Reproduction
The part of the flower that makes and holds the dustlike, yellow male grains, called pollen.
What is the
STAMEN?
Anything that forms from the ovary of a flower is called this.
What is a
FRUIT?
These two conditions are needed for a seed to sprout.
(MUST have both conditions correct)
What are
MOISTURE and WARMTH?
The noticeable part of the flower that attracts bees.
What are
PETALS?
The part of the flower that encloses and protects a developing flower.
What is the
SEPAL?
The name for the process of transferring pollen from the stamen to the pistil.
What is
POLLINATION?
This covers and protects the embryo.
What is the
SEEDCOAT?
A person who studies plants.
What is a
BOTANIST?
The part of that holds the undeveloped seeds that, once fertilized, develops into fruit.
What is the
OVARY?
The name for sweet liquid stored in the bottom of the bloom, which pollinators dig deep into a bloom to get.
What is
NECTAR?
A miniature undeveloped plant (made up of a tiny shoot and root)
What is the
EMBRYO?
A colorful leaf surrounding certain flowers such as the dogwood and the poinsettia.
What is a
BRACT?
A long tube, with a fat base (the ovary), located in the middle of the flower.
What is the
PISTIL?
What is
FERTILIZATION?
The seed, a powerful growth package, contains this many main parts.
What is
THREE?
(embryo, cotyledon, seed coat)
A seed that is alive but inactive is said to be _______.
What is
DORMANT?
Located at the top of the pistil, this is specially designed to receive pollen.
That is the
STIGMA?
Common insects such as bees, wasps, butterflies, flies are all examples of _________.
What are
POLLINATORS?
Where food for a growing plant is stored.
(NOT the roots)
What is the
COTYLEDON?
The name for the undeveloped seeds, located within the ovary.
What are the
OVULES?