Plants Flashcards
What protects unopened buds?
Sepals
If a plant is wind-pollinated, will its petals be bright or dull?
Dull
What is the male part of a flower called?
Stamen
What is the female part of a flower called?
Carpel
What is the male sex cell in flowers called?
Pollen
Is the stigma part of the female or male part of the flower?
Female
What does CCD full form?
Colony Collapse Disorder
Is the filament part of the male or female part of the flower?
Male
What is the job of the filament?
To hold up the anther
What is the purpose of the anther?
To produce pollen
What is the purpose of the ovary?
To produce the egg cell
Where does fertilisation in flowers primarily take place?
Inside the ovary
What events occur in the flower after fertilisation?
The other parts of the flower (i.e. stamen, stigma) wither and fall off