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Botany
Aplogia Exploring Creation with Botany Ch 4 Vocab words
| Vocabulary word | definition |
|---|---|
| Self-Pollination | When pollen from a stamen goes to the carpel on the same flower |
| Nectaries | At the bottom of the flower where nectar is stored |
| evolutionists | people who believe that all of the animals and plants in creation just happened with no plan or design |
| evolution | every plant and animal developed its special parts and features through a random process |
| landing pad | a large flat surface for a helicopter to land on |
| visible spectrum | set of colors in the rainbow |
| infrared light | light from the sun that cannot be seen with the human eye, on the red side of the visible spectrum |
| ultraviolet light | light from the sun that cannot be seen with the human eye, on the violet side of the visible spectrum |
| nectar guides | special patterns on the petal of flowers which tell the bees and butterflies exactly where their nectar is stored |
| proboscis | used by the butterfly to collect nectar, a long culry "straw" |
| nocturnal | Sleep during the day and come out during the night |
| imperfect flowers | flowers with just stamens or carpels |