Reproduction
The ability of organisms to produce a new generation of themselves
Asexual reproduction
Production of a new generation of the same species by one parent
Sexual reproduction
Production of a new generation of the same species by bringing together the genetic material of two parents
Flower
The organ of sexual reproduction that contains will often attract pollinators
Angiosperm
Plants with flowers which produce their ovules enclosed in an ovary
Pollination
The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma, thereby enabling fertilisation and reproduction
Hermaphrodite
Bisexual. Having both male and female gamets
Cross-pollination
Pollen is transferred from the anther of a flower of one plant to the stigma of a flower of another plant, of the same species
self-pollination
Pollen is transferred from the anther to the stigma of the same flower or to another flower on the same plant (flowers in the same tree)
Fertilisation
The joining of two haploid cells, the male gamete and female gamete, to form a diploid zygote
Cultivar
Is a plant or grouping of plants selected for desirable characteristics that can be maintained by propagation
Wild plants
Plants that grow in nature without the aid of humans
Hybrid crops
Crops that are produced by cross-pollinating two inbred plants of dissimilar genotypes
Polyploid plants
Plants containing more than two homologous sets of chromosomes
Mutation breeding
The process of exposing seeds to mutagens in order to generate mutants with desirable traits
Seed bank
A facility used to store seeds of various wild plants and crops, in an effort to maintain biodiversity
