Plant Parts & Jobs
Which flower part makes pollen?
The stamen, specifically the anther.
What is pollination?
The transfer of pollen to the female part of a flower.
What does seed dispersal mean?
The movement of seeds away from the parent plant.
What is a life cycle?
The stages a living thing goes through as it grows and reproduces.
What is metamorphosis?
A major change in body form during an animal's life cycle.
Which flower part contains the ovary and receives pollen?
The pistil
Name one animal that can move pollen between flowers.
bees, butterflies, birds, or bats.
Name two ways seeds can be dispersed.
Wind, water, animals, or bursting seed structures; any two.
What is germination?
The beginning of a seed's growth into a new plant
What are the four stages of complete insect
metamorphosis?
Egg → larva → pupa → adult.
What is one job of petals?
They can attract pollinators
What may develop after pollination and fertilization?
Seeds may develop; a fruit or seed structure may form.
Why might a seed with wings travel well by wind?
Its light, wing-like shape helps the wind carry it.
What is a seedling?
A young plant that has begun to grow from a seed
What is the young insect called in incomplete
metamorphosis?
A nymph; it usually resembles a smaller adult.
What structure can develop and contain seeds after
fertilization?
A fruit
How can a fruit help a plant reproduce?
It contains or protects seeds and may help with seed dispersal
How might an animal help disperse seeds?
Seeds may stick to its body or be carried after it eats fruit.
Put these in order: seedling grows, seed disperses, flower is pollinated, seed germinates.
Seed disperses → seed germinates → seedling grows; the mature plant later flowers and is pollinated
Put the frog stages in order: adult frog, eggs, tadpole,
tadpole with legs.
Eggs → tadpole → tadpole with legs → adult frog.
What is the process called when a male reproductive cell and egg join?
Fertilization
How is pollination different from seed dispersal?
Pollination transfers pollen to a flower's female part; seed dispersal moves seeds away from the parent plant.
Why is seed dispersal helpful to plants?
It can move seeds to new places where they may have room and suitable conditions to grow.
What conditions generally help a seed begin to germinate?
Water, air, and a suitable temperature.
Why is the pupa stage important in a butterfly's life cycle?
The caterpillar's body changes as it develops into an adult butterfly.