Attraction & melting together

Question 1

perfect flower

Answer 1

a flower containing both male (stamens) parts and female (carpel) parts

Question 2

imperfect flower

Answer 2

a flower containing only male or female reproductive organs

Question 3

monoecious plants

Answer 3

plant species with perfect flowers or both imperfect flowers on a single plant

Question 4

dioecious plants

Answer 4

plant species having female flowers and male flowers on separate plants

Question 5

pollination

Answer 5

pollen grains land on the stigma of the carpel

Question 6

pollinator

Answer 6

an organism that brings pollen grains to carpels

Question 7

self-pollination

Answer 7

pollination of the same flowers or flowers on the same plant

Question 8

cross-pollination

Answer 8

pollination of flowers of a different plant of the same species

Question 9

fertilisation

Answer 9

fusing of the nucleus of the male sex cell with the nucleus of the female sex cell

Question 10

pollen tube

Answer 10

a tube created by pollen grain from the stigma through the style towards the ovary

Question 11

embryo

Answer 11

first stage a new organism

Question 12

seed

Answer 12

a fertilised ovule containing a productive coat and nutrients

Question 13

fruit

Answer 13

a ripened ovary contained as seed(s)

Question 14

pod

Answer 14

protective structure containing seeds