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| Shortened branch bearing specialized leaves including: sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels |
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Pollen reception site on the pistil |
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Diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to create 4 haploid cells |
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Hollow sacks of the stamens in which pollen production takes place |
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1-4 chambers in which microsprocytes divide |
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diploid mother cell that divides via meiosis into four haploid cells which develop a tube and a generative nucleus |
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Developed microspore that has a tube and generative nucleus. Generative nucleus forms 2 sperm and tube nucleus forms the pollen tube |
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Outer cell wall of a pollen grain |
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| Unique stage of angiosperm life cycle in which one sperm from pollen tube unites with egg to form zygote and the other unites with the two polar nuclei to form endosperm. The compined structure is triploid. |
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Flower that produces both pollen and ovules |
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A flower that does not produce both pollen and ovules. That is it only produces one. |
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| Imperfect flower in which only stamens are functional |
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Imperfect flower in which only carpels are functional |
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| Two or more parts of the same embyonic origin that are united |
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| Parts of same embryonic origin that are not joined or connoate |
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| Parts of a different origin that are fused together |
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Set of sterile flower parts surrounding stamens and carpels |
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Flower that lacks petals |
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| Modified leaves that enclose the ovules and open up |
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Secretory glands that exude substances to attract animals. |
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Influrescence stalk supporting flowers |
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Flower stalk that branches from peduncle |
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Green covering forming outermost calyx of flower |
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Elongated part of pistil between stigma and ovary |
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Enlarged end of pedicel to which the parts of the flower are attached |
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Ovule producing part of the flower. Composed of the stigma, style, and ovary |
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| Sympetalous (Gamopetalous) |
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Collective term for the petals of a flower |
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Sympetalous corolla with bilateral symetry |
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(Type of Superior Ovary)
Bases of perianth parts and stamens connected directly to receptacle.
(Literally below the ovary) |
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(Superior ovary)
hypanthium (Floral tube) is free from ovary
(Literally around the ovary) |
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(Inferior ovary)
Perianth parts and stamens insert adnate to ovary wall
(Literally on top of the ovary) |
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Inflourescence axis produced by terminal bud |
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Modified leaf that is associated with flowers (Often brightly colored) |
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Reproduction with normal structures but without fusion of gametes
Results in vegetatively propigated plants (clones) |
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Fruits develop from ovaries with unfertilized eggs
(Example: naval oranges) |
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