Reproductive Systems and Plant Development

The male reproductive gland, producing sperm.

The female reproductive gland, producing eggs.

Inner lining of the uterus.

First half of ovarian cycle, estrogen production.

Second half of ovarian cycle, progesterone production.

Hormone that promotes follicle development.

Inhibits FSH and LH production to prevent ovulation.

Release of an egg from the ovary.

Plant sperm are delivered to the ovule by a pollen tube, not swimming in water or carried by wind or insects.

The filament in a flower produces pollen, not a pollen grain, which is produced within the anther

Pollen grains develop from microspores within the anther.

Double fertilization produces a 2n zygote and a 3n endosperm within the ovary.

The diploid sporophyte produces spores that grow into the haploid gametophyte.

The haploid gametophyte produces gametes, which combine to produce a new diploid sporophyte.

A bisexual flower contains both stamens and carpels.

In a eudicot seed, the zygote develops into the embryo and the endosperm nourishes it.

Fleshy fruits are often dispersed by animals eating the fruit, passing the seeds in their feces.

The male and female gametophytes of flowering plants are produced in the flower (specifically the anther and ovule).

Double fertilization takes place within the ovule of a flower.

Estrogen and progesterone exert negative feedback on FSH and LH, preventing follicle development and ovulation if present in high levels.

The sporophyte (diploid) produces spores that develop into the gametophyte (haploid). In contrast, the gametophyte produces gametes that fuse to create the new sporophyte.

Microspores mature into pollen grains within the anther of a flower

Double fertilization combines a female gamete with two male gametes in flowering plants forming a zygote and endosperm