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Plants - Science
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is another name for a flowering plant? | Angiosperm |
| What us another name for a cone bearing plant? | Gymnosperm |
| Ovary | Contains the ovules where the egg cells are produced. |
| Pistil | The female part of the flower that contains the ovary, stigma, and style. |
| Stigma | The sticky top where pollen grains land. |
| Style | A stalk down which the pollen tube grows after pollenation has taken place. |
| Egg | Contains the embryo |
| Ovule | Contains the egg where new plants are formed. |
| Anther | On a stalk, it produces pollen. |
| Stamen | The male part of the flower that has an anther on a stalk. |
| Flowers | Produce seeds, contain male and female parts, and have petals that attract insects. |
| Xylem | Transports water from the roots to the leaves and other parts of the plant. |
| Phloem | Transports food in leaves to the growing parts of the plant. |
| Fibrous Roots | Many main roots to form a mass of roots. |
| Taproots | One main root with many smaller roots coming off of it. |
| Thigmotropism | The ability for a plant to close its leaves when touched. |
| Petals | Are brightly colored in order to attract insects. |
| Sepal | Green leaf like things that protected the flower as a bud. |
| What looks like a stalk that is part of the male part of a flower? | The filament. |
| Pollen | A yellow powder like substance that are the sperm cells in a flower. |