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Development of the Zygote
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Biology
9th Grade
04/18/2013

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seed
Definition
Once the egg has been fertilized in the ovary of the flower
Term
cotyledons
Definition
Flowering plants produce two different types of seeds.
Term
germinate
Definition
start to grow
Term
epicotyl
Definition
becomes the stem and the leaves.
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radicle
Definition
a part of the embryo that will develop into the roots
Term
hypocoty
Definition
pushes up through the soil and protects the epicotyl.
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Eggs
Definition
Eggs that are laid contain the zygote,
some nutrients, and a mechanism for protection, such as a shell, a jelly-like substance, or an egg case
Term
monotremes
Definition
Mammals that lay eggs
e.g:the duckbill platypus and two species of spiny anteater.
Australia, the island of New Guinea
Term
Marsupials
Definition
embryos do not develop for very long inside the mother’s uterus, so the young are born very tiny and immature.
Term
placenta (placental)
Definition
placental mammals, such as humans
the organ that develops around the fetus and connects to the mother
Term
fetus
Definition
developing offspring
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umbilical cord
Definition
The fetus is attached to the placenta via the umbilical cord, which carries
wastes out of the fetus and nutrients into the fetus.
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