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Science Explosion 13
BJU 6th Science - Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sepal | flower part that protects developing bud |
| stamen | male part of flower |
| anther | part of stamen that produces pollen |
| pistil | female part of flower |
| ovary | bottom part of pistil |
| ovules | places where eggs are produced |
| style | stalk that connects ovary to top of pistil |
| stigma | sticky tip of pistil |
| cross pollination | pollen transferred from one plant to another |
| self pollination | pollination occurs all on one plant |
| fertilization | male sperm cell in pollen unites with female egg |
| zygote | fertilized egg |
| embryo | tiny new plant |
| fruit | part of plant that contains seeds |
| germinate | sprouting of seeds |
| cotyledons | special seed leaves |
| seed coat | outer covering that protects embryo and food |
| spore | smaller than a seed and has only 1 cell |
| fruiting body | contain spores |
| gestation | time period between fertilization and birth |
| placental mammals | mammals whose young develop in mother's body |
| marsupial mammals | have pouch where young finish developing |
| asexual reproduction | reproducing from one parent |
| binary fission | an organism splits in half and becomes 2 separate organisms |
| budding | new individual grows on parent until it can break off and survive on own |
| regeneration | process where an organism can grow another one, like a starfish |
| fragmentation | process where small fragments can regenerate whole new organisms |
| vegetative reproduction | part of plant, not normally involved in reproduction, can generate new plant |