BIOL 108 Chp 12 Vocab: Plant and Fungi Diversification
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robswatski Teacher on November 11, 2009
Subjects:
BIOL 108, biology, plant, botany, fungi, fungus
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This flashcard set includes the vocabulary words and definitions from Chp 12: Plant and Fungi Diversification (What is Life? by Jay Phelan, 2010).
Classes:
Intro to Biological Science (BIOL 108) Study Group
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 angiosperm | a type of flowering and fruit-bearing plant that contains vascular tissue and produces seeds enclosed in an ovule within an ovary |
| anther | the part of a flower's male reproductive structure that produces pollen |
| bryophyte | a type of non-vascular plant (liverworts, hornworts, and mosses) that transports water and dissolved nutrients by diffusion |
| carpel | the female reproductive structure of a flower |
| cuticle | an outer waxy layer that covers the surfaces of a plant's leaves and stems in order to prevent the loss of moisture |
| decomposer | an organism that breaks down and feeds on once-living organisms |
| double fertilization | involves two separate fusions of male nuclei (from the pollen grain) with female nuclei (in an ovule) to produce an embryo and endosperm |
| endosperm | a supply of carbohydrates inside a seed that is used during the seed's early growth |
| filament | the supporting stalk of the anther |
| fleshy fruit | the nutrient-rich ovary of a flower that contains seeds which are dispersed by animals after they are eaten |
| flower | the part of an angiosperm that contains the plant's reproductive structures |
| gametophyte | the haploid plant structure that produces gametes |
| gymnosperm | a type of vascular plant that produces seeds on the surface of the scales of a cone-like structure |
| hyphae | long strings of cells that make up the body of a fungus |
| lichen | a fungal organism consisting of chlorophyll-containing bacteria and/or algae that become "partners" in a mutually beneficial relationship |
| mycelium | a mass of interconnecting hyphae that make up the structure of a multicellular fungus |
| mycorrhizae | the fungi that are in symbiotic associations with plant roots |
| nonvascular plant | an organism that does not have vessels to transport water and food |
| ovary | an enclosed chamber that contains one or more ovules in which eggs develop |
| ovule | the specific structure inside the ovary of flowering plants that gives rise to female egg cells |
| plant | a multicellular eukaryote that produces its own food by photosynthesis and has an embryo that develops inside the protected environment of the female parent |
| pollen grain | a structure that contains the male gametophyte of seed plants |
| pollination | the transfer of male reproductive cells to the female part of the flower |
| prothallus | the free-living, heart-shaped, haploid life stage of a fern |
| root | the part of the plant below ground that obtains water, nitrogen, and salts from the soil |
| seed | an embryonic plant with its own supply of water and nutrients encased within a protective coating |
| shoot | the part of the plant above ground that consists of the stem and leaves |
| sporangia | a structure that produces spores |
| spore | a single cell containing DNA, RNA, and a few proteins that can land in a moist, sheltered spot and grow into a new (haploid) organism |
| stamen | the male reproductive structure of a flower |
| vascular plant | an organism that transports water and dissolved nutrients through a system of tubes that extends from the roots through the stem and into the leaves |
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