Vocabulary
Parts of a Flower
Parts of a Seed
Life Cycles of Seed Plants
Characteristics of Plants
100
What is a conifer?
A conifer is a seed plant that reproduces with cones.
100
Where does a flower make pollen?
At the tips of the stamens.
100
The tiny plant inside a seed is an.....
embryo
100
Why does a cycle have no beginning and no end?
It is like a circle, with one stage leading to another. The life of an individual plant has a beginning and end, but making seeds allows the life cycle to continue.
100
An ______________ characteristic is passed down from parents to offspring.
Inherited.
200
Pollination is....
the movement of pollen from a stamen to a pistil or from a male cone to a female cone.
200
Which part of the flower holds the ovules?
The ovary holds the ovules.
200
What is the function of the seed coat?
It protects the embryo and keeps it from drying out.
200
What are the four main stages in the life cycle of a flowering plant?
Germination, growth of the seedling, maturity and seed formation.
200
What are some inherited characteristics among tulips?
Shapes and colors of the petals and leaves, the position of the flower at the end of the stem.
300
In Fertilization,......
An egg and a sperm cell join.
300
What parts of the flower help a flower make seeds and fruits? (there are 3 parts)
These parts include petals, stamens, and pistils.
300
Why is it important for a seed to have stored food?
It is the food supply that helps the embryo grow.
300
What are the two kinds of plants that make seeds?
Conifers and Flowering Plants.
300
What inherited characteristics do all trees have in common?
Each grows upright, each has a woody stem, or trunk, that divides into branches.
400
In Seed dispersal,....
The seeds of a plant are carried to a new place.
400
How does it help flowers to have bright, colorful petals?
The petals attract insects of other animals.
400
Why is seed dispersal so important to a plant? What would happen if its seeds were not dispersed?
Seed dispersal helps new plants spread to new places. If all the seeds fell under the parent plant, they would be very crowded and have no room to grow.
400
Taylor is studying the reproduction of a pear tree. She cuts a pear from the tree to observe its seeds. What method of seed dispersal is most likely used by the pear tree?
Animals eating the plants fruits and dropping the seeds in a new place.
400
Mr. Sullivan owns an orange grove and grows a certain type of orange with a particular flavor. Is the flavor of this type of orange an inherited characteristic or a characteristic affected by the environment?
It is an inherited characteristic that is produced by Mr. Sullivan's selecting the parent plants that produce that particular flavor. Other inherited characteristics are the color of the fruit, shape of the leaf. Environmental characteristics are the color of the leaves and height of the plant.
500
A Life Cycle is....
All the stages a living thing goes through as it grows and reproduces.
500
How is pollination related to pollen?
Pollination is the transfer of pollen between flower parts.
500
When a seed germinates, where does the new plant get the energy it needs to grow?
From food stored in the seed.
500
Chloe grows an orange tree in a pot in her house. The tree looks healthy, and it blossoms, but the blossoms never turn into oranges. What two processes are missing?
Pollination and Fertilization. The tree is not exposed to pollinators indoors, so pollination is not taking place.
500
What factors in the environment might affect the way a plant looks and grows?
amount of sunlight, amount of water, space for growth, wind and human actions.
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