Ch. 24: Reproduction in Flowering Plants
stamen: male part of a flower
anthers: structures where pollen grains
carpels: produces and shelters the female gametophyte & seeds
stigma: sticky or feathery portion at the top of the style
pistil: single carpel or multiple carpels fused together
embryo sac: eight nuclei and their surrounding membrane
double fertilization: two distinct fertilizations that occur inside the embryonic sac
sexual reproduction
2 fertilizations
first fertilization: makes embryo
second fertilization: makes food
stamen: male part of a flower
anthers: structures where pollen grains
carpels: produces and shelters the female gametophyte & seeds
stigma: sticky or feathery portion at the top of the style
pistil: single carpel or multiple carpels fused together
embryo sac: eight nuclei and their surrounding membrane
double fertilization: two distinct fertilizations that occur inside the embryonic sac
sexual reproduction
2 fertilizations
first fertilization: makes embryo
second fertilization: makes food