A | B |
archegonium | the structure that produces eggs |
antheridium | the structure that produces sperm |
sorus | a cluster of sporangia on a fern frond |
pollen grain | an immature male gametophyte of a seed plant |
ovule | a female gametophyte of a seed plant |
pollination | the transfer of pollen grains from the male reproductive structure to the female reproductive structure |
pollen tube | a tube through which sperm travels from a pollen grain to an ovule |
seed coat | the hard outer layer of an ovule |
cotyledon | a seed leaf |
sepal | the outermost whorl that protects the flower while it is a bud |
petal | the second whorl that attracts pollinators |
stamen | the third whorl that produces pollen |
anther | a pollen producing sac |
pistil | the fourth and innermost whorl that produce ovules |
ovary | the swollen lower portion of the female flower parts |
double fertilization | the process of fusing of 3 haploid cells forms a triploid cell that develops into endosperm |
vegetative reproduction | asexual reproduction of plants from parts of the plant |
plant propagation | growing new plants from seed or vegetative parts |
tissue culture | placing pieces of plant tissue on a sterile medium to grow new plants |