Plant Reproduction Vocabulary

Question 1

Petals

Answer 1

Brightly colored + sweet smelling to attract pollinators

Question 2

Sepals

Answer 2

Special leaves that protect the unopened buds

Question 3

Stem

Answer 3

Holds up the entire plant

Question 4

Stamen

Answer 4

Male reproductive system (anther + filament)

Question 5

Anther

Answer 5

Male gamete that produces pollen

Question 6

Filament

Answer 6

It holds up the anther

Question 7

Pollen

Answer 7

Fine powdery substance found in plants

Question 8

Carpel

Answer 8

Female reproductive system (stigma, style, ovary)

Question 9

Stigma

Answer 9

It is sticky to catch grains of pollen

Question 10

Style

Answer 10

Holds up the stigma

Question 11

Ovary

Answer 11

Contains ovules which are the female gamete (later fruit)

Question 12

Ovule

Answer 12

The female gamete (later becomes seeds)

Question 13

Gamete

Answer 13

An organism’s reproductive cells

Question 14

Pollination

Answer 14

The act of transferring pollen grains from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another

Question 15

Fertilisation

Answer 15

Fusion of a pollen grain with the ovule (gametes)

Question 16

Germination

Answer 16

The sprouting of a seed

Question 17

Seed dispersal

Answer 17

When seeds are taken away from the parent plant to grow better without competition for food and space

Question 18

Insect-pollinated

Answer 18

By pollinators (petals, nectar, sticky pollen)

Question 19

Wind-pollinated

Answer 19

Pollinated by the wind (lightweight pollen)

Question 20

Dormant

Answer 20

Conserving their energy, not growing

Question 21

Seed Coat

Answer 21

Protects the seed and it’s embryo in its early stages

Question 22

Embryo

Answer 22

A developing plant

Question 23

Aerobic respiration

Answer 23

Process where oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars) - it’s a chemical process

Question 24

Photosynthesis

Answer 24

How plants use sunlight to make food (glucose)