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Plant Reproduction Vocabulary
| Plant Vocabulary | Definition |
|---|---|
| pistil | female part of a plant; consists of stigma, style and ovary |
| stamen | male part of a flower; consists of anther and filament |
| pollen | made by the anther; male sex cell |
| sepal | protects the flower bud |
| petal | part of the flower that attracts birds and insects |
| stem | contains xylem and phloem; supports the plant and flower |
| stigma | pollen grains stick here |
| style | pollen tube grows down this |
| ovary | contains eggs; grows into fruit |
| anther | produces pollen |
| filament | supports the anther |
| seed | fertilized egg |
| egg | female sex cell |
| fruit | grows from the ovary; surrounds seeds |
| pollen tube | tube that pollen travels through to get to the egg |
| fertilization | when the male sex cell joins with the female sex cell; sexual reproduction |
| cross pollination | when pollen from the anther is transferred to the stigma of another flower of the same species |
| self pollination | when pollen is transferred from the anther to the stigma of the same flower |
| germination | when a seed becomes a plant; primary root appears |
| sexual reproduction | combining male and female sex cells to create a genetically different organism |
| asexual reproduction | creating a genetically identical organism using bulbs, runners or cuttings |