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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the definition of survival? | The struggle to remain living by adapting (changing) to one’s surroundings. |
| What is the definition of reproduction? | The production of new plants, asexual or sexual. |
| What is the definition of defense ? | A set of plant traits (characteristics) that help them to survive and reproduce. |
| What is the definition of a perfect flower? | Flowers that have both male AND female parts. |
| What is the definition of a in perfect flower? | Flowers with either male OR female parts. |
| What is the definition of Pollination? | When pollen moves from male parts to female parts by a pollinator such as bees, birds, wind, humans, or other organisms. Fertilization then occurs where a seed and embryo develop. |
| What is the definition of Petals? | The colorful parts of a flower, the first whorl surrounding the reproductive structures. |
| What is the definition of sepals? | Petal like structures, often green, at the base of a flower. Protect the bud while developing. |
| What is the definition of Stamen? | The male reproductive structures (includes anther, filament, and pollen). |
| What is the definition of anther? | The structure located at the top of the filament, carries the pollen. |
| What is the definition of Filament? | A threadlike structure that holds up the anther. |
| What is the definition of pollen? | Male sex cell that donates half of its DNA (traits) to make a seed. Usually a yellowish powdery substance that is carried by a pollinator. |
| What is the definition of pistil? | The female reproductive structures (includes stigma, style, ovary, ovule). |
| What is the definition of stigma? | Sticky substance on top of the Style, it traps and holds pollen. |
| What is the definition of style? | Tube-like structure that holds up the stigma. |
| What is the definition of ovary? | At the bottom of a flower that holds the ovules. The ovary turns into the fleshy fruit we eat. |
| What is the definition of ovule | Female sex cells that donate half of its DNA (traits). Ovules develop into seeds when fertilized by pollen. |