Lab 7 Seed Plants Flashcards
Gymnosperms
Gnetophytes
Cycads
Ginko
Conifers
Angiosperms
Monocots
Dicots
What unique traits are found in gymnosperms? Do they have vascular tissue?
Pollen, seeds, used wind. Yes
How do these pants reproduce? Do they need water? What do they enclose their sperm in?
Small male cones on the bottom, large female cones on the top. They don’t need water, they use wind. They enclose sperm in pollen
What structure contains the male and female gametophyte
Sporophyte
Dominant generation for gymnosperms
Sporophyte
Gametophyte structure
Haploid
Egg and sperm
Sporophyte structure
Diploid
Tree
Unique traits of angiosperms? Do they have vascular tissue?
Fruits, flowers, no wind, better seed dispersal, attracts animals
Yes
Dominant generation for angiosperms
Sporophyte
Difference between incomplete and complete flower?
Complete has all 4 parts: sepals, petals, male & female parts
Perfect & imperfect flower
Perfect has both male and female parts
One cotyledon
Monocot
Veins usually parallel
Monocot
Two cotyledons
Dicot