Plants Flashcards
What are plants called?
Autotrophs
What does “autotroph” mean?
can prepare food by using sunlight, water, and C02
What does chloroplast do?
Helps plants absorb sunlight during photosynthesis
Plants are the ____ providers of atmospheric oxygen for all animals and humans
main providers
Plants are the ____ providers of atmospheric oxygen for all animals and humans
main providers
Plants are the ____ providers of atmospheric oxygen for all animals and humans
main providers
What are plants generally classified as?
Flowering or non-flowering
What is the neck like structure in a flower called?
Style
What is the very thin threadlike object in a flower called?
Filament
What is the oval-shaped structure near the bottom of a flower called?
Ovary
What is the structure at the top of the style that looks like a mouth called?
Stigma
Where are pollen grains found?
In the anther
What is the point of the ovary?
It grows to become the seed of a plant.
What is the purpose of fruit?
To protect the seeds/ovary inside
What are the two types of pollination?
Cross pollination and self polination
