Parts of a Plant
an underground bud that contains a stem
What is a bulb?
This is an insect or other animal that carries pollen to the pistil.
What is a pollinator?
the part of a flower that produces pollen
What is the stamen?
moves water and nutrients throughout the plant
What is a stem?
This is the study of plants.
What is botany?
a soft, colorful part of a flower
What is a petal?
a kind of thick underground stem
What is a tuber?
This is the process by which pollen is transferred from one flower to another.
What is pollination?
the part in the center of a flower where seeds are formed
What is the pistil?
These are roots that branch out and spread throughout the soil around a plant.
What are fibrous roots?
This is the process by which plants use air, water, and energy from the sun to make their own food.
What is photosynthesis?
a special kind of leaf that encloses and protects the flower bud during development
What is a sepal?
holds the plant in the ground and soaks up water from the soil
A scientist who studies plants.
What is a botanist?
This is a part of a flower pistil where seeds are made.
What is an ovary?