Science VOC.txt

*having only one of each type of chromosome normally found in the cells of an organism

*the outermost appendage of a flower; often small green and leaf like

*one of the appendages of a flower; usually colorful; often function to attract pollinators

*the male reproductive structure of a flower; composed of an anther and a filament

*the structure that contains the male gamete of a plant; produced in the anther and covered by a productive coating

*the female reproductive part of a flower; includes the stigma, style, and ovary

*in plants, the part of the pistil connecting the ovules and eventually maturing into the fruit surrounding the seeds; in animals and humans, the female reproductive organ that produces eggs

*the expanded tip of the pistil; receives the pollen

*the process of transferring pollen from the anther to a stigma

*the structure that contains the egg of a plant

*a mature ovule consisting of an embryo and stored food enclosed by a seed coat

*the source of food in a seed that aids growth; sometimes called a seed leaf

*the ripened ovary of a flower