Science Chapter 3 Plants Study Guide

new plants are always similar to

the parent plants

three ways to classify plants

tubes or no tubes, flowers or cones, seeds or spores

fruit

the part of the flowering plant that contains the seeds

the transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil

pollination

disperse means to

spread

flower

the part of some plants that makes the seeds

a seed germinates

the first step in a flowering plant’s life cycle

the part of a flower that receives the pollen

pistil

the three main parts of a seed

the seed coat, developing plant, and stored food

reproduce

make more of the same kind, all living things reproduce.

petals

the most colorful part of the flower

thin stalk with a knoblike structure at its top that produces the pollen

stamen

pollen

tiny dustlike grains that are needed for the plant to reproduce

means to sprout

germinate

conditions most seeds need to germinate

water, the proper temperature, and air

seedling

a young plant

in a flowering plant’s life cycle, this happens after a seed germinates

a seedling grows

ways people who handle plants can please the Lord in their work

study flowers, study seeds, study the life cycle of plants, and study how to classify plants

in a flowering plant’s life cycle, this happens after a seedling grows

flowers grow, and the plant becomes an adult

how does a flower’s partnership with an animal or insect help the flower

the flower is pollinated

how does a flower’s partnership with an animal or insect help the animal or insect

the animal or insect gets food

the seeds disperse

the final step in a flowering plant’s life cycle

in a flowering plant’s life cycle, this happens after flowers grow, and the plant becomes an adult

an insect pollinates the plant

in a flowering plant’s life cycle, this happens after an insect pollinates the plant

the plant produces fruit

ways seeds can be dispersed

by wind, water, animals and humans

classifying

grouping things that have similar characteristics

an example of a seed dispersed by water

a coconut

the outside covering around the seed

the seed coat

stored food

what a developing plant needs to grow and survive

the part of the seed that becomes the new plant

the developing plant

conifers

plants that produce seeds in cones

God designed some animals and flowers to work in partnership. Explain how a bee helps a flower.

Bees are attracted by a flower’s shape, color, or smell. The bees eat or collect the nectar. As they move from flower to flower, they transfer pollen. This pollinates the flower allowing the flower to produce seeds and grow more flowers.

a dandelion is an example of a plant whose seeds are dispersed by

the wind

when the pollen falls from the stamen to the pistil and the flower pollinates itself

self-pollination

a plant whose seeds can catch a ride on your clothes

the sticktight

3 ways plants can be pollinated

by the wind, animals, and self-pollination

botanist

a scientist who studies plants