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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gymnosperm | a group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes |
| Cone | the reproductive structures The familiar woody cone is the female cone, which produces seeds. |
| Ovule | the part of the ovary of seed plants that contains the female germ cell and after fertilization becomes the seed. |
| Pollination | the transfer of pollen to a stigma, ovule, flower, or plant to allow fertilization. |
| angiosperm | a plant that has flowers and produces seeds enclosed within a carpel. The angiosperms are a large group and include herbaceous plants, shrubs, grasses, and most trees. |
| flower | the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals). |
| sepal | each of the parts of the calyx of a flower, enclosing the petals and typically green and leaflike. |
| petal | each of the segments of the corolla of a flower, which are modified leaves and are typically colored. |
| stamen | the male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament. |
| pistil | the female organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style, and ovary. |
| ovary | a female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced, present in humans and other vertebrates as a pair. |
| fruit | the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food. |
| monocot | a flowering plant with an embryo that bears a single cotyledon (seed leaf). Monocotyledons constitute the smaller of the two great divisions of flowering plants, and typically have elongated stalkless leaves with parallel veins |
| dicot | a flowering plant with an embryo that bears two cotyledons (seed leaves). Dicotyledons constitute the larger of the two great divisions of flowering plants, and typically have broad, stalked leaves with netlike veins |