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19 Cards in this Set
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Archegonium |
structure that produces eggs (nonvascular plants) |
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Antheridium |
structure that produces sperm (nonvascular plants) |
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Sorus |
a cluster of sporangia on a fern frond |
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Pollen Grain |
what a male gametophyte of a seed develops into with a thick protective wall |
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Ovule |
what a female gametophyte of a seed develops into a multicellular structure that is part of a sporophyte |
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Pollination |
the transfer of pollen grain from the male reproductive structures of a plant to the female reproductive structures of a plant |
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Pollen Tube |
grows from a pollen grain to an ovule and enables a sperm to pass directly to an egg |
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Seed Coat |
the hardened outer cell layers of an ovule |
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Cotyledons |
seed leaves, part of a plant embryo, transfers nutrients to the embryo |
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Sepals |
protects a flower from damage while it is a bud |
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Petals |
attracts pollinators |
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Stamen |
produces pollen |
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Anther |
pollen producing sac |
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Pistal |
produces ovules |
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Ovary |
stalk(style) rises from this |
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Double Fertilization |
the process by which one of the two sperm nuclei fuses with the egg nucleus to produce a diploid zygote and the other fuses with the polar nuclei to produce a triploid endosperm |
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Vegetative Reproduction |
reproduction of plants by stem, roots, or leaves |
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Plant Propagation |
growing new plants from seed or vegetative parts |
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Tissue Culture |
pieces of tissue are placed on a sterile medium and used to grow new plants |
