This occurs when a grain of pollen lands on the stigma of a flower
What is pollination?
Plants that produce seeds protected by only a cone or fleshy seed coat are called
What are gymnosperms?
________ occurs when the pollen comes from a flower on a different plant.
What is cross-pollination?
This occurs when a new individual develops on the parent organism and grows there until it can survive on its own
This is a type of mammal whose young finishes developing in a puch outide the mother's body.
What is a marsupial?
Plants that have flowers and produce seeds enclosed in fruit.
What are angiosperms?
Ferns and mosses reproduce from
What are spores?
The male part of the flower
What is a stamen?
This occurs when an organism splits in half and becomes two separate organisms
What is binary fission?
Reptile eggs are usually round or
The part of the stamen that produces pollen
What is the anther?
Gymnosperms, such as conifers, are pollinated by...
What is wind?
These protect the flower bud
What are sepals?
This occurs when part of an organism is broken off but contains part of its center, so the whole organism can regrow.
What is regeneration?
__________ is a type of mammal that develops fully inside the mother's body.
What is a placental mammal?
The sticky tip of the pistil that traps pollen
What is a stigma?
Male cones produce
What is pollen?
The female part of the flower
What is a pistil?
occurs when an organism breaks into tiny pieces that can grow into new organisms
An egg provides protection, nutrients, food and ______ for the developing animal.
What is waste removal?
This occurs when the pollen comes from the flower on the same plant
What is self-pollination?
This is the developing frond of a fern
What is a fiddlehead?
special seed leaves that contain the stored food
What is a cotyledon?
This occurs when part of a plant usually not involved in reproduction develops into a new plant
What is vegetative reproduction?
The period of time during which a mammal develops inside its mother's body.
What is gestation?