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Question | Answer |
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germintation | senes of events that results in the growth of a plant |
rhizome | underground stem |
frond | leaf of a fern that grows from the rhizome |
gametophyte stage | plant life cycle stage that begins when cells in reproductive organs undergo meiosis and produce haploid cells |
sporophyte stage | plant life cycle stage that begins when an egg is fertilized by a sperm |
spore | haploid cells produced in the gametophyte stage that can divide by mitosis to form plant structures or an entire new plant or can develope into sex cells |
ovary | swollen base of an angiosperms pistil, where egg-producing ovules are found |
pistil | female reproductive organ inside the flower of an angiosperm; consists of a dsticky stigma, where pollen grans land, and an ovary |
stamen | male reproductive organ inside the flower of an angiosperm; consists of an anther, where pollen grains form, and a filament |
ovule | in seed plants, the female reproductive part that reproduces eggs |
pollination | transfer of pollen grains to the female part of a seed plant by agents, such as gravity, water, wind, and animals |
pollen grain | small structure produced by the male reproductive organs of a seed plant |
prothallus | small, green, heart shaped gametophyte plant form of a fern, that can make it's own food and absorb water and nutrients from the soil |
sori | fern structures in which spores are produced |