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Botany Lesson 11
Exploring Creation w/ Botany Lesson 11
Question | Answer |
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angia | means container |
sporangia | means spore container |
rachis | A frond's a central stalk |
pinnae | The leaflets that attach to the rachis |
sori | clusters of sporangia containing the spores that will grow into new ferns |
prothallus | tiny, heart-shaped plantlet, hard to see |
rhizoids | roots that absorb water and nutrients from the soil |
archegonia | the female parts of the prothallus, containing the eggs |
antheridia | the male parts on the prothallus, little bumps on the base |
fiddlehead | the new fern just beginning to develop |
rhizomes | runners along the ground of ferns |
clones | having the exact same DNA as the plant that made it |
gemma | little packet of cells made by some ferns in their prothallus stage. |