Flowering Plants
The reason flower petals are brightly colored
What is to attract pollinators?
Grass uses these to reproduce
What are runners?
These hold up petals to make them more visible
What are sepals?
Synonym for sprouting
What is germination?
What male part must reach the female part for an egg to be fertilized?
What is pollen?
Strawberries use these to reproduce
What are runners?
This plant part is for giving the plant structure and holding it up to receive sunlight
What is the stem?
Step in plant reproduction that is aided by insects, birds and bats
What is pollination?
What is the name of the sticky female opening for pollen to enter?
What is the stigma?
A pine tree (aka conifer) keeps their seeds inside of this
What is a cone?
This byproduct of photosynthesis is released from the leaves
What is oxygen?
The species of tree that stores a lot of carbon, hold down the coast during storms and provides excellent habitat for juvenile marine life
What is a the magnificent mangrove?
The name of the flower part that holds aeggs and if fertilized seeds?
What is the ovary?
Name a plant that reproduces with spores
What are ferns?
These are where photosynthesis takes place
What are the leaves?
Step in flowering plant reproduction that is aided by wind, rain, clinging to fur and feathers and animal waste
What is seed dispersal?
Made up of the anther and filament, this male flower part holds pollen
What is the stamen?
When a plant can reproduce by maing clones of itself and does not rely on male and female parts
What is asexual reproduction?
Name three functions of a plant's roots
What is absorption of water, absorption of nutrients and providing stability.
Plants slow global warming by .....
What is storing carbon that is created by fossil fuel use?