Flowers in General
What are the protective green leaves? What are the outermost part of the flower?
Sepal
What is sticky at the top of the Style?
Stigma
What is the name of the reproductive organ that contains both the Filament and Anther?
A mature ovary and its SEEDS are called what?
Hint: we eat them
Fruit
If a flower is primarily pollinated by the wind, what shape would the flower have?
A. Flat and open
B. Tall and closed
A. Flat and open
What are insects and bees are attracted to? What is the part of the flower that is pretty?
petals
Where do you find pollen? Where are male gametophytes (reproductive cells) found?
Anther
Name three common pollinators
Bees, Insects and Birds
What is the method where pollen from one flower is transferred to another flower on a different type of plant?
Cross Pollination
What is the male part of the flower?
stamen
What is inside the Ovary?
Ovules or eggs
What supports the Anther? (It is the stalk of the stamen)
Filament
When the male reproductive cell joins with the female reproductive cell it is called...
Fertilization
What is the process of moving pollen from the anther to the stigma called?
What is the stalk that supports the Anther
Filament
The entire female reproductive organ is called ...
The pistil
What does the pollen grain grow to reach the ovule?
A pollen tube.
What is one way that pollen can be transferred aside from insects, birds, animals, or humans?
Wind or water
What is the method by which the pollen is transferred to the stigma of the same flower or flowers on the same plant
Self Pollination
A flower that only has male or female reproductive parts?
An imperfect flower
What part is at the bottom of the pistil and contains the eggs?
An ovary
A flower with both male and female reproductive organs?
Perfect flower
Explain the difference between fruits and vegetables
If we eat the roots, stems, or leaves of a plant, it is technically a vegetable.
Explain the difference between fertilization and pollination
Pollination is when pollen is moved from plant to plant.
Fertilization is where the pollen actually grows a pollen tube to merge with the female reproductive cell (egg) and produce a new plant.