Reproduction of higher plants Flashcards
1
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independent assortment of chromosomes
A
happens in Anaphase. Allows for recombination of alleles on different chromosomes
2
Q
gametogenesis
A
formation of pollen grains and embryo sack
3
Q
Hermaphrodite
A
perfect flowers
4
Q
monoecious
A
corn - male then female flowers
5
Q
gynoecious
A
only pistillate flowers
6
Q
dioecious
A
group with androecious and gynoecious plants
7
Q
Dichogamy
A
pollen shed/ receptive stigma at different times
8
Q
protandry
A
pollen shed first
9
Q
protogyny
A
Stigma receptive first
10
Q
Homogamy
A
Stigma and pollen ready at same time
11
Q
cleistogamy
effective cleistogamy
A
flower fertilizes when closed and never opens
fertilizes then opens
12
Q
promoting male flowering
A
long days, high temps, GA, AgNO3
13
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