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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| germination | series of events that results in the growth of a plant from a seed |
| ovary | swollen baseof an angiosperms pistil, where eggproducing ovules are found |
| pistil | female reproductive organ inside the flowers of an angiosperm |
| stamen | male reproductive organ inside the flower of an angiosprem |
| ovule | in seedplants, the female reproductive part that produces eggs |
| pollination | transfer of pollengrains 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 organ of a seed plant |
| 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 |
| sori | fern structures in which spores are produced |
| rhizome | underground stem |
| frond | leaf of a fern that grows from the rhizome |
| sporophyte stage | plant life cycle stage that begins when an egg is fertilized by a sperm |
| gametophyte stage | plant life cycle stage that begins when cells in reproductive organ undergo meisis and reproduce haploid cells |
| spore | waterproof reproductive cell of a fungus that can grow into a new organism |