Life cycles

1. Life cycle of a flowering plant

• These are the main parts of a flower.

• Flowering plants go through the following life cycle.

• Pollen is carried by insects or blown by the wind from one flower to another. This process is called pollination.
• Pollen sticks to the carpel of the new flower, where it fertilises egg cells in the ovary to make seeds. This process is called fertilisation.
• The seeds are scattered by animals or the wind. This process is called dispersal. Some of the seeds will grow into new plants.