Plant Terms

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Across
  1. 4. Flower - This is when either the male or female reproductive part of a plant is missing or unhealthy
  2. 5. - A collection of petals that surround the stamen, and reproductive system and are relatively colourful
  3. 6. - A type of flower that has clusters with a central stem with a singular flower
  4. 8. - Is where the lateral or lower flowers mature first
  5. 11. - Is an outer part of a flower and is the term used when parts can not be classified as petals or sepals
  6. 12. - Supports the anther, and is the actual part of the plant that produces pollen
  7. 13. - A part of the plant female reproductive system that contains ovules and which develops into seeds after fertilization
  8. 15. - A thin stalk that supports the anther in the male area/portion
  9. 17. - having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same part of the plant
  10. 18. - A flower cluster where stalks of nearly equal length grow from a common center and form a flat or curved surface
  11. 19. - Are modified leaves that are part of a plant/ flower and protect the reproductive system and other essential parts
Down
  1. 1. - Is an unbranched flower that has sessile petals (that are attached directly and do not have stalks.)
  2. 2. - Is a “fine coarse powdery substance” that plants create as part of their reproduction process/system
  3. 3. - Is the stalk of a pistol and how pollen makes its way down to the ovaries
  4. 7. - Is the responding tip of a carpel in the gynoecium of a flower
  5. 8. - is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of the main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches
  6. 9. - A group or large mass of flowers at the top of a stem
  7. 10. Flower - Is a flower where both the female and male reproductive structures are healthy and present
  8. 14. Flower - This is what flowers are called when there missing either sepals, petals, stamen or a pistil
  9. 16. - A male reproductive part of a plant, it's a part of the stamen that contains pollen