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1
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albuminous

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has endosperm

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2
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incomplete flower

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flower with missing whorl(s)

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3
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coenocytic

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condition where nuclei is free floating within cytoplasm

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4
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zygosporangium

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formed from diploid nuclei from fertilization, undergoes meiosis

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5
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yeasts

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unicellular fungi

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6
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ectomycorrhizal fungi

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forms sheaths around roots and penetrates between root cells

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7
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glyceraldehyde

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sugar produced in photosynthesis

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8
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paraphyletic group

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common ancestor and some, but not all, of its descendants

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ovule

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indehiscent, integumented megasporangium with one functional megaspore

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10
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sporophyll

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modified leaf that bears sporangia

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sporangium

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multicellular individual which bears sporocytes which bear spores

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12
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gametophyte

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multicellular haploid individual

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gametangium

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multicellular haploid structure that produces gametes

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14
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stamen

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fertile floral structure consisting of an anther and filament; bears pollen

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15
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epicotyl

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part of the embryo in a seed that becomes the upper part of the stem and leaves

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16
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apothecium

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cup-shaped ascocarp (bears asci)

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17
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hypha/e

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filament of fungal cells; forms mycelium

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18
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hartig net

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a dense hyphal mass surrounding the roots in an ectomycorrhizal association

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19
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gamete

A

haploid cell that goes into fertilization

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20
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zygote

A

diploid cell produced by fertilization

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21
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ovuliferous scale

A

specialized stems that form female cone of conifers; has ovules that develop into seeds

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22
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seed

A

fertilized ovule

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23
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integument

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a protective layer around sporangium

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24
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micropyle

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an opening through the integument(s) of ovule through which pollen enters to fertilize egg

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25
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funiculus

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a stalk-like structure that connects the ovule with the ovary wall

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26
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nucellus

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megasporangium that contains embryo

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27
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dehiscence

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natural breaking open of structure to release reproductive structures

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28
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sporocyte

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diploid cell that produces spores by meiosis

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29
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pollen

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microspore containing very reduced microgametophyte

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30
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generative cell

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the cell that divides through mitosis and forms two sperm cells

31
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pollination (gymnosperms)

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bringing microgametophyte inside microspore inside ovule

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pollination (angiosperms)

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bringing microgametophyte contained in pollen grain into stigma of carpal

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pollination syndrome

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a set of adaptation in a plant that maximize pollination depending on its vector

34
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seed dispersal syndrome

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set of adaptations in a plant that maximizes its seed dispersal depending on its vector

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dioecious

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having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals

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monoecious

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having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal

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calyx

A

whorl of sepals

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corolla

A

whorl of petals

39
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androecium

A

whorl of stamens

40
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gynoecium

A

whorl of carpals

41
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connation

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fusion of parts within same whorl

42
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adnation

A

fusion of parts between different whorls

43
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syncarpous

A

fused carpals

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apocarpous

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unfused carpals

45
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carpel

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fertile floral structure on flower consisting of style and stigma; captures pollen

46
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anther

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pollen-bearing structure on stamen

47
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pistil

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unit of carpels within a flower

48
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ovary

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a flower structure that encloses and protects ovules and seeds as they develop

49
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locule

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an opening inside the ovary where the ovules are found

50
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style

A

stalk that supports the stigma (in a carpel)

51
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stigma

A

floral structure that captures pollen

52
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placenta

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floral structure within ovary where ovule attaches

53
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embryo sac

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female gametophyte within ovule of angiosperms

54
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endosperm

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a nutrient-rich tissues that provides nourishment to the developing embryo

55
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exalbuminous

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has no endosperm

56
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hypocotyl

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part of a plant embryo directly below the cotyledons, forming a connection with the radicle

57
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radicle

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first organ to emerge from germinating seed

58
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hypanthium

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the cuplike structure of a flower from receptacle which bears the floral whorls

59
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complete flower

A

flower with all whorls present

60
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perfect flower

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flower with no fertile whorls missing

61
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imperfect flower

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flower with 1 or more fertile whorls missing

62
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fruit

A

mature ovary of a flower

63
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simple fruit

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develops from a single carpel of one flower

64
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aggregate fruit

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developed from a single flower that has more than one carpel

65
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accessory fruit

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fruit derived from tissues other than the ovary

66
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pericarp

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ovary wall in fruit

67
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chitin

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polysaccharide found in arthropod exoskeletons and fungal cell walls

68
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glycogen

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storage carbohydrate in animals and fungi

69
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clamp connection

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a bypass formed during cell division in basidiomycetes that aids distribution on nuclei

70
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ascus (asci)

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a structure within the fruiting body where spores are formed during sexual reproduction

71
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cleistothecium

A

ball-shaped ascocarp

72
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perithecium

A

flask-shaped ascocarp

73
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apothecium

A

cup-shaped ascocarp (bears asci)

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