Chapter 20 - Reproduction in Plants

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Self incompatibility

(C) ________- When a pollen grain of a flower happens to land on the stigma of the same flower or another flower on the same plant, a biochemical block prevents the pollen grain from germinating.

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zygote

Cell that will divide and develop into the embryo.

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micropyle

The opening through which the pollen tube enters the ovule in the ovule wall

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ovule

the structure which will develop into a fruit.

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generative nucleus

The ________ divides to form two male gametes.

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Gametes

reproductive cells that contain half the number of chromosomes as a normal body cell.

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endosperm nucleus

The ________ will divide and give rise to the endosperm, a food storage tissue that will nourish the developing embryo.

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Self pollination

the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower, or from the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower on the same plant.

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insect

When the ________ enters the flower, pollen grains from the anthers stick onto the ________.

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Insect pollinated flowers

The type of pollinated flowers that contain nectar.

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Reproduction

the biological process by which new organisms are produced to ensure the perpetuation of the species.

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Pollination

the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma, enabling fertilisation.

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Cross pollination

the transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of a flower of another plant belonging to the same species.

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