Across
- 2. a cell or organism that has two complete sets of chromosomes
- 4. a cell or organisms that contains only a single set of chromosomes
- 7. pollination of a carpel by pollen from the same plant (two words)
- 10. the calyx and corolla together are referred to as the _________
- 11. After fertilization, the ovule develops into this structure
- 12. the scientific term for a fertilized egg
- 13. with few exceptions, most plants that we see actually represent just one phase of the plant life cycle, which is diploid, and produces spores
- 14. After fertilization, the ovary develops into this structure
Down
- 1. pollination of a carpel by pollen from a different plant (two words)
- 3. all of the petals on a flower together are referred to as a __________
- 5. the shapes of many flowers are strongly affected by these (plural)
- 6. all of the sepals on a flower together are referred to as a __________
- 7. The fusion of a sperm cell and an egg cell, also referred to as fertilization
- 8. this phase of the plant life cycle is haploid, and produces gametes
- 9. the benefit of sexual reproduction is that it almost invariably results in new genetic __________
