Lab 5, 6, 7 Flashcards
what are the two groups within seed plants
gymnosperms and angiosperms
gymnosperms
produce naked seeds (ex: conifers)
angiosperms
produce enclosed seeds (ex: flowering plants, fruit plants)
seed plants
- vascular
- alteration of generation
- dominant sporophyte generation
what are the two crucial reproductive adaptations to terrestrial life
pollen and seeds
pollen
thick walled, dessication resistant, male gametophyte of seed plants
carries sperm
occurs before fertilization
seed
ripened ovule
contains female gametophyte
egg is produced within gametophyte
what three things do all seeds have at maturity
1) a diploid sphorophyte embryo
2) food supply
3) protective seed coat
phylum coniferophyta
produce cones
ex : pines, spruces, cedars, and junipers
evergreen plants
harsh enviroments - northern forests
where are conifers found
boreal forest
where are junipers found
central regions
where are lodgepole pines found
cypress hills - southwestern province
which phylum is picea in and what is the common name
coniferophyta - spruce tree is common name
picea
vascular
long conical tree
boreal forest
needle like leaves with cuticle
tracheids
xylem cells transporting water in vascular tissie plants
cuticle
thick waxy material to prevent water loss
pollen cone
pollen containing male reproductive part of picea
what does pollen cone contain
microsporophylls
what is in microsporophylls
microsporangia
microsporangia
long yellow sacs - two in microsporophylls - create pollen
ovule cone
female cone of picea - contains ovuliferous scales
ovuliferous scales
contains two small whitish ovules
ovules in picea
two of them in each scale - riped into seeds - bears a flattened wing
purpose of wing in female cones
to help with air borne dispersion