Parts of a Plant
Main function of the roots.
What is to absorb water and nutrients from the soil?
Someone who studies plants.
What is a botanist?
The colorful part of the flower that attracts pollinators.
What is the petals?
The transfer of pollen from the male to the female part of the flower.
What is pollination?
The process by which plants make their own food using sunlight.
What is photosynthesis?
Part of the plant responsible for photosynthesis.
Scientists who work with plant genetics.
What is a plant geneticist?
The male reproductive part of a flower.
What is the stamen?
Name one animal that is a common pollinator.
What is a bee?
This type of plant completes its life cycle in one year.
What is annual?
The purpose of a stem in a plant.
What is to support the plant and transport nutrients and water?
This job involves creating new plant varieties.
What is a plant breeder?
The part of the flower that contains the ovary.
What is the pistil?
When pollen from one plant fertilizes the flower of another plant.
What is cross-pollination?
This type of plant lives for more than two years.
What is perennial?
Part of a plant that produces seeds.
What is the flower?
Someone who designs equipment and systems for farming.
What is an agricultural engineer?
The process where pollen is transferred from the male part of the flower to the female part of the flower.
What is pollination?
Pollination is important for plants because of this.
What is it leads to the production of seeds and fruit?
The primary gas that plants take in during photosynthesis.
What is carbon dioxide?
Tiny openings on leaves that allow gas exchange.
What are stomata?
Job that focuses on sustainable farming practices.
What is an agronomist?
What is the sepals?
When a flowers own pollen fertilizes its ovules.
What is self-pollination?
The part of the plant is responsible for supporting leaves and flowers.
What is the stem?