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Origins of Seeds Flashcards

1
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are seed plants a clade

A

yes

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2
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what are two benefits of seeds

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  1. provide the embryo with more protection
  2. water is now no longer needed to complete fertilization
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3
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what does a seed consist of

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  1. embryo
  2. nutrients
  3. surrounding protective coat
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4
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what are 6 morphological synapomorphies for seed plants

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  1. seeds
  2. pollen
  3. all lack antheridia
  4. all have ovules
  5. all show heterospory
  6. reduced gametophytes
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5
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what three things are associated with ovules

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  1. megaspores
  2. megasporangia
  3. integument(s)
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6
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ovules in gymnosperms vs angiosperms

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gymnosperms = megaspores are in a strobilus (cone)

Angiosperms = megaspores are in flowers

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7
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nutrients for embryos in gymnosperms vs angiosperms

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gymnosperm = megagametophyte tissue (haploid)

angiosperm = endosperm (3n)

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8
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spores make ____

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gametophytes

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9
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how do megaspores become eggs

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megaspore -> mitosis -> megagametophyte ->egg

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10
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what are two key adaptions to life on land

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  1. pollen
  2. seeds
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11
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dominant stage in nonvascular plants

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gametophyte

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12
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sporophyte in nonvascular plants

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reduced and dependent on gametophyte for nutrients

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13
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gametophyte in seedless vascular plants

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reduced and independent (photosynthetic and free-living)

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14
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dominant stage in seedless vascular plants

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sporophyte

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15
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gametophyte in seed plants

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reduced and dependent on surrounding sporophyte tissue for nutrition

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16
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dominant stage of seed plants

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sporophyte

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17
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is gametophyte micro or macroscopic in seed plants

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microscopic

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18
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is gametophyte micro or macroscopic in seedless vascular plants

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macroscopic

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19
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is gametophyte micro or macroscopic in nonvascular plants

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macroscopic

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20
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where do gametophytes remain in seed plants

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within the sporangia of parental sporophyte

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21
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what is the gametophyte in seed plants dependent on

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sporophyte for nutrition

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22
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the gametophyte is retained within

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sporangia walls

23
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megasporangium- ______ - _____________

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megaspore to female gametophyte

24
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microsporangium - ____________ - _______

A

microspore to male gametophyte

25
Q

female gametophyte develops within

26
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male gametophytes develop within

A

a pollen grain

27
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can the pollen grain be considered the microgametophyte

28
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fertilization of ______ with ______ leads to the development of a _____

A

ovule with pollen grain = seed

29
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gymnosperm megaspores have ____ integument(s)

30
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angiosperm megaspores have ____ integument(s)

31
Q

a woody cone in gymnosperms is male or female

A

female cone

32
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is an ovule in a cone an angiosperm or a gymnosperm

A

gymnosperm (angio is in a flower)

33
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what contains the male gametophytes

A

pollen grains

34
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_____ is transfer of pollen to part of a seed plant containing ovules

A

pollination

35
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what grows out of the pollen grain to deliver the sperm to the egg

A

pollen tube

36
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what makes gymnosperm sperm different than angiosperm sperm

A

gymnosperms have sperm with Micky mouse-like ears

37
Q

a seed develops from

A

the whole ovule

38
Q

a seed is a ______ embryo with its food supply and protective coat

A

sporophyte

39
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gymnosperm seeds are (haploid, diploid or both)

A

part diploid and part haploid

40
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what part of a gymnosperm seed is haploid

A

megagametophyte

41
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what part of a gymnosperm seed is diploid

A
  1. parental sporophyte (integument)
  2. new sporophyte
42
Q

why is seed dormancy advantageous

A

some seeds can remain dormant for a very long time - allows release in optimal conditions

43
Q

how can seeds be dispersed

A

abiotic - wind, water
biotic - animals

44
Q

the archegonia in seed plants are

A

temporarily containing sporophyte embryos

45
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the megaspore forms the

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female gametophyte which gives new embryo food

46
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what stage of the gymnosperm lifecycle is this

47
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what stage of the gymnosperm lifecycle is this

A

fertile ovule

48
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what stage of the gymnosperm lifecycle is this

A

unfertilized ovule

49
Q

spore wall ploidy

50
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what does the integument become

51
Q

the seed coat ploidy

52
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the food source is the

A

megagametophyte

53
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what becomes the new sporophyte

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