Flower Pollination vocab

Question 1

anther

Answer 1

a structure that contains pollen.

Question 2

cross-pollination

Answer 2

the transfer of pollen from the anther of one plant to the stigma of anouther plant

Question 3

filament

Answer 3

a stalk that supports the anther

Question 4

fruit

Answer 4

a fleshy plant structure that contains seeds

Question 5

ovary

Answer 5

the part of the pistal that contains ovules

Question 6

ovules

Answer 6

structures in the ovary that contain egg cells

Question 7

petal

Answer 7

a brightly colored part of the flower that attractsinsects

Question 8

pistil

Answer 8

the female part of a flower

Question 9

pollen

Answer 9

tiny grains that contain sperm cells

Question 10

pollination

Answer 10

the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma, leading to fertilization

Question 11

pollen tube

Answer 11

the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma, leading to fertilization

Question 12

self pollination

Answer 12

the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower
or flowers of the same plant

Question 13

sepal

Answer 13

a small leaf that protects the flower before it blooms

Question 14

stamen

Answer 14

the male part of the flower

Question 15

stigma

Answer 15

the sticky top surface of the pistil

Question 16

style

Answer 16

the part of the pistil between the stigma and ovary

Question 17

Seed

Answer 17

a flowering plant’s unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant