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Plant Reprod- Ellen
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| spore | haploid cells produced in gametophyte stage that can divide by mitosis to form plant structures or a new plant |
| gametophyte stage | plant life cycle that begins when cells in reproductive organs undergo meiosis and produce haploid cells |
| saporophyte stage | plant life cycle stage that begins when an egg is fertilized by a sperm |
| frond | leaf of a fern that grows from rhizome |
| sori | fern structures where spores are produced |
| pollen grain | small structure produced by male reproductive organs, has water-resistant coat, can develop from spore |
| prothallus | small, green heart-shaped gametophyte plant form of a fern that makes it's own food |
| rhizome | an underground stem |
| germination | series of events that results in a plant from a seed |
| 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 sticky stigma |
| stamen | male reproductive organ inside angiosperm, where the pollen forms |
| ovule | in the seed plants, the female reproductive part that produces eggs |
| pollination | transfer of pollen grains to the female part of a seed plant |