Flowers
What are the reproductive organs of flowering plants?
Flowers
What do pollen sacs contain?
pollen grains
What do we call the reproductive cells in male plants?
sperms
What do we call the reproductive cells in female plants?
ova / eggs
State one possible scenario if living things stop reproducing.
They will die. / They will become extinct.
What is the main long and thin part of a plant that rises above the soil and supports the leaves and flowers?
stem
What is made up of pollen sacs?
anther
What is the singular form of ova?
ovum
What specific characteristics of living things allow them to make sure that their own kind will continue to exist?
ability to reproduce
What are the most colorful parts of a flower?
petals
What consist the carpel?
stigma, style, & ovary
What is sometimes used to refer to a carpel or several carpels fused together?
pistil
What surround and protects the flower when it is in the bud stage?
sepals
What contains the ovules?
ovary
What consist the stamen?
anther & filament
What is a thin stalk that holds the anther up?
filament
What part of a stem holds a plant's organs?
receptacle
What is the male part of a flower?
stamen
What is the female part of a flower?
carpel / pistil
What surround the reproductive parts of a flower?
petals