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Water Movement Through Xylem

September 8, 2016 By Janice VanCleave

Do Plants Suck Up Water? The cartoon diagram shows a flower using a straw to drink water from an underground stream. I've never seen a flower drinking through a straw, but water underground is pulled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology, plants Tagged With: adhesion, biology project, capillary action, cohesion, meniscus, plant project, primary research, science fair project, secondary research, stomata, surface tension, transpiration, water flow rate

Flower Parts for Reproduction

April 24, 2016 By Janice VanCleave

A diagram of the parts of a stamen: anther and filament

Flower: Male and Female Parts     Male Flower Parts Stamens are the male parts of a flower. Each stamen is made up of an anther and a filament. Anthers are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology, plants Tagged With: anther, fertilization, filament, flower reproduction, ovary, ovules, pistil, pollen, stamen, stigma, style

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