Science

The male part of a flower; a thick stalk with a knoblike structure at the top

The knoblike structure at the top of a stamen; produces pollen

The female part of a flower; located in the center of the flower

The bottom of a flower's pistil; contains one or more ovules

The place where a plant's eggs are produced

A long, slender stalk that connects the ovary to the top of the pistil

The sticky tip of the pistil; traps pollen grains

The transferring of pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of a flower on another plant

Pollen is transferred from the anther to the stigma of the same flower to another flower on the same plant

The process of a male sperm cell uniting with the female egg cell to form a zygote

A fertilized egg

The term used for a developing plant or animal after the zygote cell divides for the first time

The part of a plant that contains the seeds

To sprout

The tiny seed leaves of the embryo; store food for seeds

The outer covering that protects the embryo and food. It also helps to keep the seed from drying out