Science Vocab - Flower Power

What is pollen?

• The sticky center part of a flower

• Powdery stuff in flowers, often yellow

• Sugary liquid that a plant makes to attract pollinators, like bees

What does it mean to inherit a trait?

• When a trait is passed down from parents to children

• To trade ideas

• Pollination

What is stigma?

• A flower

• Any animal that helps pollen get from one flower to another

• The sticky center part of a flower

In plants, what is an ovary?

• Egg chamber; at the base of any flower

• Pollen dusters

• Petals

What is nectar?

• Powdery stuff in flowers, often yellow

• Sugary liquid that a plant makes to attract pollinators, like bees

• The leaves of a plant

What is selection in plants?

• Any animal that helps pollen get from one flower to another

• Pollination

• The process used to make bigger, better varieties of plants

What does variety mean?

• Different types of the same fruit; for example: Granny Smith Apples and Red Delicious Apples

• Different kinds of fruit; for example: apples and oranges

• When a trait is passed down from parents to children

What are traits?

• The process used to make bigger, better varieties of plants

• Different kinds of fruits

• Characteristics like color, size, shape, and taste

What are pollen dusters?

• Nectar

• Part of the flower that holds the pollen

• Any animal that helps pollen get from one flower to another

What's the difference between a science fruit and an science vegetable?

• A science fruit has seeds inside and a science vegetable does not.

• There is no difference.

• The color