ovules: the protective structures that contain
egg cells produced by the female.
P
Pacinian corpuscles: the touch and pain
receptors on the skin,
muscles, and
tendons.
Full article >>>The female reproductive
organ is the
carpel: this contains an
ovary with
ovules (which contain female
gametes).
Full article >>>The
ovary contains one or more
ovules, which in turn contain one female
gametophyte, also referred to in
angiosperms as the
embryo sac. Some
plants, such as cherry, have only a single
ovary which produces two
ovules.
Full article >>>The megasporangia, called
ovules, develop within the
ovary.
Meiosis of the
megaspore mother
cell in each
ovule produces 4
haploid cells:
a large
megaspore and
3 small
cells that disintegrate.
Full article >>>(Gr.
gymnos
=naked;
sperm=
seed): Woody
plants whose life histories include alternation of generations and
ovules are not enclosed in a
carpel. The pollen typically germinates on the surface of the
ovule. A
super
classin the
sperm plants ( ...
Full article >>>pistil. Female part of the
flower, usually consisting of
ovules,
ovary,
style, and
stigma.
pollinator. The agent of pollen
transfer, usually bees.
pollinizer. The producer of pollen; the
variety used as a source of pollen for
cross-pollination.
Full article >>>carpel The reproductive unit of
angiosperms composed of a
placental surface and
ovules. A component of the
gynoecium.
carpellate A uni
sexual flower having
carpels but no
stamens.
carpo
spore spores produced by the carpo
sporophyte form of red
algae ...
Full article >>>1) In
flowers, the portion of a
carpel in which the
egg-containing
ovules develop. (2) In
animals, the structure that produces female
gametes and reproductive
hormones.
oviduct[L.
ovum,
egg + ductus, duct] ...
Full article >>>ovary -- In
flowering
plants, the part of the
flower which encloses the
ovules. When the
ovary matures, it becomes the fruit.
ovule -- In
seed plants, the structure which gives rise to the
seed.
Full article >>>ovary (1) in
flowers, the portion of a
carpel in which the
egg-containing
ovules develop. (2) in
animals, the structure that produces female
gametes and reproductive
hormones.
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