10/13 Gymnosperms Flashcards
Seedless plants have tiny gametophytes that are dependent on the…?
Sporophyte
Life cycle of a seed plant
Heterospory
Heterospory
Production of two different size of spores and sexes in the same plant.
microspores
smaller, male gametophyte
megaspores
larger, female gametophyte
Innovation
gametophytes develop from spores that are retain by the sporophyte
sperm
travels by pollen
seed plants
sporophyte is dominant
pollen grain
male gametophyte
sperm no longer needs
water
terrestrial adaptations of seed plants
female gametophyte develops inside the ovule
Ovule consists of
Megasporangium, megaspore and the protective tissue (integument)
Megaspore remain within the…
parent sporophyte
Megaspore develops into the..
female gametophyte (has one or more eggs)
adaptation
sporophyte tissue protects the megasporangium after fertilization.
seedless plants have…
vascular tissue in the sporophyte
megasporangium
produces spores
female gametophyte
in the ovule
ovule develop into seeds when?
after fertilization
fact
sperm fertilizes the egg –> zygote –> sporophyte embryo