Plants 3

Question 1

Pollen

Answer 1

Pollen are tiny male gametophytes that carry spermproducing cells.
Pollen are dispersed by wind or pollinators which eliminates the need for sperm to swim to the egg

Question 2

Seeds have three components which are?

Answer 2

an embryonic sporophyte plant, a food supply for the embryo, and a protective coat

Question 3

embryonic sporophyte

Answer 3

The embryonic sporophyte develops within the archegonium, and the mature sporophyte stays attached to the gametophyte. The sporophyte is not photosynthetic. Thus both the embryo and the mature sporophyte are nourished by the gametophyte.

Question 4

The male gametophyte is the

Answer 4

pollen grain

Question 5

small group of cells within the pine cone or flower that produce the egg

Answer 5

The female gametophyte

Question 6

The 4 surviving groups are

Answer 6

gingkos, cycads, gnetophytes, and conifers