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Ch 30. Plant Diversity II

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embryo and nutrients surrounded by a protective coat
reduced gametophytes, heterospory, ovules, pollen
produces haploid megaspores that give rise to female gametophytes via mitosis
produces haploid microspores that give rise to male gametophytes via mitosis
develop into pollen grains and contain male gametophytes
the transfer of pollen to the part of a seed plant containing the ovules
the need for a film of water and can be dispersed great distances via air or animal
gives rise to a pollen tube that discharges two sperm into the female gametophye within the ovule
remain dormant for days to years, until condition are favorable for germination. and they may be transported long distances by wind or animals
gymnosperms, no fruit
cycadophyta (cycads), gingkophyta , coniferophyta (conifers such as pine, fir, and redwood)
gymnosperms and angiosperms
appear early in fossil record and dominated Mesozioc terrestrial ecosystem, they are better suited than nonvascular plants to drier conditions, today dominate in the northern latitudes
large cones and palm like leaves, thrived during Mesozoic, few exist today
one living species: ginkgo biloba, high tolerance to air pollution and is a popular ornamental tree, female tree is stinky
the largest gymnosperm phyla, most are evergreens and carry out photosynthesis year round
douglas fir, european larch, bristlecone pine, sequoia, common juniper
thought to reach an age far greater than any other single living organism, up to 5,000 years
dominance of the sporophyte generation, development of seeds from fertilized ovules, transfer of sperm to ovules by pollen
pine tree= sporophyte, produces sporangia in males and female cones, cones produce microspores called pollen grains, each contains a male gametophyte, larger cones contain ovules, produce megaspores that develop into female gametophyte, nearly three years for cone production to mature seed
seed plants with reproductive structures called flowers and fruits, most widespread and diverse of all plants
all angiosperms are classified in this single phylum
angiosperm structure specialized for sexual reproduction, some species pollinated by insects or animals, others by wind
enclose the flower
brightly colored and attract pollinators
produce pollen on their terminal anthers
which produce ovules, consists of an ovary at the base and a style leading up to a stigma, where pollen is received
typically consists of a mature ovary but can also include other flower parts, protect seeds and aid in their dispersal, can be either fleshy or dry
tomato, grapefruit, nectarine, milkweed, hazelnut
flower of the sporophyte is composed of both male and female structures, male gametophytes in pollen grains produced by microsporangia of anthers, female gametophytes (or embryo sac), develops within an ovule in an ovary at the base of a stigma, pollen grain lands on a stigma germinates and pollen tube of the male gametophyte grows down the ovary, double fertilization occurs.
most flowers have a mechanism to ensure this which is fertilization of flowers by different plants of the same species
the pollen tube discharges two sperm into the female gametophyte within an ovule, one sperm fertilizes the egg, while the other combines with two nuclei in the central cell of the female gametophyte ad initiates development of food storing endosperm
nourishes the developing embryo
consists of a root and two seed leaves called cotyledons
seed leaves that are in the embryo
monocots and dicots
more than one quarter of angiosperm species are these, have one cotyledon, parallel veins, scattered vascular tissue, fibrous roots, pollen grain with one opening, flowers in multiples of threes
more than two thirds of angiosperm species are these, two cotyledons, netlike veins, vascular tissue arranged in a ring, taproot present, pollen grain with three openings, flowers in multiples of four or five
most primitive flowering plant, most are big and all white, include magnolias, laurels, and black pepper plants, more closely related to monocots
destruction of habitat causes extinction, this is often accompanied by loss of animal species that plants support, at this rate, 50% of Earth's species will become extinct within the next 100-200 years
flowers, seeds, and fruit
orchids, lilies, plams, grasses like barley
rose, poppi, zucchini
pollination of flowers and transport of seeds by animals, pseudocopulation (bees ejaculating on flowers), pheromones

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