1.1 FLOWERING AND NON-FLOWERING PLANTS

Question 1

definition of anther?

Answer 1

the tip of the stamen that makes pollen

Question 2

definition of ovary?

Answer 2

the part of a flower that contains eggs

Question 3

definition of sepals?

Answer 3

the outer ring of small green leaves on the base of a flower

Question 4

definition of carpel?

Answer 4

female parts of a flower

Question 5

definition of petals?

Answer 5

colored outer parts of a flower

Question 6

definition of spores?

Answer 6

similar to seeds but always very small, used for reproduction in mosses and ferns

Question 7

definition of filament?

Answer 7

the stalk of the stamen that holds the anther

Question 8

definition of stamen?

Answer 8

the male part of a flower

Question 9

definition of function?

Answer 9

the job or purpose of something

Question 10

definition of pollen?

Answer 10

yellow or brown powder made in the anther

Question 11

definition of stigma?

Answer 11

the tip of the carpel

Question 12

definition of fruit?

Answer 12

the part of a plant, formed from the ovary of a flower, that contains seeds

Question 13

the life process of having young or forming seeds or spores that can grow into new plant

Answer 13

definition of reproduce

Question 14

definition of life cycle?

Answer 14

the different stages in a following plant’s life from when it grows from a seed until it makes its own seeds

Question 15

definition of scent?

Answer 15

the smell that flower petals give out

Question 16

name an example of a flowering plants that you have seen or know of?

Answer 16

rose

Question 17

name an example of a non-flowering plant that you have seen or know of?

Answer 17

mosses

Question 18

in what ways are flowering plants different to non flowering plants?

Answer 18

Flowering plants have flowers, seeds and fruits. Non-flowering plants do not have flowers, seeds and fruits.

Question 19

why dont we usually find flowers and fruits on a peach tree at the same time?

Answer 19

the fruits form from the flower.

Question 20

why do we make life cycle drawings in a circle?

Answer 20

the stages in the life cycle happen over and over again.

Question 21

function of petals?

Answer 21

attract insects to the flower

Question 22

function of anthers?

Answer 22

make pollen

Question 23

function of stigma?

Answer 23

receive pollen

Question 24

function of ovary?

Answer 24

contains eggs

Question 25

which part of the flower do you think makes scent?

Answer 25

petals

Question 26

why are some flowers dark reddish brown with a scent like rotting meat?

Answer 26

the flower is pollinated by flies. the flies are attracted by the colour and by the rotting meat smell.