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Plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The brightly colored parts of a flower that attract pollinators | petals |
| The male part of the flower | stamen |
| The part of the flower that produces pollen | anther |
| The female part of the flower | pistil |
| The sticky structure that collects pollen | stigma |
| The part of the flower that produces eggs and may develop into a seed | ovule |
| Pollination occurs when | pollen is transferred from the anther to the stigma |
| Fertilization occurs when | a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell |
| When they collect nectar from flowers, bees also tranport | pollen from flower to flower |
| The part of the flower through which the pollen tube forms | style |
| After fertilization, the ovary may enlarge to become a | fruit |
| The materials for photosynthesis are | sunlight, water, carbon dioxide |
| Photosynthesis takes place in the | leaves |
| The name of the chemical that absorbs sunlight and allows photosynthesis to occur | chlorophyll |
| The stomata allow photosynthesis to occur by | allowing gas exchange |
| An end product of photosynthesis | glucose |
| The gas released by plants as a result of photosynthesis | oxygen |
| The movement of a plant in response to a stimulus | tropism |
| The response of a plant due to gravity by growing roots downward and shoots upward | gravitropism |
| The response of a plant by growing towards a light source | phototropism |
| The response of a plant by growing towards water | hydrotropism |
| The movement of a plant in response to touch or contact | thigmotropism |