PHA611 - Intro to Plant Science Flashcards
pest resistance
Biofortified soya beans
2nd gmo
edible cotton seeds
biofuel
jatropha
inc beta carotene
golden rice
5th gmo
food resistant rice
weed resistant
sugar beets
feed on agricultural waste and excrete crude oil
yeast
vit, proteins, virus resistant
biocassave plus/cassava
pest resistant
papaya
blocks ricin production, inc castor oil w/c is used as lubricant in shampoo
Castor Beans
Name the 5 characteristics of a typical plant
- Multicellullar eukaryote
- Photosynthesis
- Cell wall
- Two adult forms
- Embryo protected within mother plant
What are the two adult forms of a plant
- spore producing/sporophyre
- gametes producing/gametophyte
No plant is unicellular
TRUE
SOME plant is photosynthetic
TRUE
Green plants are the one that is PHOTOSYNTHETIC
TRUE
In some plants, adult forms are separate; in others, they are attached
TRUE
ALL plants are multicellular and eukaryotic
TRUE
What comprises the sporophyte? Name the 6 parts
leaves
roots
stem
flowers
seeds
fruits
Sporophyte are microscopic.
FALSE. MACROscopic
Gametophytes are microscopic
TRUE
Sporophytes are SEXUAL
FALSE. ASEXUAL
Gametes (gametophyte) are haploid (N)
True
Sporophytes are diploid 2N
TRUE
The female part of the flower is the?
Pistil
The male part of the flowers is?
stamen
the pistil consists of? name 3
style
stigma
ovary
What do you call the FEMALE GAMETOPHYTE
Embryo sac (egg cell)
N haploid
What is the MALE GAMETOPHYTE, called??
pollen grain
