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CH 38
Reproduction in flowering plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the four groups of sex organs that flowers contain? | carpels, stamens, petals and sepals |
| describe the female sex organs | a pistil is a structure composed of one or more carpels. The base of the pistil is the ovary which contains one or more ovules. each ovule contains a megasporangium. the stalk of the pistil is the style and the end of the style is the stigma. |
| describe the male sex organs | stamens are male sex organs. each is composed of a filament bearing a two-lobed anther which consists of four microsporangia fused together. petals and sepals of many flowers are arranged in whorls(circles) around the carpels and stamens |
| what is the sporophyte? | the multicellular, diploid plant |