plant terms

Question 1

antheridium

Answer 1

gametangium which produces sperm

Question 1

annulus

Answer 1

row of cells with unevenly thickened walls on fern sporangia

Question 2

alterations of generations

Answer 2

life cycle exhibited by plants when a multicellular diploid generation alternates with a multicellular haploid generation in a single life cycle

Question 3

apical meristem

Answer 3

embryonic tissue regions forming new cells at the tips of roots and shoots

Question 4

archegonium

Answer 4

gametangium that produces an egg

Question 5

bryophytes

Answer 5

non vascular plants consisting of mosses, hornworts, and liverworts

Question 6

calyptra

Answer 6

haploid remnant of archegonium which forms a loose, sometimes fringed cover over the moss sporophyte

Question 7

`capsule

Answer 7

haploid remnant of archegonium which forms a loose, sometimes fringed cover over the moss sporophyte

Question 8

cuticle

Answer 8

a waxy material that covers leaves and stems, and acts as a waterproof covering to prevent desiccation

Question 9

frond

Answer 9

lead of a fern

Question 10

gamete

Answer 10

reproductive cell that produces an organism only after fusion with another gamete; eggs or sperm

Question 11

gametangium

Answer 11

haploid structure with which gametes are produced

Question 12

gametophyte

Answer 12

haploid generation of plants; produces gametes

Question 13

indusium

Answer 13

leaf tissue covering fern sorus

Question 14

operculum

Answer 14

a flap of the sporangium of a moss, covering the peristome

Question 15

plants

Answer 15

multicellur, eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that are primary producers in most ecosystems