Chapter 38 Flashcards
a flowering plant is a __________________
diploid sporophyte
-the female sporangium is located within the flower’s _______
ovary
a single sporocyte within the sporangium undergoes meiosis to produce _________________ spores
4 haploid
three of four spores ______________________ having just one functional spore
degenerate
in an embryo sac the spore undergoes mitosis ______ times to grow into an - female gametocyte
3 times
8 celled female gametophyte
-two center cells 0f a embryo sac are _________________
central cells
three cells at one end are called _________
antipodes
two of three cells at the other end are called _____________
synergid
third cell of the other end is the ______________
egg
angiosperm, female gametophytes do not contain _______________
archegonia
the 8 celled female gametophyte is called an _______________
embryo sac
the embryo sac developed within the _____________________ which is surrounded by the integument
female sporangium
the entire embryo sac, female sporangium, and integument is an ______________ located in the flower’s _______________
ovule
ovary
male sporangio are located within a flower’s _____________
anthers
male sporocytes within the sporangia undergo _____________ to produce ____________________. all remain viable
meiosis
haploid spores
male angiosperm spores undergo ________ just once producing ____________________________
mitosis
male gametophytes with only two cells
male gametophyte cells (2)
- one tube cell
- one generative cell
these two celled male gametophytes are ______________
pollen grains
during pollination the tube cell elongates to form a ___________________
polen tube
the pollen tube extends to the ovule in the ovary where it passes through the integument and sporangium to contact _______________
the embryo sac