Question 1

adventitious root

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a root that forms in an unusual place, such as along the stem.

Question 2

angiosperm

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plants that produce seeds within fruit.

Question 3

anther

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the part of the stamen where meiosis occurs and pollen is produced.

Question 4

asexual reproduction

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reproduction from vegetative parts of the plant, with offspring being genetically identical to the parent plant.

Question 5

budding

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a form of grafting in which the scion consists of a single bud.

Question 6

bulbil

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tiny aboveground bulbs that form in the axis of leaves.

Question 7

bulblet

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tiny bulbs produced below the ground.

Question 8

callous

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a group of cells with no particular function.

Question 9

calyx

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all the sepals of a flower considered collectively.

Question 10

clone

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offspring that are the genetic duplicates of the parent.

Question 11

complete flower

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flowers that have a full complement of parts, including sepals, petals, stamens, and a pistil.

Question 12

cormel

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small corms that form on a corm.

Question 13

corolla

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the collection of petals on a flower.

Question 14

cross-pollination

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the process in which the pollen of a plant pollinates the flower of another plant.

Question 15

cuttings

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a common and simple method of asexual propagation; cuttings may be made from portions of stems, leaves, or roots.

Question 16

day-neutral plant

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plants unaffected by day length.

Question 17

deciduous

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shedding leaves in the fall.

Question 18

dioecious

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having male and female flowers on separate plants.

Question 19

division

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a method of asexual reproduction in which plant roots or an entire plant may be cut into sections to make two or more plants from the original plant.

Question 20

double fertilization

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a unique process of a flowering plant in which two sperm nuclei from the pollen grain are involved in fertiliation.

Question 21

embryo

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an immature, multicellular plant before it emerges from the seed that has developed from an egg.

Question 22

endosperm

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food storage tissue in the seed consisting primarily of starches used by the embryo.

Question 23

explant

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small pieces of a plant, no larger than a square centimeter, that are carefully removed from the growing tip of the parent plant.

Question 24

fertilization

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the fusion of the sperm and the egg nuclei.

Question 25

filament

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the stalk of a stamen that holds the anther.

Question 26

flower

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reproductive organs found on angiosperms.

Question 27

gametophyte

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the haploid stage of a life cycle that produces gametes.

Question 28

grafting

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the process in which the stem of one plant is made to grow on the roots of another plant.

Question 29

gymnosperm

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plants that produce seeds that are either exposed or borne on the scales of cones.

Question 30

imperfect flower

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flowers that are either male or female.

Question 31

incompatibility

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genetic mechanisms that prevent a plant's pollen from growing pollen tubes on styles of the same plant, resulting in a condition of self-sterility.

Question 32

incomplete flower

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flowers that lack one or more of the four flower parts.

Question 33

layering

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a method of asexual reproduction in which roots form on a stem while the stem is still attached to the parent plant.

Question 34

leaf-bud cutting

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a method of asexual reproduction in which the leaf blade, the petiole, a bud at the base of the petiole, and a portion of the stem are removed from the parent plant.

Question 35

leaf cutting

Accepted Answer

a method of asexual reproduction in which entire leaves or portions of leaves are removed from the parent plant.

Question 36

leaf-petiole cutting

Accepted Answer

a method of asexual reproduction in which the leaf blade is taken from the parent plant, along with the petiole.

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