M8: FLOWERS Flashcards
the MOST ATTRACTIVE part of the plant
FLOWER
REPRODUCTIVE part of the plant
FLOWER
flower begins as an ____
EMBRYONIC PRIMORDIUM
spore producing
PLERIDOPHYTA
parts that are not involved in reproduction
ACCESSORY PARTS
A peduncle or pedicel SWELLS AT ITS TIP into a small pad
RECEPTACLE
FLOWERING PLANTS
GYMNOSPERMS
ANGIOSPERMS
naked seeds
GYMNOSPERMS
The OUTERMOST WHORL typically consists of three to five small, usually green, SOMEWHAT LEAF LIKE
SEPAL
the COLLECTIVE TERM for all the sepals of a flower is
CALYX
a SPECIALIZED BRANCH at the tip of a stalk
PEDUNCLE
BRANCHLETS of smaller stalks
PEDICELS
collectively term for PETALS that are usually thin, soft, and colored to attract animals that help the process of pollination
COROLLA
collectively term for the CALYX and COROLLA
PERIANTH
specialized leaves that may be as colorful as petals and
can ATTRACT POLLINATORS THE WAY PETALS DO (a leaf that looks like a petal)
BRACTS
petals and sepals look alike
TEPALS
parts of flower that are involved in REPRODUCTION
ESSENTIAL PARTS
the MALE REPRODUCTIVE PART of the flower
STAMEN
stamen is made up of ___ and _____
FILAMENT AND ANTHER
stamen is made up of filament and anther, which produces the ____
POLLEN
this holds the anther
FILAMENT
sac that contains SPORANGIA
ANTHER
spores that turn into pollen grains
SPORANGIA
the FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE PART of a flower
PISTIL
receives the male pollen grains during fertilization
STIGMA
a TUBE ON TOP OF THE OVARY, it allows pollen grain to travel from stigma to ovule
STYLE
PRODUCES OVULES
OVARY
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE EGG CELLS
OVULES
OVULE BEARING LEAVES that extends to the style
CARPEL
PRODUCT of reproduction
SEED
calyx and corolla are ABOVE the ovary
INFERIOR OVARY
calyx and corolla are BELOW the ovary
SUPERIOR OVARY
the process of sexual reproduction of a flower begins with ____
POLLINATION