Chapter 38.1 Flashcards
Fertilization
Gametophytes produce haploid gametes (n) by mitosis
fertilization of gametes produces a sporophyte
Receptacle
Flowers are the reproductive shoots of the angiosperm sporophyte; they attach to a part of the stem called the receptacle
Four Floral Organs:
Sepal
male reproductive structure
Four Floral Organs:
Petals
Four Floral Organs:
Stamen
Four Floral Organs:
Carpel
female reproductive structure
Anther
Style
Stigma
Plant:
Ovary
Pistil
A single carpel or group of fused carpels
Complete Flowers
Complete flowers contain all four floral organs
Incomplete Flowers
Incomplete flowers lack one or more floral organs, for example stamens or carpels
Inflorescences
Clusters of flowers
Microspores
Pollen develops from microspores within the microsporangia, or pollen sacs, of anthers
Pollen Grain
Pollen Tube
Embryo Sac
The embryo sac, or female gametophyte, develops within the ovule
Megaspores
One cell in the megasporangium undergoes meiosis, producing four megaspores, only one of which survives
Pollination
transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
Coevolution
Coevolution is the evolution of interacting species in response to changes in each other
Double Fertilization
discharge of two sperm from the pollen tube into the embryo sac
Endosperm
One sperm fertilizes the egg, and the other combines with the polar nuclei, giving rise to the triploid food-storing endosperm (3n)
Seed Coat