Plant Unit

1. the female reproductive organ in a plant
7. the process of grouping things based on their similarities.
8. the part of the ovary that develops into a seed after fertilization
11. the part of the flower on which a pollen grain must stick in order for fertilization to take place; part of the pistil (top part) where pollen lands
14. a simple, low-growing, nonflowering plant (such as a moss or liverwort) that lacks specialized conducting channels for transporting water and nutrients
15. Green stem plants
18. contains the eggs in the plant’s female reproductive organs; the part of the flower in which eggs develop
19. a system of categorizing organisms based on shared observable characteristics
20. transports water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant
21. Plant part that contains the embryo (the beginnings of roots, stem, leaves), stored food (cotyledons) and seed coat from which a new plant grows

2. the name of a organism made up of its genus and species
3. part of a seed-producing plant that produces seeds
4. the male part of a plant
5. root like structures that absorbs nutrients and holds the non vascular plant in place
6. transports food from leaves to the rest of the plant
9. the slender stalk part of the stamen
10. a plant having a specialized system for carrying fluids that includes xylem and phloem.
11. stalk-like part of the pistil (middle part) that connects the stigma and ovary
12. the thick part on top of the stamen where pollen grains form
13. the kind of brightly colored leaves inside the sepals that surround the reproductive organs, protecting and providing a place for visiting insects
16. a single cell that grows into a new plant; the tiny reproductive cells in mosses and ferns
17. the small, male reproductive body of a flowering, seed plant that contains the sperm (male reproductive cells)