Angiosperms

Question 1

what do phylogenetic trees show?

Answer 1

evolutionary history and current relationships, inferred using modern analytical tools

Question 2

what do we assume about mutations?

Answer 2

that theyre fixed at different rates, using this grade of change we can look at relationships between species and date when things diverged

Question 3

life cycle of an angiosperm?

Answer 3

anther produces pollen
transferred to stigma where in develops into a pollen tube carrying two sperm
one fertilises the nucleus producing the zygote
the other triggers the endosperm

Question 4

what is special about the endosperm?

Answer 4

only lasts while theres a seed - source of nutrition

Question 5

difference between mono and dicots in terms of seeds?

Answer 5

monocots had one initial seed

dicots had two

Question 6

whats special about nomenclature of plants?

Answer 6

includes reference to the author

strict regulation

Question 7

when did photosynthesis originate?

Answer 7

2bya

Question 8

when did eukaryotes originate?

Answer 8

1.5-0.9 bya

Question 9

when did land and flowering plants originate?

Answer 9

438mya

246-144mya

Question 10

what else is included in plant book collections?

Answer 10

dried ones, finder and where it was collected

Question 11

what does the fibonacci sequence have to do with flowers

Answer 11

why flower petals occur in 3, 4, 5s

optimal packing