Roots
Stems
Leaves
Male Flowers
Female Flowers
100

What type of root has one large main root? 

Tap Root

100

This brings water and minerals UP from the roots

Xylem 

100

The very end, pointy part of the leaf

Tip

100

The big, bright part of the flower that attracts pollinators

Petals 
100

The part of the female flower where the eggs are held and eventually fertilized 

Ovary 

200

What type of root has many little roots, not one main root?

Fibrous Root 

200

This brings nutrients DOWN from the leaves 

Phloem 

200

The main middle vein of the leaf

Midrib

200

What is a pollinator? What do they do? 

Something (bird, insect, bat, butterfly) that goes from flower to flower spreading the pollen so the plants can reproduce. 

200

The sticky top part of the female flower where the pollen gets stuck 

Stigma 

300

The roots help anchor the plant to the ground. What does that mean? 

Anchor: Hold the plant into place and keep them from tipping over/blowing away.

300

One of the functions of the plant stem is to support and hold up the _____________ so that those ______ can photosynthesize.

Leaves

300

The name for the edge of the leaf

Margin

300

What is the name of the male part of the flower that produces the pollen? 

Anther 

300

The long part of the female flower that transports the pollen down. You could say "the pollen goes down in _________" 


Style 

400

What two things do the roots absorb from the soil?

Water & Nutrients 

400

What does Translocate mean? 

Move up or down the stem

400

The part of the leaf that attaches it to the branch

Petiole 

400

What is the name of the stick looking part of the male flower that holds up the anther?

Filament 

400

What is the name of the flower part that protects the bud of a flower and then hangs down under the flower once it blooms?

Sepal 

500

Why is it important for roots to store extra water and minerals for the plant?

Incase later on there is a shortage, the plant can use the stored water and minerals.

500

Besides moving nutrients & water throughout the plant, what else is a function of the stem?

- Support Leaves

- Plant Growth & Development 

500

What 3 things does the plant 'take in' AND what 2 things does the plant 'put out' during photosynthesis? 

Take In: Sunlight, Carbon dioxide, Water

Put Out: Sugar (glucose), Oxygen

500

What is the WHOLE part of the male flower called?

Stamen 

500

What is the WHOLE female flower part called?

Pistil

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