Miscellaneous
I am a living thing that makes my own food.
A plant
I contain a tiny plant and some food. I am found inside of fruits.
a seed
A tiny cell found in plants such as mosses or ferns, that can grow into a new plant
a spore
I hold the plant in the soil. I also take in water and minerals. I also store food for the plant.
the roots
Scientists __________ plants into two groups; flowering and non-flowering.
classify
I am the 3 BASIC things a plant needs to make its own food.
sunlight, carbon dioxide and water?
Insects and birds are called_________ because they help move pollen from flower to flower.
pollinators
The transfer of pollen in flowers or cones.
pollination
The leaflike parts of the flower that protects the flower bud are called the ____________.
The male part of the plant that makes pollen is the ______________
stamen
When plants make food, they give off this gas. We need to breathe this in order to live.
oxygen
The most important role of the colorful petals in plant reproduction is to_________________
to attract birds and insects
To make more living things of the same kind.
reproduction
I hold up the plant. I allow water and food to travel through the plant.
the stem
The tiny grains that make seeds when combined with the flower's eggs
pollen
I am a male part of a flower. I have pollen on me.
stamen
Pollen moves from the stamen to the pistil during
__________________.
pollination
The female part of the plant that makes eggs that grow into seeds.
pistil
The part of a plant that can produce seeds and become a fruit.
a flower
If part of the pollen grain meets the egg to form a seed, this is called________________
fertilization
Evergreen trees reproduce reproduce using cones. These plants are called _____________.
conifers
I am located inside the ovary and I am also called an egg.
an ovule
The part of a plant that contains a new plant.
a seed
The job of the colorful petals on flowers is to
attract insects and other animals
A seed that has two seed leaves that contain stored food is called _____________________.
a dicot seed