Crossword Puzzle 2.1-2.2

6. male reproductive cell
9. when the ovary is fully developed and ripened
10. a plant's future seeds
11. vase-shapes structure in the center of the flower
12. these surround the pistil and include an anther and a filament
13. transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma
14. structures designed for food absorption and storage
16. attracts the birds or insects that pollinate the flower
17. female reproductive cell
18. animals disperse the seeds by eating them or dropping them from the plant

1. the enlarged upper portion of a flower's stem
2. small root that will develop into the root system
3. the transfer of pollen from one flower to another
4. tiny shoot that will become the stem and leaves
5. occurs when the ripened fruit bursts open and scatters the seeds from the plant
7. leaf-like structures that surround the base of the petals
8. uniting of a sperm cell from a pollen grain with an egg cell in the ovary
10. rounded bottom part of the pistil
15. when a flower is pollinated by its own pollen
19. the beginning of a new plant