Definitions- Chapter 4 Flashcards

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Anther Definition

A

The part of the flower that produces pollen.

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Asexual reproduction definition

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A form of reproduction where only one parent produces the offspring and no joining sperm and eggs is involved

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3
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Petal Definition

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Colour and design attract insects

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4
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Nectar Definition

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Produces sugar and fragrance to attract animals

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5
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Stamen Definition

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Male organ of flower, the filament and anther

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Filament Definition

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Supports anther

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7
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Carpel Definition

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Female organ of flower consists of stigma, style, ovary and ovule

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8
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Stigma Definition

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Pollen is deposited here during pollination

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Style Definition

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Supports stigma, pollen grows a pollen tube down the style ovary

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Ovary Definition

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Store ovules, location of fertilisation and seed development

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Ovule Definition

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Female sex cell produced in ovary

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12
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Pollen Definition

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Male sex cell produced in pollen sacks of the anther

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Embryo Definition

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A developing offspring at a very early stage of development before the major organ systems are formed

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Fallopian tubes Definition

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Tubes down which the egg passes for fertilisation

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Foetus Definition

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The stage of development when most of the major organs and systems are present.

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16
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Germination Definition

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When the young growing plant sprouts out of the seed

17
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Hermaphrodite Definition

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An individual with both male and female sex cells Eg a tape worm

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Mitosis Definition

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When the cell nucleus divides into two nuclei

19
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Ovaries def

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Organs that produce eggs

20
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Parthenogenesis Definition

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A form of reproduction where offspring develop from eggs that have not been fertilised by male sperm

21
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Reproduction Definition

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The process of parents producing new individuals or offspring

22
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Scrotum Definition

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A sac that hangs outside the body containing the testes

23
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Semen Definition

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A mixture of sperm and other fluid released from the penis

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Sexual reproduction Definition

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The process of a sperm and an egg joining together and then growing into a new individual

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Sperm duct Definition
A tube carrying sperm from the testes to the urethra
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Uterus Definition
The organ in which the foetus grows and develop
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Zygote Definition
The first cell of the new individual after fertilisation