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16 Cards in this Set
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Pedicel |
Supporting stalk of a flower
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Receptacle |
The end of the stem |
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Calyx |
Protects the immature inner parts |
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Sepals |
Enclose the flower while in a bud |
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Corolla |
Additional protection in early stages and later attracts pollinators |
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Endosperm |
Triploid (3N)
Provides food for the embryo |
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Seed |
A dormant embryo sporophyte with an enclosed food supply |
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Petals |
Brightly colored, attractive |
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Stamens |
Male reproductive structures
Form ring inside the petals |
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Anthers |
At the end of the filaments
Produce pollen grains |
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Pistils |
Innermost modified leaf
Female reproductive organ |
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Stigma |
Produces sticky substance that catches pollen grains and induces their gestation |
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Style |
Stalk with stigma at the top |
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Ovary |
Basal region that contains one or more ovules (Megasporangia) |
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Ovules |
One of the four megaspores that will produce a female gametophyte |
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Embryo Sac |
The female gametophyte of angiosperms
Formed from the growth and division of the megaspore into a multicellular structure with 8 haploid nuclei |
