In what ways is fertilisation in a plant:
(a) similar to fertilisation in a human?
(b) different from fertilisation in a human ?

Answer

(a) Similarities : (i) The fusion of gametes occures in the female part in a plant as well as in a human (ii) A zygote is produces which develops into an embryo in a plant in a as well as in a human (b) Differences : (i) There is pollination in a plant but copulatiojn (or matting) in a human to bring the male and female gametes together (ii) There is no equivalent in a plant to the oviducts in a human (iii) In a human, the male gametes (sperms ) swim but in a plant self-fertilisation is possible (The fertilisation of a plant with its own pollen is called self-fertilisation)