Plant Terms Flashcards
Antheridium
A haploid structure or organ producing and containing male gametes (sperm)
Archegonium
multicellular structure or organ in certain plants producing and containing the ovum or female gamete (eggs)
Chytrid
any simple, microscopic, aquatic fungus that does not typically form mycelium
Dikaryotic
characterized by the presence of two nuclei in each cell
Diploid
containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent
Embrophyte
land plant
Gametangium
a cell or organ in which gametes are developed
Gamete
a mature male or female cell (sperm or egg)
Gametophyte
the haploid, multicellular, sexual, reproductive stage in plants and algae that develops from spores and that gives rise to the male and female gametes which unite during fertilization from the zygote
Haploid
having or involving one sort of homologous chromosomes
Haustorium
a nutrient absorbing outgrowth of a fungus or parasitic plant that penetrates the tissues of the host organism
Hypha
each of the branching filaments that make up the mycelium of a fungus
Mycelium
a root like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread like hyphae
Rhizoids
a rootlike structure
Seed
the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing
