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Plant Repro- Ian
Plant Reproduction
Vocab Word | Definition |
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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 |
sporophyte stage | plant life cycle stage that begins when an egg is fertilized by a sperm |
ovule | in seed plants, the female reproductive part that produces the egg |
ovary | swollen base of an angiosperm's pistil, where egg- producing ovules are found |
stamen | male reproductive organ indside the flower of an angiosperm; consists of an anther, where pollen grains form, and a filament |
spore | haploid cells produced in the gametophyte stage that can divide by mitosis to form plant structures or an entire new plant or can develop into sex cells |
germination | series of events that results in growth of a plant from a seed |
sori | fern structures in which spores are produced |
pistil | female reproductive organ inside the flower of an angiosperm |
pollen grain | small structure produced by the male reproductive organs of a seed plants |
pollination | transfer of pollen grains to the female part of a seed plant by agents such as gravity, wind, water, and animals |
prothallus | small, green, heart-shaped gametophyte plant form of a fern that can make its own food and absorb water and nutrients from the soil |