Flower Structure And Reproduction Flashcards
Angiosperm
Type of plant that bears fruit and flowers
Receptacle
Part of branch on which a flower forms
Sepals
Leaf like structures that surround and protect the flower before it blooms
Petals
The colorful part of the flower that attracts insects and other small animals
Pistil
Female part of the flower; in the center
3 parts that make up Pistil
Stigma, style, ovary
Stigma
The top of the pistil where the pollen attaches
Style
Long tube that attaches stigma to ovary
Ovary
Part of the stigma that possibly turns into a fruit when fertilized
Ovules
Eggs stored in the ovary (turns into seeds when fertilized
Can sperm fertilize eggs of a different flower species?
No beacuse of special chemicals that prevents this
Stamen
Male reproductive structure
What makes up a stamen
Anther and filament
Anther
Part of male reproductive structure that produces pollen
Filament
Supports the anther (male reproductive structure)
Carpel
Another word for pistil
Dicot
Two cotyledon, vascular bundles in a ring
Monocot
Single cotyledon, vascular bundles scattered
Cotyledon
First leaves to appear from a germinating seed
Guard cells
Cells surrounding stomata
Gymnosperm
A plant that produces a seed not encased in an ovary
Haploid/Monoploid
Cell containing a single set of organisms
Diploid
Cell two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent
Imperfect
A flower with only one reproductive structure (female OR male)
Perfect
A flower that has BOTH reproductive structures (females AND males)
Gynoecium
Another word for pistil
Primary growth
Plants get taller
Secondary growth
Plants get wider
Waxy cuticle
Prevents access water loss in leaves
True or false: Cotyledon is also food storage
True
Vascular
Have a phloem and xylem (true leaves, true stems, true roots)
Nonvascular
Does not have a phloem and xylem (ex moss)
Phloem
Carries sugars
Xylem
Carries water
Carnivorous Plants
Able to consume insects to get their nitrogen