Lecture 4 Flashcards
something that should, or does contain one seed
fruit
reproductive structure of conifers?
cones
reproductive structure of flowering plants?
flowers
microgametophyte in conifers?
pollen
nourishing embryo in conifers?
megagametophyte
microgametophyte in flowering plants?
pollen
nourishing embryo in flowering plants?
endosperm
how many cells are the conifers megagametophyte?
many cells
how many cells are flowering plants megagametophyte?
8 nuclei, 7 cells
what is special about conifers seeds?
they are naked
Parts of the shoot system?
nodes, branch, auxiliary bud, leaf, internode region
Place on shoot where leaves emerge, sometimes branches
node
originally bud, that can remain dormant until it wants to grow
branch
small bud
auxiliary bud
contains blade and petiole
leaf
space on shoot between nodes
internode region
what does the root system consist of?
taproot
lateral roots
glucose chain
cellulose
adjacent, parallel cellulose molecules (polysaccharide), rope-like
cellulose microfibers
thin, in all cells; all plants have (except sperm and sea plants)
primary plant cell wall
thicker, only in some cells; some plants (helps with strength)
secondary plant cell wall
what are plant cell walls mostly composed of?
cellulose
some functions of plant cell walls?
Determines and maintains cell shape as plant cell (and membrane with it) within cell wall can expand and contract
Provides support, mechanical strength: allowing plants to get tall, compete for light, hold out thin leaves
Prevent membrane from bursting, because cells will continue swelling w/o cell wall
Control rate and direction of cell grow
Form shape of plant, determines how plant can grow
Physical barrier to threats like:
pathogens
water in suberized (waxy) cells, some cell walls aren’t waxy
Remember wall is porous and allows passage of small molecules*
Carb storage, which the cell can take back and use
What are the three types of polyssacharide in cell walls?
cellulose
cross-linking glycans (hemicellulose)
pectin
What does hemicellulose/ cross linking glycans do?
bond with cellulose
what is the function of pectin in the cell wall?
holding everything together like glue