Biology Chapter 3

Question 1

What is an anther?

Answer 1

An anther is an enlarged pollen-producing structure at the tip of a stamen

Question 2

What is a Legume?

Answer 2

A Legume is a plant of the Pea family; a simple fruit consisting of a pod enclosing several seeds, which are characteristics of members of this family.

Question 3

What is a Corolla?

Answer 3

A Corolla is a collective term for a flower’s petals.

Question 4

What is Fertilization?

Answer 4

Fertilization is the process in which a sperm cell fuses with an egg cell to form a new organism.

Question 5

What is Photoperiodism?

Answer 5

Photoperiodism is the phenomenon in which a plant requires a definite period of light and darkness before it will flower.

Question 6

What is Inflorescence?

Answer 6

Inflorescence is a flower cluster.

Question 7

What are petals?

Answer 7

Petals are the most conspicuous part of a flower.

Question 8

What is a Pollen?

Answer 8

Pollen is a plant reproductive structure, produced by the anther of the stamen, which contains the sperm cells.

Question 9

What is Stigma?

Answer 9

The Stigma is the tip of the pistil, which receives pollen grains during pollination.

Question 10

What is the Ovary?

Answer 10

The Ovary is the swollen base of a pistil which contains ovules.

Question 11

What is Sexual Reproduction?

Answer 11

Sexual Reproduction is a form of reproduction in which genetic material is contributed by two parents through the reunion of sperm and egg.

Question 12

What are Sepals?

Answer 12

Sepals are leaflike structures attached to the edge of a flower’s receptacle.

Question 13

What are fruits?

Answer 13

Fruits are the ripened ovaries of a flower.

Question 14

What are Hybrids

Answer 14

Hybrids are organisms resulting from a cross between two different species of the same kind of plant or animal.

Question 15

What is Calyx?

Answer 15

The Calyx is a collective term for a flower’s sepals.

Question 16

What is Nectar?

Answer 16

Nectar is the sweet-tasting, watery liquid produced by plants.

Question 17

What is a Stamen?

Answer 17

A stamen is the pollen-producing organ within a flower.

Question 18

What is germination?

Answer 18

Germination is the process by which a seed sprouts.

Question 19

What is an endosperm?

Answer 19

An endosperm is the part of a seed that provides nutrition to the growing embryo, such as the starchy part of a wheat kernel.

Question 20

What is a Pistil?

Answer 20

A Pistil is an elongated, vase-shaped structure of a flower that contains the female reproductive structures.

Question 21

What is a bran?

Answer 21

A bran is a shell-like fruit covering of a wheat kernel.

Question 22

What is Style?

Answer 22

Style is the stalk-like portion of a pistil, which connects the ovary to the stigma.

Question 23

What is Pollination?

Answer 23

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from an anther to the stigma of a pistil.

Question 24

What is a bract?

Answer 24

A bract is a special leaf that looks like a flower petal.

Question 25

What is a chaff?

Answer 25

A chaff is the husk of a wheat kernel.

Question 26

What is dormancy?

Answer 26

Dormancy is the period of inactivity, which helps prevent seeds from sprouting when conditions are unfavorable for the growth of young plants.

Question 27

What is a Horticulturist?

Answer 27

A Horticulturist is an agricultural technician who specializes in growing flowers, fruits, vegetables, and shrubs.

Question 28

What is a filament?

Answer 28

A filament is a slender, elongated part of a stamen.