Question | Answer |
sepal | flower part that protects developing bud |
stamen | male part of flower |
anther | part of stamen that produces pollen |
pistil | female part of flower |
ovary | bottom part of pistil |
ovules | places where eggs are produced |
style | stalk that connects ovary to top of pistil |
stigma | sticky tip of pistil |
cross pollination | pollen transferred from one plant to another |
self pollination | pollination occurs all on one plant |
fertilization | male sperm cell in pollen unites with female egg |
zygote | fertilized egg |
embryo | tiny new plant |
fruit | part of plant that contains seeds |
germinate | sprouting of seeds |
cotyledons | special seed leaves |
seed coat | outer covering that protects embryo and food |
spore | smaller than a seed and has only 1 cell |
fruiting body | contain spores |
gestation | time period between fertilization and birth |
placental mammals | mammals whose young develop in mother's body |
marsupial mammals | have pouch where young finish developing |
asexual reproduction | reproducing from one parent |
binary fission | an organism splits in half and becomes 2 separate organisms |
budding | new individual grows on parent until it can break off and survive on own |
regeneration | process where an organism can grow another one, like a starfish |
fragmentation | process where small fragments can regenerate whole new organisms |
vegetative reproduction | part of plant, not normally involved in reproduction, can generate new plant |