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Alternation of Generations

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A life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid from, the sporophyte, and a multicellular haploid form, the gametophyte

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Angiosperm

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A flowering plant that forms seeds in the ovary

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Anther

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A sac located at the tip of a flowers stamen; contains male sporangia in which meiosis occurs to produce spores the form the male gametophytes

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Antheridium

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a saclike structure made up of a jacket of sterile cells one cell thick; it encloses many cells, each of which, when mature, produce one sperm

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Apical Meristem

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Growth-producing regions of cell division found near the tips of roots and stems

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Arbuscule

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the site of nutrients exchange between the plant and the fungi

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Archegonium

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the female reproductive organ in ferns and mosses.

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Ascus

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a saclike structure enclosing the ascospores.

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Bryophyte

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A plant that lacks xylem and phloem; a seedless nonvascular plant; include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts; a group of plant species that reproduce via spores rather than flowers or seeds.

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Calyx

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The outermost whorl of the flower; Sepals are the functional units

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Carpel

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The female part of the flower; consisting of a stalk, ovary and stigma, which traps pollen

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Stigma

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the part where the pollen lands and starts the fertilization process.

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Style

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a long, slender stalk that connects the stigma and the ovary.

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Ovary

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The basal portion of the carpel in which the containing ovules develop

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Chitin

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a strong, flexible nitrogen-containing polysaccharide that makes up the cell walls in fungi

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Corolla

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a collection of petals that strongly displays color and encircles the stamen and carpel, the reproductive organs of a flower.

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Cuticle

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a waxy coating on the surface of stems and leaves that helps retain water

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Diploid Generation

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sporophyte generation, produces spores asexually

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Double fertilization

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In flowering plants, the formation of both a zygote and a cell with a triploid nucleus, which develops into the endosperm.

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Embryophyte

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Another name for land plants

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Endosperm

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In flowering plants, a nutrient-rich mass formed by the union of a sperm cell with two nuclei during double fertilization; provides nourishment to the developing embryo in the seed

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Fossil Fuel

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an energy containing deposit of organic material formed from the remains of ancient organisms

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Fruit

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the ripened ovary of a flower; protects developing seeds and aids in their dispersal

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Fungus

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any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.

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Gametangium
A reproductive organ that houses and protects the gametes of the plant
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Gametophyte
The multicellular haploid from in the life cycle; produces haploid gametes that unite and grow into the sporophyte generation
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Gymnosperm
A naked seed plants; not enclosed in an ovary
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Haploid Generation
The sexual phase; gametophyte generation; produces gametes, or sex cells
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Heterokaryotic Stage
A fungal life cycle stage that contains two genetically different haploid nuclei in the same cell
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Lignin
A chemical that hardens the cell wall of plants
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Mold
rapidly growing fungus that reproduces asexually by producing spores, often at the tips of specialized hyphae.
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Ovule
In seed plants, a structure that develops within the female cone (in gymnosperms) or ovary (angiosperms) that contains the female gametophyte
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Parasite
obtains nutrients at the expense of living plants or animals; harms the organism
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Petal
A modified leaf of a flowering plant; colorful to attract pollinators
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Phloem
living cells that distribute sugars throughout the plant
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Pollen Grains
The structure that will produce the sperm in seed plants; the male gametophyte
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Seed
consists of an embryo packaged with a food supply within a protective covering.
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Seed Coat
A tough outer covering of the seed, formed from the tissue surrounding the ovule
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Seedless Vascular Plants
The lycophytes (such as club mosses) and the widespread monilophytes (ferns and their relatives)
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Sepal
A modified leaf of a flowering plant; protects flower bud before it opens
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Sorus
brownish or yellowish cluster of spore-producing structures (sporangia) usually located on the lower surface of fern leaves
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Sporangium
A structure in fungi and plants which meiosis occurs and haploid spores develop
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Spore
A haploid cell that can develop into a new organism without fusing with another cell.
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Sporophyte
The multicellular diploid from of the life cycle; results from a union of gametes and meiotically produces haploid spores that grow into the gametophyte generation
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Stamen
A pollen producing male reproductive part of the flower; consisting of an anther that is supported by a filament
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Filament
The thin stalk that supports the anther in the male portion of the flower.
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Stoma
A microscopic pore surrounded by guard cells in the epidermis of a leaf. When open, CO2 enters a leaf, and H2O and O2 exit. When closed, a plant conserves water
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Summer Wood
the wood that is produced by a plant near the end of the growing season: consists of small thick-walled xylem cells
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Vascular Plant
A plant with xylem and phloem
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Vascular Tissue
a network of thick-walled cells joined into narrow tubes that extend throughout the plant body that transport water and nutrients
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Xylem
dead cells that form microscopic pipes conveying water and minerals up from the roots.
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Yeast
refers to any single-celled fungus; reproduce asexually by cell division, often by budding; inhabit liquid or moist habitats
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Zygote
The diploid fertilized egg, which results from the union of a sperm cell nucleus and an egg cell nucleus.
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Zygote Fungus
name comes from forming special sexual spore is called zygospore, which is resistant spherical spores are formed during sexual reproduction

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