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Flowers quiz 1
This is what will be on the quiz on flowers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Flowering plants are also called ___________. | angio sperms |
| Flowers are the structures of ________ _____________ in some plants. | sexual reproduction |
| Flowers produce _____ and ______ gametes. | egg, sperm |
| Fertilization in flowers forms _______, which will become the next generation. | seeds |
| ________ protect the flower before it opens. _______ are usually green and make up the outside of the flower's bud. | Sepals |
| _________ attract pollinating insects with their bright colors and their attractive scents. | Petals |
| The male part is the ________. There may be several _______ in a flower. | stamen |
| The plant makes _______ in the part of the stamen called the anther. The pollen contains the male gamete or _______ | pollen, sperm |
| The female part of the flower is the _______. | pistil |
| The top of the pistil is called the ________. It has a sticky surface that helps it to collect ______ from the male part of the flower. | stigma, pollen |
| Pollen from the (male) anther lands on the (female) stigma in the process called _____________. | pollination |
| The lower portion of the _______. The ovary protects the _______ (eggs). | ovary, ovules |
| Pollen travels to the ovules, where _______________ takes place. | fertilization |
| Fertilization is the union of the _____ and _____. | egg, sperm |
| The ovules will develop into ______. | seeds |
| The flower's ovary will ripen into _______. | fruit |
| pollination | pollen is transferred from one part to another |
| self - pollination | pollen goes from male to female part in the same flower |
| cross - pollination | pollen goes from one flower to another |
| fertilization | unison of egg and sperm |