Botany
What is botanist?
A scientist who studies plants
What do we call a baby plant in a protective covering?
a seed
What is the purpose of a flower?
To make seeds
Name something that attracts insects to flowers.
Smell, color, patterns
What part of a plant helps protect seeds as they mature and helps disperse them?
the fruit
What language do scientists use?
Latin
What three things do seeds need to grow?
Warmth, water, and air
What is the corolla?
The petals
What dries up and falls off a plant after pollination?
the flower petals
What does disperse mean?
to scatter
What is biology?
The study of living things
What is the baby plant inside the seed called?
embryo
What do ovules become after they are pollinated?
seeds
What color is the hummingbird most attracted to?
Red
What is the difference between fruits and vegetables?
fruits have seeds in them, and vegetables do not
What are spermatophytes?
Plants that produce seeds
What does dormant mean?
asleep
What is the male part of the flower called?
The stamen
Name a mammal that pollinate plants
bats, lemurs, and rodents
Name a type of seed dispersal
human, water, animal, wind, mechanical
What do vascular plants have that nonbascular plants do not have?
Tubes (to transport fluids like water)
What is the testa?
the protective coat of a seed
What is the female part of the flower called?
The carpel
What is it called when pollen from a flower's stamen goes to the carpel on the same flower?
self-pollination
What is it called when a plant is designed to disperse its own seeds, like with an exploding seed pod?
Mechanical dispersal