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- 2. grain each of the microscopic particles, typically single cells, of which pollen is composed.
- 6. the transfer of pollen to a stigma, ovule, flower, or plant to allow fertilization.
- 7. the male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament.
- 8. an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus).
- 9. the female organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style, and ovary.
- 12. a small or immature ovum.
- 13. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
- 15. a female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced, present in humans and other vertebrates as a pair.
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- 1. respiration Cellular respiration is the process through which cells convert sugars into energy.
- 3. of generations a pattern of reproduction occurring in the life cycles of many lower plants and some invertebrates, involving a regular alternation between two distinct forms.
- 4. the response of an organism to seasonal changes in day length.
- 5. a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant.
- 6. hormone Any of various hormones produced by plants that control or regulate germination, growth, metabolism, or other physiological activities.
- 7. a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
- 10. the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
- 11. the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus.
- 14. a minute, typically one-celled, reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion, characteristic of lower plants, fungi, and protozoans.
