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Fertilization & Dev.
Fertilization
Term | Definition |
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gamete | a reproductive cell |
fertilization | the process by which a male gamete comes in contact with a female gamete |
pollination | the process by which pollen grains come in contact with the stigma of a flower |
ovule | a female gamete in a plant |
pollen grain | male gamete in plants |
zygote | structure formed as a result of fertilization |
pollen tube | a tube that grows from the stigma to the ovary during fertilization |
anther and filament | two parts of the stamen |
stigma , style and ovary | the three parts of the carpel |
ovule | female sex cell in plants |
angiosperm | a plant that bears flowers |
gymnosperm | a plant that does not bear flowers |
ovary | part of the flower where fertilization takes place |
stigma | part of the flower where pollination takes place |
ovary | part of the flower where ovules mature to form seeds |
pollen tube | structure that carries the nucleus of the pollen grain to the ovary |
stigma, style, sepals and petals | parts of the flower that die as the fruit develops |
male and female gamete | structures that form a zygote |
embryo | structure that develops from a zygote. |
hermaphrodite | an organism that has both male and female reproductive parts |
gynoecium, carpel or pistil | female part of the flower |
androecium or stamen | male part of the flower |