ZOOL 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Epicotyl, Parthenogenesis, Habituation
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3 main parts of a leaf: blade: flat part, petiole: stem, veins: lines in leaf. What is pollination: transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma. What is pollen: produced by anther and contains sperm cells, transfers male chromosomes to the female part of the plant. Male & female parts: male stamen, female pistil. What is an anther and what does it do: saclike structure on top of filament, produces pollen. What is a filament: short stalk that holds anther. Parts of the pistil: stigma, style, pollen tube, ovary, and ovule. What is a stigma and what does it do: sticky part on top of the style that catches pollen. What is an ovary and what does it do: female part that produces the ovules (eggs, where seeds develop. What are ovules and what do they do: female sex cells/eggs, becomes seeds when fertilized.
