Plant Structures#2 Word Scramble
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sporophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces spores. |
gametophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces gametes, or sex cells. |
annual | A flowering plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season. |
biennial | A flowering plant that completes its life cycle in two years. |
perennial | A flowering plant that lives for more than two years. |
fertilization | The process in sexual reproduction in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell. |
zygote | A fertilized egg, produced by the joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell. |
cone | The reproductive structure of a gymnosperm. |
ovule | A plant structure in seed plants that produce the female gametophyte; contains an egg cell. |
fruit | The ripened ovary and other structures of an angiosperm that enclose one or more seeds. |
stigma | The sticky tip of the pistil. |
pistil | The female reproductive parts of a flower. Contains the stigma, style, and ovary. |
sepal | A leaf-like structure that encloses and protects the bud of a flower. |
anther | The sticky part of the stamen that makes pollen. |
filament | The structure that holds up the anther. (A part of the male reproductive system.) |
petal | A colorful, leaf-like structure of some flowers. |
ovary | A flower structure that encloses and protects ovules and seeds as they develop. |
stamen | The male reproductive part of a flower. (Contains the anther and the filament.) |
style | The structure that connects the stigma to the ovary. |
tropism | The response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus. |
hormone | A chemical that affects growth and development. |
auxin | A plant hormone that speeds up the rate at which a plant's cells grow and controls a plant's response to light. |
photoperiodism | A plant's response to seasonal changes in the length of night and day. |
dormancy | A period of time when an organism's growth or activity stops. |
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