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Flowering Plants
review of flowering plants, transiration and photosynthesis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pistil | the female reproductive part of the plant |
| stigma | the sticky surface of the pistil where pollen lands |
| style | tube that supports the stigma |
| ovary | storage place for eggs; once the eggs are fertilized this structure develops into the fruit |
| xylem | type of vascular tube that transports water upwards through a plant |
| stamen | the male reproductive part of the plant |
| anther | produces the pollen for the plant |
| filament | stalk that supports the anther |
| pollination | process of moving pollen from the anther of a stamen to the stigma of a pistil |
| fertilization | process in which the sperm cells in the pollen unite with the eggs found in the ovary |
| transpiration | movement of water through a plant |
| sepals | leaf-like structures that protect a bud |
| flower | reproductive part of a flowering plant |
| guard | type of cell that controls whether a stoma is open or closed |
| stomata | openings in a leaf through which water vapor and oxygen exit and carbon dioxide enters a plant |
| complete flower | a flower that has both stamens and pistils; aka "perfect" |
| incomplete flower | a flower that contains either a stamen or a pistil; aka "imperfect" |
| cross | type of pollination in which pollen is transferred between plants |
| self | type of pollination in which pollen is transferred within the same plant |
| fruit | structure that protects the seeds; it once was the ovary |
| petal | part of a flower that attracts pollinators with its scent and bright colors |
| pollen | particles produced by the anther of a stamen; these particles contain a plant's sperm nuclei |
| water vapor and oxygen | gases that exit from stomata |
| carbon dioxide | gas that enters through stomata |
| ovule | scientific name for the structure that contains a plant's eggs |
| roots | entry point for water in plants |
| photosynthesis | process in which a plant uses carbon dioxide and water, in the presence of sunlight, to make glucose and oxygen |
| carbon dioxide and water | the starting materials of photosynthesis |
| glucose and oxygen | the end products of photosynthesis |
| seed | the fertilized egg becomes this structure |