Life Cycle of Pine Flashcards
What phylum has the life cycle of Pine?
Phylum Coniferophyta
What phylum has Cone bearing plants?
Phylum Coniferophyta
What is the first step in the life cycle of Coniferophyta?
Megasporangic produce female gametophytes with female cone. Female gametophytes produce an egg (archegonium)
What is the second step in the life cycle of Coniferophyta?
Microsporangium produces microspheres which hatch into male gametophytes (atheridia)
What is the third step in the life cycle of Coniferophyta?
Pollen grain lands on a female cone and provides sperm which fertilize eggs within the archegonia
What is the fourth step in the life cycle of Coniferophyta?
Fertilize eggs develops into a seed
What is the fifth step in the life cycle of Coniferophyta?
Seed is released from the female cone
What is the sixth step in the life cycle of Coniferophyta?
Seed germinates into a seeding
What is the seventh step in the life cycle of Coniferophyta?
Seeding grows into an adult tree