Test 4 (gymno/angio Sperms Flashcards
Gymnosperms are often refer to as “_____”
Naked seeds
Gymnosperms bear____
Seeds
Gymnosperms have ____ tissue
Vascular tissue
There are _____ species of gymnosperms
700-900
Gymnosperms have roots that extend over a ____
Wide surface area
Gymnosperms are dividded into 4 phyla and describe them
1.cycadophyta - • fleshy stems and leathery, feather like leaves, •have motile sperm that swim to the egg,
•can grow to 19m in height
2. Ginkgophyta-
•dioecious,
•have seperate male and female trees, fruit of female smell foul,
•leaves are fan shaped and thick with leatherly veins, have motile Sperm that swim to the egg in ovule
3. Gnetophyta-
•can be found as shrubs, vines ..etc,
•have sperm w no flagella that travel to the egg via pollen tube,
4. Coniferophyta-
•many are ever green and retain leaves in winter,
•can grow very large and to old ages,
•adapted to sever climate changes,
•leaves are covered with waxy cuticles and need shaped ,
•stomata are sunken below leaf,
•have sperm w no flagella that travel to egg via polling
Difference between gameophytes and sporophytes
Gameophytes- haploid plants that use mitosis to make haploid gametes
Sporophytes- diploid paint that uses mitosis To make diploid gametes
Gameophytes are ____ in size
Reduced
Swimming sperms are replaced with ____ (in conifers and gnetophyes)
Pollen
Gymnosperms ecological roles (3)
Help to maintain balanced levels of gases in the atmosphere
Act as food and shelter for other organism
Control flooding and erosion by absorbing rainwater they roots and holding soil in place
Economical roles of gymnosperms (4)
Provides 85% of all wood used in buildings and furniture
Pulp and paper industry
Used to varnish, disinfectant, paint and some soaps and purfume
Some types are edible
Pine reproduction ~ megaspores produce ___ which is
Archegonium (female sex organ) with egg
Pine reproduction ~ microspores are the ___
Pollen grains
Pine reproduction process ?
Pollen lands on female gametophte and forms a pollen tube to the archegonia and the egg thru which the sperm will travel zygote forms in the middle of female gameophytes which serves as its food
Angiosperms are the most ___
Widespread land plants
There are ___ own species of angiosperms
250,000-400,000
Angiosperms are ___ plants
Vascularized plants
Angiosperms have specialized_____ and____
Xylem and phloem
Angiosperms have a ____ male and female gametophyte (__ cells) for male and (__ cells) for female
Which decreases the time needed in which to ____
Reduced
(3 cells)
(2 cells)
Reproduce
Flowers are the reproductive organs of the ____
Angiosperms