Vascular seed plants Flashcards

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1
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Types of vascular seed plants

A

Angio and gymnosperms

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2
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Gymnosperm

A

Naked seed plants

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3
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Angiosperm

A

nonflowering plants

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4
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Two types of angiosperm

A

monocot and dicot

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5
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Vascular seed plants dominant generation

A

Sporophyte

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6
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Describe vascular seedless gametophyte

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Reduced/microscopic, dependent on sporophyte

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7
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Sporousness of vascular seed plants

A

Heterosporous

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8
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What does the microspore in vascular seed produce

A

pollen grain

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9
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What does megaspore in vascular seed produce

A

Embryo sac

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10
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Where is pollen grain produced

A

Microsporangia of anthers

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11
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What are the components of the pollen grain

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generative cell and tube cell

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12
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Components of ovule

A

Megasporocyte (2n) megasporangium (2n) = nucellus, integuments (2n)

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13
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Seed components

A

Sporophyte embryo, protective coat, food supply from endosperm

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14
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What component of xylem does gymnosperm have

A

tracheids

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15
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What component of xylem does angiosperm have

A

Tracheids and vessel elements

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16
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Derived traits of seed plants

A

Heterospory, seeds, pollen grains, ovules

17
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What is the only gymnosperm group with vessel elemts

A

gnetophyta

18
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Phloem in gymno

A

sieve cells

19
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phloem in angio

A

sieve tube elements and companion cells

20
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what do gymnos lack in terms of leafs flowers, petals, etc

A

lacks sepals and petals

21
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Ovule in gymno

A

exposed

22
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ovule in angio

A

protected by ovary

23
Q

reproductive structure in gymno

A

unisexual

24
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reproductive structure in angio

A

bisexual or unisexual

25
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fertilization type of gymno

A

single

26
Q

fertilization type of angio

A

double

27
Q

does angio have archegonia

A

no bc it’s primitive

28
Q

double fertilization

A

1 sperm cell fertilizes egg to give rise to zygote and the other sperm cell fertilizes either polar or central cells to give rise to endosperm

29
Q

ploidy of endosperm in gymno

A

haploid

30
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when does endosperm develop in gymno

A

prior to fertilization from archegonia

31
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when does endosperm develop in angio

A

after fertilization

32
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ploidy of angio endosperm

A

triploid

33
Q

component and ploidy of embryo sac

A

n/haploid, 1 egg cell, 2 synergids, 3 antipodal cells, 2 polar nuclei

34
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components of ovule

A

megasporangium (nucellus), haploid megaspore, integuments

35
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how many integuments does gymno have

A

1

36
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how many integuments does angio have

A

2