Pollination Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• anther : male part of the flower that produces pollen
• wind : pollination carried by air movement
• ovule : structure inside the ovary that becomes a seed
• filament : long stalk holding up the anther
• pollinator : agent that moves pollen
• fertilisation : joining of male and female cells after pollination
• nectar : sweet liquid produced to attract pollinators
• carpel : female reproductive structure of a flower
• fruit : structure formed from the ovary after fertilisation
• seed : structure formed after fertilisation that grows into a new plant
• pollination : transfer of pollen from anther to stigma
• stigma : sticky surface that receives pollen
• insect : pollination carried by insects
• petals : brightly coloured structures that attract insects
• self-pollination : transfer of pollen within the same flower
• cross-pollination : transfer of pollen between different plants
• pollen : powder containing male sex cells
• ovary : swollen base of the carpel containing ovules
• pollen tube : tube that grows after pollination to reach the ovule
• stamen : male reproductive part of a flower