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Plants
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Flower | Reproductive structure of an angiosperm |
| Pollination | The transfer of pollen from male reprodutive structures to female reprodutives |
| Sepals | Protects the developing flower and are often green in color |
| Petal | Are generally the most colorful parts of a flower |
| Stamens | Are the male reproductive parts |
| Embryo | Young plant that develops from the zygote or fertilized |
| Germination | Occurs when the embryo begins to grow again and pushes out of the seed |
| Pistils | Found in the center of most flowers as shown |
| Ovary | Protects the seeds as they develope it contains one or more ovules |
| Sporophyte | The plant produces spores |
| Gametophyte | Stage the plant produces to kinds of sex cells |
| Annual | Flowering plants which complete a life cycle within one growing season |
| Biennial | Angiosperms complete their life cycle in two years |
| Pernnials | Flowering plants, live for two years |
| Fertilization | When a sperm cell unites with an egg cell. |
| Zygote | Fertilized egg |
| Cone | Gymnosperms have a reproductive structures |
| Ovule | Structure that contains an egg cell |
| Fruit | The seed develops the ovary changes into a fruit |
| Sepals | Small, leaflike parts of a flower that protect the plant |
| Style | Part of female reproductive parts |
| Anther | Makes pollen |