Chapter 30 Part B: Plant Diversity II (Slide Flashcards
All angiosperms belong to which phylum?
Phylum Anthophyta
What are Angiosperms two key adaptations
Flowers and fruit
An angiosperm structure specialized for sexual reproduction
Flower
What transfers pollen from one flower to the sex organs of another?
Insects or other animals
What is an example of an angiosperm that is wind pollinated?
Grass
Specialized shoot
Flower
Flowers have four types of modified leaves called
Floral organs
Usually green and enclose the flower bud
Sepals
Often brightly colored to attract pollinators; wind-pollinated flowers are not usually brightly colored
Petals
Are microsporophylls, male reproductive organs
Stamens
Are megasporophylls, female reproductive organs
Carpels
Stamen consists of a stalk called a
Filament
A stamen consists of a filament and a terminal sac called a(n)
Anther
Produced within the anthers and develop into pollen grains which contain the male _______________
Microspores; gametophytes
Carpel consists of an ________ at the base of a _______ leading up to a sticky __________ that receives pollen
Ovary; style; stigma
What contains the female gametophyte(s) within the ovule(s)
Ovary
What develop into seeds?
Fertilized ovules
Single carpel or two or more fused carpels
Pistil
Flowers are variable in _______, _______, _________, and ________
Shape, size, color, odor
What kinds of symmetry do flowers have? (2)
Radial and bilateral
This type of symmetry, any imaginary line through the central axis divides the flowers into 2 equal parts
Radial
In what kind of symmetry can a flower only be divided into 2 equal parts by a single imaginary line
Bilateral
As seeds develop, the ovary wall thickens and the ovary matures into a
Fruit
What protects seeds and aid in their dispersal?
Fruit
Mature fruits can be either ______ or _______
Fleshy; dry
Tomatoes, plums, and grapes
Fleshy fruits
Soft ovary wall
Pericarp
Beans, nuts, and grains
Dry fruits
What are ways fruit and seeds and help disperse seeds? (1)
Dandelions; function like parachutes for wind dispersal
What are ways fruit and seeds and help disperse seeds? (2)
Coconuts; adapted to float for dispersal by water
What are ways fruit and seeds and help disperse seeds? (3)
Fruits modified as burrs cling to animal fur
What are ways fruit and seeds and help disperse seeds? (4)
Vividly colored fruits are eaten by animals and dispersed in their feces
What is contained within pollen grains?
Male gametophytes
What are produced by the microsporangia of anthers
Pollen grains
What contains a female gametophyte
Ovary
Ovule developed within the ovary and contains a female gametophyte
Embryo sac