fertilisation occur?

Answer 3

1) Pollen grain grows a pollen tube through the style to the ovary
2) Nucleus of the pollen then travels down the tube
3) It joins together with the nucleus of the ovule (fertilisation)

Question 4

What happens after fertilisation?

Answer 4

Fertilised ovule becomes the seed and the ovary wall becomes the fruit (pericarp)