Plant Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. is like the egg in the animals and once fertilization has taken place it will become the seed.
  2. 4. female part of the flower; including the stigma, style, and ovary.
  3. 6. is covered in a sticky substance that the pollen grains will stick to
  4. 8. grains the sperm of the stamen. Fertilizes other plants
  5. 9. it raises the stigma away from the ovary to decrease the chance of pollen contamination
  6. 10. male part of the flower, usually consisting of a filament and an anther.
Down
  1. 1. Collect sunlgiht to use for photosynthesis to turn into food
  2. 3. is the stalk of the anther
  3. 5. underground path that collects nutrients to take to the plant
  4. 7. contains pollen sacs. The sacs release pollen on to the outside of the anthers that brush against insects on entering the flowers. The pollen once deposited on the insect is transferred to the stigma of another flower or the same flower. The ovule is then able to be fertilized.
  5. 8. area used to attract insects into the flower.
  6. 10. gives support to the flower and elevates the flower for the insects