Flowering Plants
Why are flower petals brightly colored?
To attract pollinators like bees and other insects.
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Name 3 pollinators.
birds, butterflies, other insects like bees
What is the job of the stem?
To hold up the leaves and flowers and let water and nutrients move up from the roots to keep plant healthy
What male part must reach the female part for an egg to be fertilized?
Pollen (pollen grain)
What is degrees celsius a measure for?
Temperature
What is the job of the sepal?
It protects the young flower bud
Name the process: When pollen grain reaches the ovary and joins an egg
What is the name of the sticky female part of the flower that lets pollen enter?
The stigma
What is the science word for an ice cube turning into water?
Melting
What do we call the process plants use to use sunlight to make their food / energy?
Photosynthesis
This gas is released from tiny holes on the leaf called stomata during photosynthesis
Oxygen
The name of the flower part that holds eggs / ovules
The ovary
What temperature does water boil at?
100 degrees C
What do we call the pigment that gives leaves their green colour?
Chlorophyll
This is the part of the plant where photosynthesis takes place
Leaves
What is the Stamen made up of?
Anther and filament
If i put salt in a cup of water it will dissolve. How can I get the salt back? What process is this?
Leave the solution of salt water somewhere warm. The liquid will EVAPORATE and leave salt crystals behind
During photosynthesis, what gas do plants take from the air and what gas do they give bank into the air?
Take Carbon Dioxide. Give back Oxygen to the air.
Name 2 ways can disperse its seeds
Wind, water, animals