Vascular seed plants Flashcards
Types of vascular seed plants
Angio and gymnosperms
Gymnosperm
Naked seed plants
Angiosperm
nonflowering plants
Two types of angiosperm
monocot and dicot
Vascular seed plants dominant generation
Sporophyte
Describe vascular seedless gametophyte
Reduced/microscopic, dependent on sporophyte
Sporousness of vascular seed plants
Heterosporous
What does the microspore in vascular seed produce
pollen grain
What does megaspore in vascular seed produce
Embryo sac
Where is pollen grain produced
Microsporangia of anthers
What are the components of the pollen grain
generative cell and tube cell
Components of ovule
Megasporocyte (2n) megasporangium (2n) = nucellus, integuments (2n)
Seed components
Sporophyte embryo, protective coat, food supply from endosperm
What component of xylem does gymnosperm have
tracheids
What component of xylem does angiosperm have
Tracheids and vessel elements