‹ Biology simulationsBiology · IGCSE 0610 · 16 Reproduction: asexual reproduction and reproduction in flowering plants‹ Biology simulationsBiology · IGCSE 0610 · 16 Reproduction: asexual reproduction and reproduction in flowering plantsSix 3D simulations covering Topic 16.1 Asexual reproduction, 16.2 Sexual reproduction and 16.3 Sexual reproduction in plants. Grow clones and varied offspring, take a flower apart, blow pollen in the wind, follow a bee and a pollen tube, and germinate seeds. Tabs marked Extended cover the Supplement.
Asexual reproduction produces genetically identical offspring from one parent. Sexual reproduction fuses the nuclei of two gametes to form a zygote, and the offspring are genetically different from each other. Grow a population each way, then let a disease strike.
Flowers are the reproductive organs of flowering plants. Click each part of the half-open flower, or pick it from the list, to see what it does.
Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from an anther to a stigma. Flowers are adapted to the way their pollen is carried. Compare the two flowers and their pollen grains, then let the wind blow.
| insect | wind | |
|---|---|---|
| petals | large, coloured, scented, nectar | small, green or absent |
| anthers | inside the flower | hang outside on long filaments |
| stigmas | inside, sticky | outside, large and feathery |
| pollen | larger, sticky or spiky, less made | small, light, smooth, huge amounts |
A bee carries pollen from flower to flower. Self-pollination moves pollen to a flower on the same plant; cross-pollination moves it to a different plant of the same species. Send the bee, then look at the offspring.
After pollination, a pollen tube grows from the pollen grain down through the style to an ovule. Fertilisation happens when a pollen nucleus fuses with a nucleus in the ovule.
Seeds need water, oxygen and a suitable temperature to germinate. Four tubes of seeds are set up, each missing one condition except the control. Change the temperature of tube A and leave them for five days.
| tube | conditions | germinated |
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Six interactive 3D simulations for Cambridge IGCSE Biology 0610 topic 16 Reproduction, plants: asexual reproduction by runners against sexual reproduction with a disease test, a clickable insect-pollinated flower, insect and wind-pollinated flowers and their pollen grains, self- and cross-pollination by a bee, the pollen tube and fertilisation, and the conditions needed for seeds to germinate.
Six 3D simulations covering Topic 16.1 Asexual reproduction, 16.2 Sexual reproduction and 16.3 Sexual reproduction in plants. Grow clones and varied offspring, take a flower apart, blow pollen in the wind, follow a bee and a pollen tube, and germinate seeds. Tabs marked Extended cover the Supplement.
Reproduction in plants is a free, browser-based simulation for Cambridge IGCSE Biology 0610 (topic 16 Reproduction, sections 16.1 Asexual reproduction, 16.2 Sexual reproduction, 16.3 Sexual reproduction in plants). The course is assessed in Paper 1/2 (Multiple choice), Paper 3/4 (Theory), Paper 5 (Practical Test), Paper 6 (Alternative to Practical). Syllabus for examination in 2026-2028. There are 6 tabs, each a self-contained experiment with its own controls and live readings, and nothing to install: it runs on a laptop, tablet or classroom projector.
Full syllabus map: IGCSE Biology 0610 topic 16.
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