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Science 9 chpt 3 set three
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9th Grade
01/07/2011

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Hermaphrodite [her-MAF-ruh-dite]
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an organism that produces both male and female sex cells
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Hypocotyl
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the part of the plant embryo that pushes up through the soil and protects the Epicotyl
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Internal fertilization
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the union of the sperm and egg inside the female
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Meiosis [my-OH-sis
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the process that produces gametes, which have half the chromosome number as the parent
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Meiosis I
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the first phase of meiosis
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Meiosis II
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the second phase of meiosis; produces haploid gametes
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Ovary
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a structure in the flower that contains the eggs; in animals the organ in which egg cells mature and are released
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Ovum
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(plural is ova) see egg
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Petal
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coloured leaf-like structure found on most flowers; attracts organisms such as pollinators
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Pistil
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the female reproductive structure of a flower
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