Plant Development Flashcards
Two purposes of reproduction
To perpetuate identical child plants by asexual reproduction
To perpetuate varied child plants by sexual reproduction
To perpetuate identical child plants by asexual reproduction
Mitosis
To perpetuate varied child plants by sexual reproduction
Meiosis
Enumerate the hormones for plant development
Cytokinins
Indoleacetic acid / auxins
Gibberellic acid
Abscisic acid
Ethylene
Hormones for cell division and differentiation
Cytokinins
Hormones for growth stop
Indoleacetic acid / auxins
hormones for germination and elongation
Gibberellic acid
Hormones for seed dormancy and drought resistance
Abscisic acid
Hormones for ripening, stress response, and lead abscission
Ethylene
Hormones that act as a catalyst
Ethylene
Other term for plant cycle
Heteromorphic diphasic
Meaning of the word hetero-
Different
Opposite
Separate
Non-uniform
More than two
meaning of the word di-
two
Other term for heteromorphic diphasic/ plant cycle
Diplobiontic alternation of generation
Meaning of the word “diphasic”
The plants have two phases (generations) alternants
Two generations or phases of plants
Gametophytes (n) and sporophytes (2n)