| Question |
Answer |
| stamen |
male reproductive part of a flower; contains anther and filament |
| pistil |
female reproductive part of a flower; contains stigma, style, and ovary |
| petal |
brightly colored to attract insects and birds |
| anther |
produces pollen |
| filament |
attaches to the anther |
| stigma |
receives pollen from the anther |
| style |
long tube that allows sperm to travel to the ovary |
| ovary |
encloses the developing seeds |
| ovule |
female egg cell |
| sepal |
leaves under the flower |
| pollen |
contain microsopic particles that will later become sperm cells |
| fruit |
the ripened ovary that encloses one or more seeds of an angiosperm |
| leaves |
capture the sun's energy and carry out photosynthesis |
| stem |
carries substances between plant's roots and leaves; supports the plant |
| root |
anchors a plant and absorbs water and nutrients from the soil |
| root cap |
protects the root from injury as it grows through the soil |
| cambium |
divide to produce new xylem and phloem |
| gymnosperm |
produces naked seeds and many have needlelike leaves |
| angiosperm |
a plant that produces seeds enclosed in a fruit |
| xylem |
carries water up from roots to leaves |
| phloem |
carries food down from leaves to roots and stem |
| fertilization |
occurs when a sperm cell unites with an egg cell |
| zygote |
the fertilized egg |
| gametes |
sperm cells and egg cells |
| vascular tissue |
an internal system of tubes through which food and water move |
| embryo |
the young plant that develops from the fertilized egg |
| cotyledon |
stored food for the embryo |
| stomata |
small openings that open and close to control when gases enter and exit the leaf |
| germination |
early growth stage of the embryo |
| cuticle |
a waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves |
| monocot |
angiosperms that only have one seed leaf |
| dicot |
angiosperms that have two seed leaves |
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