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Plants

TermDefinition
Petals used to attract insects (pollinators) into the flower, they may have guidelines on them and be scented.
flower stalk Gives support to the flower and elevates the flower for the insects.
Nectary This is where a sugary solution called nectar is held to attract insects.
Receptacle This is the flower's attachment to the stalk and in some cases becomes part of the fruit after fertilization e.g. strawberry.
Sepals protect the flower while the flower is developing from a bud.
Stigma covered in a sticky substance that the pollen grains will adhere to.
Style raises the stigma away from the Ovary to decrease the likelihood of pollen contamination.
Ovary protects the ovule and once fertilization has taken place it will become the fruit.
Ovule like the egg in animals and once fertilization has taken place will become the seed.
Pistil Female parts of the flower.
Stamen Male parts of the flower that produce pollen.
Photosynthesis The process by which plants and some other organisms capture the energy in sunlight and use it to make food.
Autotroph An organism that makes its own food.
Heterotroph An organism that cannot make its own food.
Pigments A colored chemical compound that absorbs light.
Chlorophyll A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria.
Chloroplasts Organelle in the plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
Raw Materials of Photosynthesis Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Sunlight
Products of Photosysnthesis Glucose and Oxygen
Stomata Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move.
Respiration The process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release the energy they contain.
Perfect Flower Flower that has both male and female parts.
Imperfect Flower Flower that has only male parts or female parts.
anther the part of a stamen that contains the pollen.
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