ferns + seed plants Flashcards
what is the difference between flowering plants and gymnosperms?
gymnosperms have exposed seeds, flowering have hidden seeds in ovary
what is the product of sexual reproduction in the seed plants?
plant embryo / seed
a male sex organ in flowering plants is called
stamen
what is the difference between pollination and fertilization?
pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma
fertilization is when the pollen grain gets from the ovary, it fuses with the egg cells
what is a zygote?
fertilized egg
how many sperm cells does a pollen grain contain?
2
a female sex organ in flowering plants is called
pistil
why are gymnosperms called naked seed plants?
because they are exposed on the scales of the cone
do bryophytes have vascular bundles?
no
bryophyte are divided into 2 classes
mosses, liverworts
name two types of vascular bundles
xylem, phloem
what is the function of xylem
it conducts water and minerals from roots / rhizoids
what is the function of phloem?
it conducts nutrients (food / glucose / sugars) from leaves
why is a spore considered the agent of asexual reproduction?
spores don’t have to combine
what are the agents of sexual reproduction?
sperm & eggs (gametophytes / sex cells)
