Plant Reproduction Vocabulary Flashcards
Petals
Brightly colored + sweet smelling to attract pollinators
Sepals
Special leaves that protect the unopened buds
Stem
Holds up the entire plant
Stamen
Male reproductive system (anther + filament)
Anther
Male gamete that produces pollen
Filament
It holds up the anther
Pollen
Fine powdery substance found in plants
Carpel
Female reproductive system (stigma, style, ovary)
Stigma
It is sticky to catch grains of pollen
Style
Holds up the stigma
Ovary
Contains ovules which are the female gamete (later fruit)
Ovule
The female gamete (later becomes seeds)
Gamete
An organism’s reproductive cells
Pollination
The act of transferring pollen grains from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another
Fertilisation
Fusion of a pollen grain with the ovule (gametes)
Germination
The sprouting of a seed
Seed dispersal
When seeds are taken away from the parent plant to grow better without competition for food and space
Insect-pollinated
By pollinators (petals, nectar, sticky pollen)
Wind-pollinated
Pollinated by the wind (lightweight pollen)
Dormant
Conserving their energy, not growing
Seed Coat
Protects the seed and it’s embryo in its early stages
Embryo
A developing plant
Aerobic respiration
Process where oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars) - it’s a chemical process
Photosynthesis
How plants use sunlight to make food (glucose)
