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sci explosion ch 12
Science Explosion v4, chapter 12
Question | Answer |
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anther | part of stamen that produces pollen |
binary fission | an organism splits in half and becomes 2 separate organisms |
budding | new individual grows on parent until it can break off and survive on own |
cotyledon | special seed leaves |
embryo | tiny new plant |
fertilization | male sperm cell in pollen unites with female egg |
fragmentation | process where small fragments can regenerate whole new organisms |
fruit | part of plant that contains seeds |
fruiting body | contain spores |
germinate | sprouting of seeds |
gestation | time period between fertilization and birth |
marsupial | animals that have pouch where young finish developing |
ovary | bottom part of pistil |
ovule | places where eggs are produced |
pistil | female part of flower |
placental mammal | mammals whose young develop in mother's body |
regeneration | process where an organism can grow another one, like a starfish |
sepal | flower part that protects developing bud |
stamen | male part of flower |
style | stalk that connects ovary to top of pistil |
vegetative reproduction | part of plant, not normally involved in reproduction, can generate new plant |
zygote | fertilized egg |