microsporangium
a spore case containing microspores
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
microsporangium
The sporangium from which the microspores are formed, which in higher plants is the pollen sac.
microsporangium The structure (sporangium) in which microspores are produced.
microspore Haploid cells produced by meiosis in the anthers of angiosperms; four microspores are produced from a single microsporocyte.
which develop in the microsporangium and
which will germinate and develop into the male gametophyte generation and
megaspores
which develop in the megasporangium and
which will develop into the female gametophyte generation.
microspore mother cell Cells in the microsporangium that undergo meiosis to produce microspores. In flowering plants the microspore is known as the pollen grain, and contains a three-celled male.
pollen grains The containers for male gametophytes of seed plants produced in a microsporangium by meiosis. Microspores produced by seed plants that contain the male gametophyte. PICTURE ...
Pollination
Transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma in angiosperms or from the microsporangium to the micropyle in gymnosperms.
Cf. autogamy.
Related Terms:
Pollination
Transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma in angiosperms or from the microsporangium to the micropyle in gymnosperms.
 See also: Angiosperm, Trans, Anther, Plant, Flower
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