angiosperm exam Flashcards
angiosperm
phylum anthophyta
origin is 305 MYA
dominated the creatceous period
flowering plants
examples:
angiosperm traits (7)
- Closed carpels
- Flowers and fruits
- Double fertilization =endosperm
two key adaptations of angiosperms
flowers and fruit
monocots
Massive multiple genome
Example:
grasses
Lillies
Orchids
eudicots
“dicots”
examples:
Trees
Shrubs
Herbs
Aradopsis
fruit
ovaries become a fruit
flower
a specialized shoot with up to four types of modified leaves called floral organs
including:
sepals
petals
stamens
carpels
sepals
encloses the flower bud
green color
petals
bright colored (to attract pollinators)
Stamen
Microsporophylls
Male reproductive organs
Have 2 pollen sacks
Carpel
megasporophylls
female reproductive organs
seed
develops from ovule within carpel.
Ovary becomes a fruit!!!!!
Pistil
composed of a single carpel or two or more united carpels.
Anthrocieum
Angiosperm
Closed carpels
Flowers
Double fertilization =endosperm