Pollen Vocabulary

1. The outer shell of pollen & spores which has distinct characteristics when viewed underthe microscope
4. The study of pollen and spores to help solve criminal cases
7. Flowering plants whose seeds may be protected by a fruit casing
9. Reproductive cell that becomes an adult in some fungi & plants
11. Type of pollination where the egg & pollen come from different plants
12. An examples of a fungus that created spores
14. Pollen is helpful in forensics because it is seasonally and __________ specific
17. Pollen falls into this evidence category because it is often found in small but measurable amounts
18. Protective covering of seeds in flowering plants that is edible!

2. Bacteria form these protective coverings in harsh conditions
3. Principle that explains that trace evidence is easily transferred between people/items when they come in contact
5. Male part of the flower that produces pollen
6. Plants, like evergreens, that use cones to produce pollen
8. Type of microscope used to see the surface features and textures of pollen
10. Female part of the flower that produces eggs
13. Type of pollination where the egg & pollen come from same flower
15. A male reproductive cell of seed-bearing plants
16. Disease caused by bacterial endospores that act as a bioterrorism threat