sexual reproduction in flowering plants Flashcards
____ deals with the mechanism of origin and pattern of early development of a plant
embyology
who is the father of plant embrology
C F Wolf
CF Wolf is fater of?
plant embryology
____ is the father of indian plant embryology
P. Maheshwari
P Maheshwari is father of
indian plant embyology
according to ___ , anther is ___ reproductive organ and ___ is the site of reproduction
N Grew
Male
flower
____ era is the ____ period of angiosperms
coenozoic era
golden
sexual reproduction in plant is studied in ____ of family ____
Capsella bursa pastoris
Brassicaceae
which family does capsella bursa pastoris belong to
brassicaceae
capsella bursa pastoris is a ____ weed, growing in ___ season
annual
winter
capsella bursa pastoris is homosporous or heterosporous
heterosporous
name the 2 spores in herterosporus condition
microspore
megaspore
megaspore forms ___ gametophyte
female
microspore forms ___ gametophyte
male
when microspore mother cell performs meiosis, it forms___
microspore or pollen grain or male gametophyte
in angiosperms, gamete formation is ___, from he sporophytic plant body
indirect
which fertilization event is a characteristic feature of angiosperms
double ferilization
unit of androecium is called
stamen (microsporophyll)
name the 3 parts of stamen
filament
connective
anther
which are the sterile parts of stamen
fliament
connective
__ part of stamen has microsporangium or pollen sac
anther
___ is the fertile part of stamen
anther
no of lobes of anther
2
each lobe of anther is differentated into ___
2 pollen chambers
2 other names for pollen chamber
theca or microsporangia
each lobe of anther is __
dithecus
anther is __sporangiate
tetrasporangiate
in ___ family, anther is monothecous, thus it is ____sporangiate
malvaceae (like china rose and lady finger)
bisporangiate
the smallest angiospermic plant is ___ and it is ___sporangiate
wolfia
bisporangiate
___ is the smallest leafless parasite and it has ___ anther
Arceuthobium
monosporangiate
mature anther is differentiated into __and ___
sporangial wall
sporogeneous tissue
young anther is __ shape and becomes __ chambered at maturity
oval
4 chambered
give the features of primary archesporial cell
large sized cells
dense cytoplasm
large and dark nucleus
by periclinal division of primary archesporial cell, __&__ are formed
primary parietal cell
primary sporogeneous cell
primary parietal later forms ___ by __divisions
sporangial wall
by periclinal and anticlinal division
wall of sporangium is differentiated into
epithelium
endothecium (single layer)
middle layer (1-3 layer)
tapetum (1 layer)
primary sporogeneous cell forms
sporogeneous tissue
sporogenous tissue formed by the primary sporogeneous cell gives rise to ___
pollen mother cell or microspore mother cell
microspore mother cell performs __or___ to form microspores or pollen grains
meiosis
microsporogenesis
name the site of dehiscence of sporangium
stromium
In ___ plant, due to the presence of ____, epidermis is known as exothecium
Areceuthobium
Fiberous thickening
Endothecium is found below
Epidermis
Outermost layer formed by primary parietal cell
Endothecium
Endothecium is ___ layered
Single
In endothecium, outer layer is ____
Thin
In endothecium, radial and inner wall are ____ due to presence of
Thick
Fiberous alpha cellulose
On radial wall of cells of endothecium, deposition of ____ is present
Callose
Due to presence of fiberous thickening, endothecium is ___ in nature
Hygroscopic in nature
At the place of ___, there is no cellulose fibers and callose on walls of endothecium
Strontium
____ is place of dehiscence of sporangium
Stromium
Middle layer of wall of anther is present between
Endothecium and tapetum
Middle layer is ____ layered
1 to 3
Function of middle layer of anther
Used in nutrition of developing micro spores , with the help of tapetum
Middle layer is __ in nature
Parenchymatous
Middle layer is ___ lived
Short lived
In ___ anther, middle layer is absent
Mature
—— is innermost layer of sporangial wall
Tapetum
Tapetum is present just outer to ___
Sporogenesis tissue
Initially, tapetum is ____, but at maturity of anther, it becomes _____ due to ____ or ____
Diploid
Polyploid
Endomitosis or free nuclear division
Tapetum is aka
Nutritive tissue
Tapetum is ___ layeres
Single
Besides nutrition, tapetum also helps in (4)
Sporopollenin formation
Pollen kit formation
Secretion of enzymes and hormones
Helps in meiosis of microspore mother cell
At the time of ____, tapetum is absent in anther
Dehiscence
Tapetum is ___ in nature
Multifunctional
Name the 2 types of tapetum
Ameboid tapetum
Glandular tapetum
Ameboid tapetum is present in ___ angiosperms
Primitive
In maximum angiosperms, ___ tapetum is present
Glandular
Example of organisms which ameboid tapetum
Typha
Alisma
Tradescantia