biology plant vocabulary

the plant that will make gametes; the multicellular haploid stage

male organs of the flower including the anther and filament

growth in response to touch

a plant body of nonvascular plants that do not have distinguished roots, stems, or leaves

ripened ovary that protects the ovule

the fertilized egg that results when egg and sperm fuse

sporophyte cells that do meiosis to create haploid spores

female organs of the flower including the ovule, ovary, stigma, and style

the "neck" that sperm travel down to reach the ovule

sex cells, egg and sperm, made by the gametophyte

movement of seeds away from the parent plant

mutualistic relationship between a fungus and a plant that enable them to obtain nutrients from the soil

1 set of chromosomes (n)

pores in plants through which gas exchange occurs

water-store structures

the male gametophyte that gives rise to sperm cells

growth in response to direction of sunlight

the female germ cell that becomes a seed one the egg is fertilized

type of tissue that can story oxygen made in photosynthesis for use in different parts of the plant for cellular resp

powdery substance made of pollen grains

when water, wind, and organisms carry pollen from one plant to another to make fertilization possible

root extensions that grow out of the water and into the air to allow oxygen to diffuse through them

a waxy layer covering the epidermis in vascular plants

vascular tissue that transports water from roots to shoot

clump of identical cells that develops when the zygote undergoes mitosis

green tissue that covers the flower when it is just a bud

vascular tissue that moves minerals from roots to shoots and transports sugars from leaves to other parts

2 sets of chromosomes (2n)

haploid cells that germinate to crease identical copies of themselves to form the gametophytes

colorful structure used to attract specific pollinators

the plant that will make spores; the multicellular diploid stage

opening at the top of the style that sperm travels down to reach the ovule

root-like structure in nonvascular plants

growth in response to direction of gravity

part of the stamen that makes pollen and sits on the end of the filament