Extra Credit! Why should I care about flowers? Well, remember, there is only one reason to study science, and that is to make money. How much money does the US floral industry produce annually?
$16 Billion - as cited from Cision PR Newswire (2018 - 2023 forecast)
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Which structure, in this photograph, is responsible for making pollen?
The anther makes pollen. The stamen is made of an anther which is supported by a slender fillament.
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Plant growth is possible thanks to a cellular process called ______________.
Mitosis or cell division.
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This pollen grain is ________________.
Germinating. I would also accept growing a pollen tube.
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Behold the lovely pumpkin flower. What will the ovary eventually become.
The fruit.
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After looking at this diagram, can you explain where the male gametophyte develops and reaches maturity?
The male gametophyte develops and reaches maturity in an immature anther.
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True or False. The filament produces pollen.
False. The fillaments support the anthers. It is the anthers that make pollen.
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In spruce trees _____________ produce pollen.
Staminate Cones
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This is ________________.
A stigma impregnated with pollen grains.
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In this photograph, which used to be the ovule and which used to be the ovary?
When mature, the ovary is a fruit and the ovule is a seed.
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In this photograph, where is the flower's recepticle?
The receptacle is located between the peduncle (stem) and the pedals. The reproductive parts of the flower grow out from it.
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Observe the obvules. Will they become fruit or seeds.
Fertilized ovules will develope into seeds.
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In this photograph, the bee is more than likely attracted to the flower because of the _____________ and ____________.
The bee is attracted to the color of the pedals and the nectar the flower produces.