Flashcard 3: Science: Order & Design (Sections 2.1-2.2)

Front

From which part of a flower does a fruit develop?

Back

ovary

Front

Who first recognized that flowers are organs intricately designed for plant reproduction?

Back

Christian Konrad Sprengel

Front

What part of a flower produces pollen?

Back

anther

Front

What is the process called when bees move pollen from the pollen-producing part of one flower to the stigma of another?

Back

pollination

Front

What is the tiny root inside a seed?

Back

radicle

Front

What are the leaf-like structures that protect a developing flower bud until it opens as a fully formed flower?

Back

sepals

Front

The tiny shoot of a seed that will become the plant's stem and leaves is the plumule.

Back

true

Front

Once a pollen grain reaches the stigma of a flower, it produces a filament through which the sperm cells will travel.

Back

pollen tube

Front

While walking in the park, Lily noticed that the wind aids in the mechanical dispersal of dandelion seeds.

Back

agent

Front

While helping Ethan plant seeds in the garden, you notice that some plants have two cotyledons. Ethan says these plants are monocots.

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dicots