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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stigma | Sticky tips of pistil and collects pollen grain. |
| Pistil | Female reproductive system. |
| Sepal | Small leaf-like part that protects the developing flower. |
| Anther | where pollen is made. |
| Filament | thick stalk of stamen. |
| Petal | most colorful part. |
| Ovary | protects egg as develops, 2 ovules. |
| Stamen | Male reproductive part. |
| Style | slender tube connects pistil to ovary. |
| Sporophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which it produces spores |
| Gametophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which he plant produces gametes or sex cells |
| Annual | A flowering plant that completes its life cycle in only one season |
| Biennial | A Flowering plant that completes its life cycle in years |
| Perennial | A flowering plant thatt lives for more than 2 years |
| Fertilization | The process in sexual reproduction in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell |
| Zygote | A fertilized egg |
| Cone | The reproductive system of a gymnosperm |
| Ovule | A plant structure in seed plant that produces the female gametophyte; contains an egg cell |
| Fruit | The ripened ovary and other structures of an angiosperm that includes one or more seeds |