ch 30 plant diversity II Flashcards
seed
consists of an embryo and its food supply, surrounded by a protective coat
heterospory
2 kinds of spores
integument
a layer of sporophyte tissue, envelopes and protects the megasporangium
ovule
the whole structure, megasporangium, megaspore, and integument
pollen grain
microspore developes into this
consists of a male gametophyte enclosed in the pollen walls
pollination
the transfer of pollem to the part of a seed that contains the ovules
conifers
cone bearing plants, pines, firs, red woods
sepals
green and encloses flower before opening
petals
brightly colored to attract pollenators
stamens
produce microspores that develope into pollen grains containing male gametophytes
filament
stalk
anther
pollen is produced
carpals
megaspore, femal gametophyte
stigma
tip that recieves pollen
style
leads from stigma to ovary