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Science vocab 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anther | The structure at the end of the stamen that contains structures that produce the spores that develop into pollen |
| Cotyledon | large food storage area in a seed that functions as the first "seed leaf" of a plant embryo |
| Dioecious | plants that have the male and female flowers on different parts |
| Monoecious | a plant that has perfect flowers and imperfect flowers of both sexes |
| ovary | one of the three structures that make up the female part of the flower and where the eggs form |
| Pistil | The female part of a flower it includes the stigma, style, and ovary |
| Polygamous | A plant that has both perfect flowers and imperfect flowers of both sexes |
| Stamen | The male part of a flower |
| Stigma | The top of the style that is covered with hairs or a sticky material that traps pollen and is one of the three structures that make up the female part of a flower |
| Stomata | Tiny openings int eh surface of plant leaves that allow gases to enter and exit during photosynthesis |