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Plant Reproduction
Question | Answer |
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sepal | A leaf like structure that encloses and protects the bud of a flower. |
petal | A colorful, leaf like structure of some flowers. |
stamen | The male reproductive part of a flower. |
pistil | The female reproductive part of a flower. |
ovary | A flower structure that encloses and protects ovules and seeds as they develop. |
sporophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces spores. |
gametophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces gametes, or sex cells. |
annual | A flowering plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season. |
biennial | A flowering plant that completes its life cycle in two years. |
perennial | A flowering plant that lives for more than two 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, produced by the joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell. |
cone | The reproductive structure of a gymnosperm. |
ovule (eggs) | A plant structure that encloses and preotects |
fruit | The ripened ovary and other structures of an angiosperm that enclose one or more seeds. |
Anther | Produces the pollen grains |
Style | Connects the sigma with the ovary. |