Lab 5 Flashcards
Two major groups of seed plants
Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
Gymnosperm
Produce naked seed (Just straight up seeds)
Angiosperm
Produce enclosed seeds
Like the one in fruits. Example: Mid apple
What are angiosperms also known as
Flowering plants
What kind of plants are seed plants
Vascular so they go through an alternation of generation life cycle with sporophyte as a dominant stage
Two crucial reproductive adaptations of seed plants in terrestrial life
pollen
seeds
What do pollen and seeds help with in terms of adaptaation in terrestrial enviroments
enable them to exploit dry, terrestrial enviroments
pollen
A thick walled desication resistant male gametophyte of seed plants
What kind of gametophyte us pollen
Male
Function of pollen
Pollen acts as a vehicle for the trasnport of male gametes (sperm) to the location of female gametes
One difference between seed and seedless plants
Seed plants are freed from dependence on external water for fertilization. So seed plants do not require water from fertilization
Pollination
The process of tranferring pollen (which has sperm in it) to the female location with help of wind, insects, or other animals
Pollination and Fertilization
Two very different proesses
Pollination occurs before fertilization
What is the term seed referred to as
Ripned Ovule
What is an ovule
An ovule is a highly reduced structure that contains a female gametophyte enclosed within a sporangium that is surrounded by integuments
What is the sporangium surrounded by in seed plants
Integuments (Modified leaves)
Where is the egg produced
In the female gametophyte and is the location of fertilization
What is the product of fertilization
Diploid zygote which develops into a diploid embryo
At maturity all seeds have
- A diploid sporophyte embryo
- food supply (comes from the ovule)
- A protective seed coat
Picea
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Coniferophyta
Is picea aurotrophic or heterotrophic
autotrophic
Is picea uni or multicellular
Multicellular
Is picea vascular
yes
What is the dominant stage in piceas reproduction
Sporophyte dominant generation
Habitat of Picea
Boreal forests in SK
Does picea move
No
Reproduction of Picea
Pollination formed in pollen cones (males) then transfers pollen grains to ovule cones (females) using wind. A diploid zygote will form through fertilization, resulting in embryo protected + nourished all in seed. Winged seeds released from ovule cone and into wind when mature. Seed will germinate and form sporophyte plant only when enviromental conditions favourable