Plant Parts
A fruit develops from this part of the flower
Ovary
This is the part of the plant embryo that develops into the root of the plant
Radicle
The primary purpose of flowers
Allowing plant reproduction
These plants have nonwoody stems
Herbaceous
The parts of the flower that attract pollinators
Petals
This leaf has more than one blade joined to the petiole
compound leaf
Leaves that attach directly to the stem
Sessile leaves
Leaf-like structures at the base of a flower's petals
Sepals
The food-making process of plants
Photosynthesis
Tiny, one-celled reproductive structures found on plants such as ferns
Spores
This underground structure is made of thick, fleshy leaves surrounding a very short stem
Bulb
This plant type needs two growing seasons to complete its life cycle
Biennial
This is the main force that brings water up a plant's transport tubes
Transpiration
The part of the stamen that produces pollen grains
Anther
This is the place where the leaf attaches to the stem
Petiole
This creeping stem grows along the surface of the ground in most grass plants
Stolon
This term is for plants that produce seeds covered by a flower
Angiosperms
This member of the parsley family is also known as wild carrot
Queen Anne's lace
Transfer of pollen from the stamen to the top of the pistil
Pollination
After a pollen grain reaches a flower, this forms through which the sperm cell will travel to reach the egg cell
Pollen Tube
The part of a plant embryo that develops into the shoot of the plant
plumule
This German botanist is known for discovering many complex details of plant reproduction
Christian Konrad Sprengel
This young plant is able to survive without its cotyledons
Seedling
Plant reproduction that does not involve flowers, seeds, or fruit
Asexual reproduction
Monocots that have tepals and inferior ovaries and grow from bulbs, corms, or rhizomes are from this family
Amaryllis