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| A fruit composed primarily of tissue other than ovary tissue. Apples, plums, and pears are examples of accessory fruit. |
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| A flower type that can be divided into halves in more than one longitudinal plane (also called radially symmetrical plane) |
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| The terminal pollen sacs of a stamen in an angiosperm flower where pollen grains with male gametes develop. |
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| A sperm-producing structure in an alga and some fungi. |
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| multicellular female reproductive organ in certain plans; a gametangium where eggs are produced |
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| a haploid spore produced within an ascus of a sac fungus (ascomycete) |
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| an organism capable of synthesizing organic molecules (food) from inorganic molecules |
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| A reproductive cell of basidiomycetes, where nuclear fusion to form a diploid cell followed by meiosis occurs to produce basidiospores. |
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| a simple fleshy fruit that develops from a superior ovary wall. Ex: tomatoes, peppers, blueberries |
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| the leaves of a plant embryo, which in some plants enlarge and function as a storage site for nutrients to support early growth after seed germination. |
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| aquatic, unicellular algae characterized by a cell wall composed of two silica-impregnated valves |
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| a kind of angiosperm characterized by the presence of two cotyledons in the seed. Flowers in pairs of four or five. Non-parallel leaf venetian and vascular bundles in rings. |
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| a plant at an early stage of development. An embryo develops from a zygote and may begin growth immediately or become dormant until germination. |
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| A plant tissue of angiosperm seeds that stores nutrients; the endosperm of an angiosperm is typically 3n in chromosome number. It is produced by fusion of a sperm and polar nuclei. |
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| Portion of plant embryo that develops to become part of the stem, above a cotyledonary node. |
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| The fusion of two haploid gametes to form a diploid zygote. |
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| A mature ovary enclosing a seed or seeds. |
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| A reproductive structure of a fungus or slime mold in which spores are produced. |
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| The process by which a spore or seed ends dormancy and resumes metabolism, development, and growth. |
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| The carpel or carpels of an angiosperm flower. |
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| Basal extension of a multicellular alga that attaches it to a solid object. |
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| a single filament of cells that makes up the vegetative body of a fungus. |
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| Portion of a plant embryo that contributes to the root development. THe hypocotyl is below the cotyledonary node. |
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| A member of the pea, or bean, family; also the fruit of this family |
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| an alga and fungus forming a single thallus and coexisting in a symbiotic relationship. |
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| The center portion of an organ. (Middle layer in lichen cross section. usually looks white and fuzzy) |
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| A plante spore that will germinate to become a female gametophyte |
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| A spore that develops to produce the male gametophyte |
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| A type of angiosperm in which the seed has only a single cotyledon. Flowers parts in multiples of 3, Parallel venetian, and vasc bundles are scattered. |
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| The mass of hyphae that constitutes the body of a fungus. |
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| A unicellular female reproductive organ of some non-vascular plants and fungi that contains a single or several eggs. |
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| The female reproductive structure in a seed plant that contains the megasporangium where meiosis occurs and the female gametophyte is produced. Ovules mature to become seeds |
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| The stalk of a flower in an inflorescence |
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| a flower having stamens and carpels contained in the same organ. |
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| The fruit wall that forms from the wall of a mature ovary |
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| Modified leaf occuring in a flower. Petals are often colored and functional in attracting pollinators: collectively called the corolla |
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| a mature microspore containing the male gametophyte generation of seed plants. |
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| A passageway formed after germination of a pollen grain that permits passage of male gametes into an ovule. |
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| The delivery by wind, water, or animals of pollen to the stigma of a seed plant leading to fertilization. |
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| A minute hairlike extension of a fungus or plant that functions in nutrient and water absorption. |
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| A plant reproductive body developed from a matured ovule and consists of aslant embryo with a food reserve enclose din a protective seed coat. |
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| The outer protective epidermal layer of a seed. |
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| outermost whorl of flower structures beneath the petals; collectively called the CALYX |
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| a ripened ovary derived from one carpel or several united carpels. |
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| a reproductive structure of a flower, comprised of a filament and an anther, where pollen grains are produced. |
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| The upper portion of the pistil of a flower. Pollen grains become attached to the stigma. |
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| The long slender portion of the pistil of a flower |
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| a type of flower where the ovary is free and separate from the calyx. |
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| the union of haploid gametes in the formation of a diploid cell. a fertilized egg. |
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| Mushroom gills where the hymenium is located for reproduction. |
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| Sterile cells close to the basidum in the lamella |
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| Part of a symbiotic relationship in lichens. Gains sugars and nitrogen and are usually from the ascomycota phylum. |
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| Lichen thallus that appears to be shrub-like and will look identical on all sides. |
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| Bottom layer in lichen thallus, may or may not be present. Where rhizoids attach. |
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1) Lammellate (Gills)
2) Poroid (Tubes)
3) Dentate (teeth)
4) Smooth |
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| Small bypass loop in Basidios |
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| A round or flask-shaped fruiting body with a pore through which the spores are discharged. |
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| a lichen that has a green alga for its photobiont.. |
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| a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi. |
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| Reproduced Asexually through budding. Important for bread making and the production of fermented beverages. |
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| closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay... |
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| Part of a symbiotic relationship in lichens. Either green alga or cyanobacteria. Benefits: Gets a home, h20, and nutrients. |
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| A surface consisting mainly of spore-bearing structures |
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| Structures that hold basidiospores onto the basidia. |
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| Leaf-like Lichen thallus with distinct upper and lower surface often with different colors. |
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| Cell wall of fungi, enclosing the hyphae |
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| Ecological Importance of Lichens |
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1) Rock soil erosion
2) Nitrogen to ecosystems
3) Can be used to detect air qualities
4) Food-Reindeer
5)Nesting Material- birds, squirrels |
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| Upper layer in lichen thallus, ascocarps are present on this part. |
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| Contain all three:Cyanobacteria, green alga, and mycobiont. |
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| Crust-like thallus. Hard to pick off trees, almost looks like part of bark |
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| Mycobiont + cyanobacteria. Usually blue-green, black or brown |
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