Lab 6 - Seed plants Flashcards
the sporophyte makes _____ by ____
spores by meiosis
the spores make ___ by ____
gametophytes by mitosis
the gametophyte makes ____ by ____
gametes by mitosis
the gametes make _____ by ____
a zygote by syngamy
the zygote makes ____ by _____
sporophyte by mitosis
plant adaptions for dry land
- reduction of gametophyte
- heterospory - ovule and pollen
- seeds
where is the gametophyte found in seed plants
the sporangia
why is the gametophyte in the sporangia
- protection against drought and UV
- nutrients from sporophyte
the ovule has the _____ (megaspore or microspore) retained within _____ which produces______ (female or male gametophyte) which produces _____ (egg or sperm)
- megaspore
- sporophyte
- female gametophyte
- egg cell
pollen
designed to be dispersed from parent plant to ovule
what is the protective coat
seeds
what is the food supply for embryo
seed
seeds are the _____
fertilized ovule
what three things make up a seed
- embryo
- food supply
- protective coat
where is the protective coat of the seed derived from
integument
gymnosperms are “_____”
naked seeds
four phyla of gymnosperms
- Cycadophyta
- Gnetophyta
- Ginkgophyta
- Coniferophyta
what phyla is this
Gnetophyta
Gnetophyta
Coniferophyta
Ginkgophyta
Cycadophyta
Angiosperms have ____ and ____
flowers and fruit
the largest clades of angiosperms
- monocots
- eudicots
Angiosperm phylum
Anthophyta
monocot flower
eudicot flower
eudicot leaf
monocot leaf
monocot stem
eudicot stem
eudicot root
monocot root
monocot seed
eudicot seed
angiosperm seed dispersal is
biotic and abiotic
male or female cones
female
male or female cones
male
what makes up a male cone
male strobili composed of microsporophylls and microsporangia
where are microsporangia found in the male cone
underside of the microsporophyll
products of meiosis in male cones
haploid cells that mature into pollen grains
are antheridia present in conifer pollen
NO
what seed plant has Micky mouse ears on their pollen
gymnosperms
the Micky mouse ears on gymnosperm pollen aids
in dispersal
gymnosperm or angiosperm pollen
gymnosperm
female or male cone
female
male or female cone
male
where are megasporangia found on female cones
on top of the megasporophyll/scale
what produces the megagametophyte in cones
the megaspore
how does the megaspore make the megagametophyte in cones
mitosis
how many ovule per scale on female cone
2
ovule consists of
- integument
- megasporangium
- megaspore
megaspore divides ____ to form the ____
mitotically and megagametophyte
are the archegonia still present in gymnosperms
YES
are pine “nuts” real nuts
NO- they are the seed
megagametophyte is ____ (haploid or diploid)
haploid
what nourishes the growing embryo
megagametophyte tissue
A
Ovule
B
ovary
C
style
D
Stigma
E
pistil (carpel)
F
anther
G
stamen
H
filament
I
sepals
J
petals
an ovary is inferior when it’s
below the base of the petals