Module #11 Test Flashcards
Botany
The study of plants
Alternation of generations
A life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form and a multicellular haploid form
Vascular tissue
A system of tube-shaped cells branching throughout a plant that transports materials between roots and shoots
Dominant generation
In alternation of generations, the generation that occupies the largest portion of the life cycle
Pollen
A fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants
Cotyledon
A “seed leaf” which develops as a part of the seed. It provides nutrients to the developing seedling and eventually becomes the first leaf of the plant.
Perennial plants
Plants the grow year after year
Annual plants
Plants that live for only one year
Biennial plants
Plants that live for two years
Perfect flowers
Flowers with both stamens and carpels
Imperfect flowers
Flowers with either stamens or carpels, but not both
Pollination
The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the carpel in flowering plants
Double fertilization
A fertilization process that requires two sperm to fuse with two other cells
Seed
An ovule with a protective coating, encasing a mature plant embryo and a nutrient source
Fruit
A mature ovary that contains a seed or seeds
What is the dominant generation in the moss life cycle? Is it haploid or diploid?
The gametophyte generation, which is haploid
A fern has antheridia and archegonia. Which part of the fern life cycle is it in? Is this the dominant generation?
If it has archegonia and antheridia, it produces gametes. Thus, it is in the gametophyte generation, which is not the dominant generation for ferns.
Why are bryophytes relatively small?
Since bryophytes have no vascular tissue, there is no efficient way to transport nutrients throughout the plant. The plant must stay small so that the nutrients won’t have to travel so far