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chapter twenty-four-
chapter twenty-four
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archegonium | a female reproductive structure of small, nonvascular plants that produces a single egg and in which fertilization and development take place. |
| antheridium | a reproductive structure that produces male sex cells in flowerless and seedless plants |
| sorus | a cluster of spores or sporangia |
| petal | one of the ring or rings of the usually brightly colored, leaf-shaped parts of a flower. |
| pistil | the female reproductive part of a flower that produces seeds and consists of an ovary, style and stigma |
| pollen grain | the structure that contains the male gametophyte of seed plants |
| pollen tube | a tubular structure that grows from a pollen grain,enters the embryo sac, and allows the male reproductive cells to move the ovule. |
| pollination | the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structure (the anthers) to the top of a female reproductive structure (the pistil) of a flower in angiosperms or to the ovule in gymnosperms |
| ovule | a structure in the ovary of a seed plant that contains an embryo sac and that develops into a seed after fertilization. |
| ovary | in the female reproductive system of animals, an organ that produces eggs; in flowering plants, the lower part of a pistil that produces eggs in ovules. |
| seed coat | the outer hard layer of an ovule hardens to form a seed coat. |
| cotyledons | (seed leaves) are part of the plant embryo. |
| sepal | protect a flower from damage while in its bud. |
| stamen | male reproductive structure of a flower |
| anther | the tip of the stamen, which contains the pollen sacks where grains form |
| vegatative reproduction | the reproduction of plants from these parts. |
| plant propagation | growing new plants from seed or from vegetative parts |