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 Stamen: The part of the flower that produces pollen |
 Ovule: Part of the ovary that is the female gametophyte and that after fertilization becomes the seed. |
 Stigma: The part of the carpel where the pollen must land for fertilization to occur. |
 Egg: Egg cells develop in ovules, tiny structures embedded in the ovary at the base of the pistil. |
 Style: Tube that makes up part of the carpel. |
 Gamete: Gametes are an organism's reproductive cells. They are also referred to as sex cells. Female gametes are called ova or egg cells, and male gametes are called sperm. Gametes are haploid cells, and each cell carries only one copy of each chromosome. |
 Anther: The structure that contains pollen in a flower. |
 Pollen: Pollen is the collective name for the more or less microscopic grains that seed plants produce, each of which contains a microgametophyte. |
 Ovary: Large bottom part of the carpel where the ovules are contained. |
 Pistil: Similar to a carpel, this term also refers to the female parts of the flower. Pistils may be separate, one for each carpel, or fused together into a compound pistil. |
 Carpel: “Female” part of the flower; includes the stigma, style, and a single ovary. Flowers may have one or several carpels. |
Angiosperm: A plant of a large group that comprises those that have flowers and produce seeds enclosed within a carpel, including herbaceous plants, shrubs, grasses, and most trees.
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 Sepals: The green outside of the flower. |
Petals: Each of the segments of the corolla of a flower, which are modified leaves and are typically coloured.
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 Corolla: The petals of a flower collectively. |
Gamettophytes: Is one of the two alternating phases in the life cycle of plants and algae.
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