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Plant Reproduction and Development Flashcards

1
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An organism that moves pollen grains from one plant to another

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Pollinator

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  • Male reproductive part of a flower
  • Consists of a thin filament with a pollen-producing anther at the tip
  • Spores (pollen) produced by meiosis in anthers develop into immature male gametophytes (pollen grains)
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Stamen

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  • Female reproductive part of a flower
  • Consists of a sticky or hairlike stigma, a style, and a chamber (ovary) with one or more ovules
  • Spores produced in ovules by meiosis develop into female gametophytes
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Carpel

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4
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The enlarged base of a carpel, inside which one or more ovules form, and eggs are fertilized

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Ovary

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5
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  • Structure in which a haploid, egg-producing female gametophyte forms
  • Develops from a mass of ovary wall tissue inside carpels; after fertilization, matures into a seed
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Ovule

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•Walled haploid spore; gives rise to a pollen grain

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Microspore

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7
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Haploid spore that forms in ovary of seed plants

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Megaspore

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8
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Arrival of pollen on a receptive stigma

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Pollination

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  • One sperm cell in the pollen tube fertilizes the egg, forming a diploid zygote
  • The second sperm cell fuses with the endosperm mother cell and gives rise to triploid endosperm
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Double Fertilization

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10
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A cell with two nuclei (n + n) that is part of the female gametophyte of a flowering plant

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Endosperm mother cell

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11
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Triploid nutritive tissue in the seeds of flowering plants; sustains the sporophyte seedling

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Endosperm

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12
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•Consists of the embryo sporophyte and its food reserves inside a protective seed coat

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Seed

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13
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Mature ovule of a seed plant

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Seed

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14
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Mature ovary, often with accessory tissues that develop from other parts of a flower

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Fruit

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15
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Form of asexual reproduction in plants; new roots and shoots grow from extensions or fragments of a parent plant

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Vegetative reproduction

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16
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branch from the main stem of the plant, near the ground

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Stolons

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17
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thickened underground stems that store nutrients (tubers)

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Corms

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18
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flattened stems of succulents

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Cladodes

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19
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Laboratory method in which body cells are induced to divide and form an embryo

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Tissue culture propagation

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20
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Fruits may form in the absence of fertilization

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Seedless fruits or parthenocarpic fruits

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21
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Fruits may form in the absence of fertilization examples

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blackberries, dandelions

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22
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Fruit may continue to form after ovules abort

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Seedless fruits or parthenocarpic fruits

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23
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Examples of Fruit may continue to form after ovules abort

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seedless grapes, navel oranges

24
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Fruits of sterile polyploid plants

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Seedless fruits or parthenocarpic fruits

25
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Examples of Fruits of sterile polyploid plants

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Seedless bananas (3n), watermelons (4n)

26
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  • Induces stem elongation, helps seeds break dormancy

* Role in flowering in some species

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Gibberellin

27
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Promotes elongation, cell division, and differentiation in apical meristems
•Inhibits abscission, lateral bud growth

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Auxin

28
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Growth-inhibiting effect on lateral buds, mediated by auxin produced in shoot tips

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Apical dominance

29
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Promotes cell division; releases lateral buds from apical dominance

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Cytokinin

30
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Gaseous plant hormone that inhibits cell division in stems and roots; also promotes fruit ripening

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Ethylene

31
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Stimulates stomata to close in response to water stress; induces dormancy in buds and seeds

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Abscisic acid (ABA)
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32
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In plants, directional growth response to an environmental stimulus such as gravity, light, contact, or mechanical stress

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tropism

33
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Plant growth in a direction influenced by gravity

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Gravitropism

34
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Change in the direction of cell movement or growth in response to a light source

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Phototropism

35
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Redirected growth of a plant in response to contact with a solid object

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Thigmotropism

36
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Internal time-measuring mechanism by which individuals adjust their activities seasonally, daily, or both in response to environmental cues

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Biological clock

37
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Biological activity repeated about every 24 hours

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Circadian rhythm

38
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Light-sensitive pigment that helps set plant circadian rhythms based on length of night
•Triggers transcription of genes active in tropisms, photosynthesis, germination, and flowering

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Phytochrome

39
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Biological response to seasonal changes in the length of night relative to length of day

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Photoperiodism

40
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Stimulation of flowering in spring by cold winter temperatures

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Vernalization

41
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Phase in a life cycle from maturity until death; also applies to death of parts, such as leaves

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Senesence

42
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Period of arrested growth, ended only by specific environmental cues
•Usually preceded by abscission

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Dormancy

43
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Process of shedding plant parts in response to seasonal changes, drought, injury, or nutrient deficiency

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Abscission

44
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Any agent that moves pollen grains from one plant to another; often a coevolved animal

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Pollination vector

45
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Sweet fluid exuded by some flowers

•Attracts pollinators such as butterflies, hummingbirds, and honeybees

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Nectar

46
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Opposite of evergreen trees like pine trees

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Deciduous

47
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Fleshy outgrowths that can be eaten

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Aril

48
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Water-pollinated

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Hydrophilous

49
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Water dispersed

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Hydrochory

50
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Fruits that develop from an pvary

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True fruits

51
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stem of ginger

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rhizoids

52
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stems of potato

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tuber

53
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eyes of potato

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nodes

54
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example of stolon

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bermuda grass

54
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Spore bearing plants

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Pteridophyte a

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