Flowers definitions Flashcards

Asexual plant reproduction producing genetically identical offspring via structures like rhizomes, stolons, or fragmentation, without involving seeds or fertilization.

Flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed within a fruit, featuring reproductive structures like stamens and carpels, and often relying on pollinators for fertilization.

Green, leaf-like structures that protect flower buds and collectively form the calyx.

The collective term for the sepals of a flower, forming a protective cup-like structure around the bud.

The collective term for all the petals of a flower, often brightly colored to attract pollinators.

A gland in flowers that secretes nectar, a sugary solution, to attract pollinators. It can be located inside or outside the flower.

A nutrient-rich tissue in seeds that forms from the fusion of a sperm cell with polar nuclei, providing essential nourishment to the developing embryo.