You are in browse mode. You must login to use MEMORY

level: Plant reproduction

Questions and Answers List

level questions: Plant reproduction

Question	Answer
What does a plant contain to create seeds?	Reproductive system
What is the male part of a plant reproductive system called?	Stamen
What is the part of the stamen that contains pollen, which produce the male sex cells?	Anther
What is the part of the stamen that supports the anther?	Filament
What are the brightly coloured part of the reproductive system called that attract insects needed for pollination?	Petals
What is the female part of the plant called?	Carpel
What three parts does the carpel consist of?	Ovary, style and stigma
What does the ovary of a plant contain, which contains female sex cells?	Ovules
What is the green part found beneath the petals, that protects the flower in the bud?	Sepal
What is the name of the process where pollen from the male part of a plant is carried to the stigma (female part)?	Pollination
What is the purpose of pollination?	To create seeds for new plants
What is the name of the process where pollen from the same plant is transferred to the stigma?	Self pollination
What is the name of the process where pollen from a different plant is transferred to the stigma?	Cross pollination
What are the two main types of cross pollination?	Insect and wind
Aside from bright petals, what else attracts insects to plants to allow insect pollination?	Scent
What is the name of the part of a scented flower that produces nectar for insects to feed on?	Nectaries
What feature of the stigma allows it to remove pollen from feeding insects?	Stickiness
What features of a flower would best allow wind pollination?	Long filaments and feathery stigma