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Plant Sex
• vocabulary words: parts of flower
14
English
9th Grade
01/05/2008

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Term
sepal
Definition
• encloses bud, at base of the plant, usually green
Term
petals
Definition
• bright colors, attracts insects for pollination
Term
receptacle
Definition

• holds base of flower together

• protects floral pieces

• keeps ovules apart from animals, protects them 

Term
stamen
Definition
• male sex organ, contains filament + saclike structure on top of plower called anther
Term
anther
Definition
• allows sexual reproduction of plant, contains pollen
Term
filament
Definition
• a short stalk, thin tube that support anther
Term
pistil
Definition
• female reproductive organ, produces sex cells
Term
stigma
Definition
• creates airway where nector comes out, catches pollen
Term
style
Definition

• a tube that connects the stigma and the ovary

• leads to the ovary 

Term
ovary
Definition
• fertilized, then grows into a fruit, or a seed coat
Term
ovule
Definition
• cells that are going to get fertilized by the pollen
Term
seed distibution
Definition
• wind, hitchhiking, and water
Term
what pollinates plants
Definition

• wind pollination

• butterflys

• bees

• moths

• bubble bees 

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