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Bio CH 23 Plant Repr
Question | Answer |
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Bulb | a short, underground stem surrounded by fleshy leaves |
Clone | a living thing that comes from one parent and is identical to the parent |
Cross pollination | when pollen from the stamen of one flower is carried to the pistil of another flower on a different plant |
Fruit | an enlarged ovary that contains seeds |
Germination | first growth of a young plant from a seed |
Grafting | process of joining a stem of one plant to the stem of another plant |
Ovule | tiny, round parts of a seed plant that contains the egg cells |
Petals | often brightly colored & scented parts of a flower that attracts insects to the flower |
Pistil | the female reproductive organ of a flower |
Pollination | the transfer of a pollen from the male part of a seed plant to the female |
Runner | a stem that grows along the ground or in the air and forms a new plant at its’ tip |
Self pollination | when pollen moves from the stamen of pone flower to the pistil of the same flower or of another flower on the same plant |
Sepal | leaflike parts of a flower that protect the young flower while it is still a bud |
Stamen | the male reproductive organ of a flower |
Tuber | an underground root or stem swollen with stored food |