Summary

Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers. It is made up of two main parts. They are shoot system and root system. The shoot system consists of the stem, leaves, fruits, buds and flowers.

The root system consists of the root. A typical flower consists of four main parts. They are Calyx, Corolla, Stamens and Pistil.

Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a flower. There are two type of pollination. They are self-pollination and cross pollination.

Some agents of pollination are: wind, insects, human beings etc.

Fertilization is the fusion of the male sex cell and the female sex cell to form a zygote.

There are two main types of fruits. They are: dry and fleshy fruits.