Chapter Questions
What defines a flower as "perfect"?
In a flower, the produces the each of which carries
Fill in the following table:
Once fertilization occurs, the ovary develops into and the ovule develops into the (protecting the embryo). Since the embryo is stuck inside a protective coating, it needs a packed lunch to keep it alive until the embryo grows into a photosynthesizing plant; this food source is the
What flower type cannot self-fertilize, and why?
Pollination is when a pollen grain lands on the Fertilization is when the egg in the is fertilized by one of the two sperm that travels down the through the tube created by the third cell in the pollen grain, called a The second sperm will fertilize the turning into food for the embryo, called
For a typical flower, list these structures in order from outermost layer to innermost layer: ovule, egg, ovary, petals.
What is the benefit of an ovary developing into fruit?