106 Gymnosperms

The reproductive organ of most gymnosperms is some form of a ______________________.

• cone

• flower

• branch

• stem

• root

Plants with seeds in cones are called?

• gymnosperms
• angiosperms
• flowers
• mosses

What do male cones produce?

• spores
• pollen
• eggs
• seeds

Female cones produce________.

• spores

• cones

• pollen

• ovules

The joining of sperm and eggs in the female cone is called?

• pollination

• germination

• fertilization

• dispersal

How is pollen able to move from a male cone to a female cone?

• blows loose in the wind
• through tiny little water droplets

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

After the zygote is created from fertilization, what happens next in development?

• sporophyte

• embryo inside a seed

• microgametophyte

Is the seedling inside the seed a sporophyte or a gametophyte?

• sporophyte

• Neither. The seedling is N+N

• gametophyte

Are microsporocytes or microspore mother cells male or female?

• male

• female

Does the gametophyte or sporophyte produce cones?

• gametophyte

• sporophyte

• Both phases of life produce cones