Exam 2 Angiosperms Flashcards
Beetle, bats
Strong or putrid odor in flowers
Bird pollinated flowers
Little odor, bright colors, abundant nectar.
Eg. Hibiscus, birds of paradise, bromelia are pollinated by hummingbirds
Wind pollinated flowers
No nectar, dull colors, and odorless. They produce more pollen.
Eg. Grasses walnuts oak
Outcrossing
Transfer of pollen to a different plant.
Dioecious plants: willow, marijuana
Monoecious: pine, corn
Seeds with large endosperm
Wheat, rice, barley
Seeds with Food reserves stored in cotyledons
Peas, peanuts, sunflower, soy beans
Mature seed water content
5-20% water content
Germination req.
Water, adequate temp., oxygen
Suckers
The roots can produce buds that can form new plants (aspens, willows)
Adventitious plantlet; asexual reproduction
Maternity plant (kalanchoe)
Asexual reproduction; apomixis
Seed produces embryo without fertilization
Eg. Citrus, dandelions
Indeterminate growth
Plant keeps growing all it’s life because meristematic cells divide in the apical meristem
RAM and SAM produce 3 primary or derivative meristems:
Protoderm, ground meristem, and pro cambium
Lateral meristems (secondary growth) develop from:
Procambium and ground tissue
Periderm
Produced by cork cambium (developed by secondary phloem) and it is the dermal tissue of plants with secondary growth. Consists of dead cells impermeable to air and water
Lenticels
Openings in the periderm allow air to enter the stem
Bark
All tissues outside the vascular cambium
Origin of flowers
Shoot apical meristem. Turn into ‘floral meristems’ which produce flowers
Plant tissues (each organ) :
Dermal tissue
Ground tissue
Vascular tissue
Epidermal cells
Tightly connected to each other. Outer wall covered by cuticle that reduces transpiration
Guard cells
Surround stomatal pores (where gas exchange takes place).
Control opening of stomata
Trichomes
Outgrowths of epidermis.
-reflects light, reduce transpiration, defense
E.g. Physical barrier to herbivores (cotton)
Chemical deterrent (mint)
Root epidermis
Lacks stomata and cuticle is thin or absent.
Root hairs that absorb water and minerals
Ground tissues
Parenchyma
Chollenchyma
Sclerenchyma