pollination
animals that bring pollen from one flower to the next
what are Pollinators?
the part of the flower that attracts pollinators
What are petals?
This part of the flower makes ovules
What is an ovary?
when a fruit comes from a single flower with a single pistil and ovary
What is a simple fruit
a ripened and often swollen ovary containing the seeds
what is a fruit
Sweet liquid used by flowers to attract pollinators
What is nectar?
This part of the flower protects the flower as it develops
What is a sepal?
This part of the flower is at the top of the stamen, it is also where you would find pollen
What is an anther?
when a fruit comes from a single flower with multiple pistils
what is an aggregate fruit
the fine powder necessary for fertilization of ovules
what is pollen?
The four things pollen can be transfered by
What is wind, rain, animals, and humans
This is the female part of the flower it collects the pollen and produces the seeds
What is a pistil?
This part of the flower collects pollen to fertilize the ovules. It is found at the top of the pisitil
What is the stigma?
when a fruit comes from multiple flowers
what is a multiple fruit
a plant that continues for multiple years in a row
what is an annual
When a plant recieves pollen from another plant of the same type and uses it to produce seeds
what is cross pollination?
This is the male part of the flower it makes the pollen
What is a stamen?
this part of the flower connects the stigma and the ovary
What is a style?
A plant that only lives for a single growing season
What is an annual?
unfertilized seeds or eggs produced by the ovary of a flower
what is an ovule?
When the pollen produced by one plant is used by that same plant to produce seeds
what is self pollination?
This is a flower with only male parts
What is a pistillate?
This part of the flower connects the anther to the base of the ovary
what is a filament?
plants that take two growing seasons to produce seeds
What are biennials?
a flower with only female parts
what is a pistilate?