Question | Answer |
stamen | male reproductive organ inside the flower of an angiosperm: consists of an anther, where pollen grains form, and a filament |
ovule | in seed plants, the female reproductive part thaat produces eggs. |
pollen grain | small structure produced by the male reproductive organ of a seed plant : has a water resistant coating, can develop from a spore, and contains gamtophyte parts that will produce sperm |
pollination | transfer of pollen grains to the female part by agents such as gravity, water, wind, and animals |
spore | haploi cells produce in the gemtophyte stage that can divide by mitosis to form plant structures or an entire new plant or can divide by mitosis to form plan structures or an entire new plant or can develop into sex cells |
sporophyte stage | organism that uses dead organisms as a food source and helps recycle nutrients so they are available for use by other organisms |
gametophyte stage | plant life cycle stage that begins when cells in reproductive organs undergo meiosis and produce haeloid cells |
prothallus | small green heart shapped gametophyte plant form of a fern that can make it's own food and absorb water and nutrients from the soil |
sori | fern structures in which spores are produced |
rhizome | underground stem |
frond | leaf of a fern that grows from the rhizome |
germination | series of events that results in the growth of a plant from a seed |
ovary | Swollen base of an angiosperm pistil where egg-producing ovals are found |
pistil | female reproductive organ inside the flower of an angiosperm consisting of a sticky stigma, where pollen grains land, and an ovary |