Capter 17 Vocab. Flashcards
A flowering plant, which forms seeds inside a protective chamber called and ovary
Angiosperm
A sac in which pollen grains develop, located at the tip of a flowers stamen
Anther
A group of plants that lack xylem and phloem; a non vascular plant. Includes mosses and their close relatives.
Bryophytes
The female part of a flower,consisting of a stalk with an ovary at the base and a stigma, which traps pollen, at the tip.
Carpel
The green algal group that shares two ultra structural features with pants plants. Considered the closest relatives of land plants.
Charophyeans
A gymnosperm, or naked seed plant that produces cones
Conifer
A waxy coating on the surface of stems and leaves that help retain water
Cuticle
2 different haploid nuclei are present during the sexual reproduction stage of a fungus
Dikaryotic phase
Another name for land plants, recognizing that land plants share the same common derived trait of multicellular,dependent embryos
Embryophyte
Reproducing structure in an angiosperm
Flower
A ripened, thickened ovary of a flower, which protects dorment seeds and aids in their dispersal
Fruit
Mushrooms
Fruiting body
A reproductive organ that houses and protects the gametes of a plant
Gametangia
A naked seed plant. It’s seed is said to be naked because it is not enclosed in a fruit
Gymnosperm
One of many filaments making up the body of a fungus
Hyphae