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33 Cards in this Set
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Asexual reproduction |
Reproduction involving one parent
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sexual reproduction
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Reproduction involving two parents
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bulbs
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Swellings of leaves or stem at the base of a plant that can grow into a new plant
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rhizomes
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a continuously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots
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stolon
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a creeping horizontal plant stem or runner above ground that takes root at points along its length to form new plants
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tubers
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thickened underground part of a stem eg potato
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flower
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The sex organ of a plant
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petal
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bright leaves of a flower to attract pollinators
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stamen
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The male part of a flower, consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament.
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carpel
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The female reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of an ovary, a stigma, and usually a style
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anther
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the part of a stamen that contains the pollen
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pollen
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male gametes from a flower
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ovary
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A female part of the flower that produces eggs or ovules
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nectar
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A sugar rich liquid produced by plants to attract pollinators
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clone
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Producing a genetically identical copy
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pollination
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Transfer of pollen from one plant to another
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wind pollination
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Transfer of pollen from one plant to another by wind
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animal pollination
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Transfer of pollen from one plant to another by animals
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fertilisation
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The fusion of male and female gametes
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fruit
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Develops from a fertilised flower, helps disperse seeds
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dispersal
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To spread
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testa
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The seed coat
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cotyledon
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The embryonic leaves of the plant
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plumule
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the embryonic shoot of the plant
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radicle
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The embryonic root of the plant
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micropyle
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A small hole in the seed, how water enters
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germination
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When a seed starts to grow
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WOW
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Water, Oxygen, Warmth
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water
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needed to activate chemical reactions
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Oxygen
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needed for respiration to occur
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Warmth
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speeds up reactions
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seed
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an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering
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Lamina
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leaf |
