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Plant Reproduction Vocabulary
Plant Vocabulary | Definition |
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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 |