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18 Cards in this Set
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Vegetative reproduction |
A form of asexual reproduction in which new plants grow from parts of an existing plant |
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Tissue culture |
A plant growing technique that forms from a few cells of plant tissue |
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Archegonia |
Female structure |
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Antheridium |
Male structure |
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Prothallus |
Heart-shaped tiny fern gametophyte |
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Heterosporous |
Produce two types of spores that develop into male or female gametophytes |
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Megaspore |
Spore that develops into a female gametophyte and in produced by a conifer's female cone |
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Microspore |
Spore the develops into a male gametophyte and is produced by a conifer's male cone |
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Micropyle |
The opening of the ovule |
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Sepals |
Protect the flower bud and can look like small leaves or flower petals |
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Petals |
Usually colorful structures that can both attract pollinators and provide them with a landing platform |
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Stamens |
The male reproductive organs |
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Pistil |
The female reproductive organ |
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Photoperiodism |
Flowering response of a plant based on the number of hours of darkness it is exposed to |
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Short-day plant |
Flowers when exposed daily to a number of hours of darkness that is greater than its critical period |
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Long-day plant |
Flowers when the number of hours of darkness is less than its critical period |
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Intermediate-day plants |
Flower as long as the number of hours of darkness is neither too great nor too few |
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Day-neutral plants |
A plant that flowers over a range in the number of hours of darkness |
