Plant reproduction Flashcards
Basic function of flower
reproductive system in flowering plants
pollination
when pollent from the stamen ( male part) is dipostied into teh stigma (female part)
Stepals
are noramlly green leaves protecting the flower
petals
modified leaves
Monoecious plants
havwe male and female flowers present on teh same plant
Dioecious
have the male and female flowers on different plants
composite flowers
a flower that is made up of multiple simpler flowers
fruit
the fleshy or dry ripened ovary
nut
is a fruit consiting of a hand or tough nutshell protecting a kernal
Berry
is a fleshy fruit without a pit , stratberry not berry
Califronia
there are more than 300,000 plant species. only 200 are mass produced
20-25 are main basis of all foods
where are genomes found in plants?
nucleus , in the mitochondira and chloroplasts
Genetic modification
transformation of plants using the Ti-plasmid from the plasmid