Plants 5 Flashcards
What two categories can plants be broken up into?
Plants with seeds and plants with spores
How do plants with roots, stems, leaves, and flowers reproduce?
with seeds
Plants without seeds reproduce through tiny bits of the plant called __________.
spores
What is the process called where pollen is transferred from the stamen to the stigma?
pollination
What parts of the plants take part in reproduction?
stamen, pistil, stigma, and sepal
What is the male part of the flower called?
stamen
What is the female part of the flower called?
pistil
Where is pollen produced?
in the stamen
What part of the pistil receives the pollen?
the stigma
What are the small leaves that form the housing for the flower called?
the sepal
When a seed is fertilized what is the baby plant called?
an embryo
When a plany rests due to changes in the environment it is known as?
dormancy
What part of the plant provides support and carries water and nutrients through the plany?
the stem
In what part of the plant is the food produced?
the leaf
What part of the plant holds the plant into the ground and takes in water and nutrients?
the roots
