Flowers
What is the most colorful part of a flower?
petal
Another word for "spread."
disperse
All living things _______, or make more of the same kind.
reproduces
Grouping things that have similar characteristics is called _________.
classifying
A strawberry plant has stems that grow along the ground. What are these stems called?
runners
The part of the flower that is made up of tiny dustlike grains
pollen
Name three ways seeds are dispersed.
By wind, water and animals/people
Seeds need certain conditions in order to _______ or sprout.
germinate
What do you call a scientist that studies plants?
a botanist
Some plants, such as tulips, grow from ________
bulbs
A thin stalk with a knoblike structure at its top
stamen
The part of the flowering plant that contains the seed.
fruit
A young plant is called a __________
seedling
What are three different ways plants are classified?
1. Tubes or No Tubes
2. Seeds or Spores
3. Flowers or Cones
Potatoes reproduce from ________ which are stems that grow underground.
The part of a flower that receives the pollen.
pistil
What is the outside covering of the seed called?
seed coat
New plants are always _________ to the parent plants.
similar
Plants that produce seeds in cones are called?
conifers
A _________is a leaf or a part of a stem that is cut from the plant of an African violet.
cutting
The part of some plants that makes the seeds
flower
What are the three main parts of the seed?
1.seed coat
2. stored food (cotyledon)
3. developing part
In the life cycle of a flowering plant, what are the next 5 steps after the seeds disperse?
1. A seed germinates
2. A seedling grow
3.Flowers grow, and the adult becomes an adult
4. An insect pollinates the plant
5. The plant produces fruit
What are three of the conditions most seeds need to germinate?
1. water
2. the proper temperature
3. air
How does the moss plant get the water it needs?
A moss plant does NOT have tubes. It soaks up water like a sponge to get water. They live in moist areas to get the water it needs.