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Plant reprod. Elaine
Plant reproductivity note cards by Elaine Miller
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| frond | leaf of a fern that grows from the rhizome |
| gametophyte stage | plant life cycle stage that begins when cells in reprod. organs undergo meiosis and produce haploid cells |
| germination | series of events that results in the growth of a plant from a seed |
| ovary | swollen base of an angiosperm's pistil, where egg-producing ovules are found |
| ovule | in seed plants, the female reprod. part that produces eggs |
| pistil | female reprod. organ inside the flower of an angiosperm |
| pollen grain | small structure produced by the male reprod. organs of a seed plant; has water resistant coat |
| pollination | transfer of pollen grains to the female part of a seed plant by agents such as gravity, water, wind, and animals |
| prothallus | small, green, heart-shaped plant form of a fern that can make its own food and abosorb water and nutrients from the soil |
| rhizome | underground stem |
| sori | fern structures in which spores are made |
| spores | haplid cells produced in the gametophyte stage that can divide by mitosis to form plant structures or an entire new plant or can help develop into sex cells |
| sporophyte stage | plant life cycle stage that begins when an egg is fertilized by a sperm |
| stamen | male reprod. organ inside the flower of an angiosperm |
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Elaine Miller
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