Plentiful Plants Q2 Flashcards

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1
Q

Make and hold dust-like yellow grains

A

stamen

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2
Q

undeveloped seeds

A

ovules

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3
Q

encloses and protects a developing flower

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sepal

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4
Q

stigma

A

the flat tip of the pistil

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5
Q

ovary

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holds the undeveloped seeds

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6
Q

petals

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attracts bees to the flower

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7
Q

pollen

A

dust-like yellow grains

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8
Q

a long tube in the middle of the flower

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pistil

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9
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fertilization

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when a sperm cell from a pollen grain unites with an egg cell

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10
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a miniature undeveloped plant inside a seed

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embryo

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11
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botanist

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a scientist who studies plants

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12
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fruit

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formed from the ovary of a flower

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13
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contains stored food for the growing plant in a seed

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cotyledon

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14
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pollination

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transfer of a pollen from the stamen to the pistil

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15
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legume

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a member of the pea family

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16
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a ‘storehouse’ from which some flowers grow

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bulb