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Chapter 11: The Life Cycle of Seed Plants

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nectara sweet liquid in flowers that attracts insects
petalsthe parts of the flower that are often brightly colored
pistilthe female part of the flower
plant ovarythe flower part, at the bottom of the pistil, where egg cells are formed
pollenyellow grains that hold sperm
pollinationthe process by which pollen reaches the pistil in a flower
sepalsthe green leaf-like parts of a flower that support the petals
stamensthe male parts of a flower
cross-pollinationif pollen lands on the pistol of another type of plant
self-pollinationwhen the pollen from a plant lands on the pistil of the same plant
fruitanything that covers a seed
pollen tubegrows down into the ovary
seedcontains the embryo and a food supply
conesreproductive organs of cone-bearing plants
suckersnew shoots that grow straight out of the roots
runnersstems that grow along the ground
bulbsplant stems with stored food
cuttinga part of a plant stem or a leaf that allows the plant to reproduce asexually


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