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