Chapter 2 vocab

Question 1

Moss

Answer 1

a very short green plant that does not have true leaves, stems, and roots.

Question 2

Asexual Reproduction

Answer 2

the form of reproduction in which a new organism is produced without the joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell.

Question 3

Gymnosperm

Answer 3

a seed-bearing plant whose seeds are not surrounded by a container

Question 4

Conifer

Answer 4

a plant that grows cones that produce seeds

Question 5

Pollen

Answer 5

the powder-like male spores that develop into two male sex cells

Question 6

Angiosperm

Answer 6

a vascular plant that produces flower

Question 7

Stamen

Answer 7

the male reproductive part of the flower

Question 8

Anther

Answer 8

the part of the stamen of a flower that produces pollen grains

Question 9

Pistil

Answer 9

the female reproductive part of the flower

Question 10

Stigma

Answer 10

the tip of the pistil of a flower where pollen grains land and stick

Question 11

Petal

Answer 11

the part of the plant that is usually the largest and most visible part of the flower and helps protect the other parts of the flower

Question 12

Style

Answer 12

the stem-like part of the pistil of a flower that connects the stigma to the ovary

Question 13

Ovary

Answer 13

the base of the pistil of a flower

Question 14

Pollination

Answer 14

the process by which pollen from the anther of a flower lands on the stigma of a flower

Question 15

Dicotyledon

Answer 15

a seed that has two seed leaf

Question 16

Monocotyledon

Answer 16

a seed that has only one seed leaf

Question 17

Fertilization

Answer 17

the process in which a sperm cell joins with an egg cell to produce a new organism

Question 18

Embryo

Answer 18

the tiny plant forms from the fertilized egg

Question 19

Runner

Answer 19

a stem grows close to the ground and puts out roots and shoots

Question 20

Grafting

Answer 20

a form of asexual reproduction in which parts of the two plants are joined together to make a single plant