Flower Anatomy
The colorful part of the flower that attracts pollinators.
What are petals?
The transfer of pollen from anther to stigma.
What is pollination?
The tool used to cut plant parts during dissection.
What is a scalpel?
An animal that carries pollen between flowers.
What is a pollinator?
The process plants use to make food.
What is photosynthesis?
The male part of the flower.
What is the stamen?
When sperm meets egg in a plant.
What is fertilization?
The tool used to grip small plant parts.
What are forceps or tweezers?
A common insect pollinator.
What is a bee?
The structure that transports water in plants.
What is xylem?
The female part of the flower.
What are the pistil or carple?
The structure inside the ovary that becomes a seed.
What is an ovule?
Why would we dissect flowers in class.
What is to observe and indentify internal structures?
Pollination caused by wind instead of animals.
What is wind pollination?
The structure that transports sugars.
What is phloem?
The structure that produces pollen.
What is the anther?
The process by which seeds begin to grow.
What is germination?
The first step before dissecting a specimen.
What is observing the whole flower?
Bright colors and smells help flowers do this.
What is attract pollinators?
The part of the plant that absorbs water from soil.
What are roots?
The part that contains ovules and develops into fruit.
What is the ovary?
Type of reproduction involving only one parent.
What is asexual reproduction?
A safety rule when using sharp tools.
What is cut away from your body? (or similar safety rule)
Bright colors and smells help flowers do this.
What is self-pollination?
The tiny openings on leaves for gas exchange.
What are stomata?