Plant Quiz Flashcards
(24 cards)
— are the reproductive parts of a plant
Flowers
Carpel ___ parts- Stigma, style, ovary, ovules
Female parts
Stamen __ parts- anther, filament,
Male
Sepal
Outermost circle of leaves, green, protects bud while developing
Filament (part of stamen)
Male, long thin stalk that supports the anther
Anther
Part of stamen (male), oval sac at end of anther, produces pollen (sperm)
Stamen
Male reproductive system made up of anther and filament, multiple in a flower, job is to produce sperm/pollen
Carpels/pistils
Female reproductive system made up of stigma, style, ovary, and ovule, only 1 in a flower
Stigma
Top of flower, sticky, to hold pollen, female
Style
Stalk that connects stigma and ovary, female
Ovary
Base of carpel, contains ovule where female gametes are made
The _____ will develop into a fruit once the plant is fertilized
Ovary
___ aid in the transport of sperm to egg nuclei in a plant
pollen tubes
Fertilization occurs in the ___
ovules
Xylem
Goes up, roots–>leaves, nonliving, water
Phloem
Goes down, leaves –> roots, living, food
Transpiration
evaporation of extra water from leaf
Cuticle
waxy covering of a leaf that helps trap water
Stomata
gaps that open during day and close at night to prevent water loss, gas exchange and transpiration
Guard cells
Open and close stomata
Epidermis
under cuticle, covers upper and lower leaf
Vein
A bundle of xylem and phloem tissues
Spongy Mesophyll
under palisade, contains air spaces and cells
Palisades mesophyll
Under epidermis, full of chlorophyll that absorbs most light
