Flowers, seeds and dispersal
Biology

Flowers, seeds and dispersal


Flowers produce gametes. Look at the following diagram and identify the male and female parts:


The fertilised ovules form the seeds. The ovary filled with fertile seeds is called a fruit. The rest of the flower withers away and dies.

                                                             Avocado seed

There are many ways by which a seed can be dispersed;






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