4 ounces of uncooked pasta (1 cup dried pasta) equals 2 1/2 cups cooked elbow macaroni, shells, rotini, cavatelli, wheels, penne, or ziti. 4 ounces of uncooked or a 1-inch diameter bunch of dry pasta will equal 2 cups cooked spaghetti, angel hair, vermicelli, or linguine. False.
Plants also have sperm and ova cells, but they produce seeds, and planting the seeds produces more plants.  the function:  The egg is the sole provider of such endosymbiotic organelles, including mitochondria within the cytoplasm.
The stamen is a very important part of the flower because it contains the male reproductive organs. The stamen is comprised of the filament, which is the long, slender stalk, and the anther, which is at the top of the filament and is where pollen grains are produced. The pollen grains house the male gametes that must be transferred to the female reproductive organs of the flower in order to fertilize the egg cells.