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seed

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consists of an embryo and nutrients surrounded by a protective coat

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what are common to all seed plants?

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  1. Reduced gametophytes
  2. Heterospory
  3. Ovules
  4. Pollen
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Gymnosperm

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refers to the exposed nature of the seeds

“naked seed” not enclosed by ovaries and are exposed to sporophylls that usually form cones

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Seeds produced on surface of _____ or similar structures, instead of enclosed within a fruit as in flowering plants.

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sporophylls

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Phylum Coniferophyta

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This phylum is by far the largest of the gymnosperm phyla (~600 species)
• Most conifers are evergreens and can carry out photosynthesis year round and dominate northern forests

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Three key features of the gymnosperm life cycle are:

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  1. Dominance of the sporophyte generation
  2. Development of seeds from fertilized ovules
  3. The transfer of sperm to ovules by pollen
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The gymnosperms have “naked” seeds not enclosed by ovaries and consist of four phyla:

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– Cycadophyta (cycads)
– Gingkophyta (one living species: Ginkgo biloba)
– Gnetophyta (three genera: Gnetum, Ephedra, Welwitschia)
– Coniferophyta (conifers, such as pine, fir, and redwood)

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Phylum Cycadophyta

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• Individuals have large cones and palmlike leaves (but are not palms!)
– Slow-growing plants of tropics and subtropics
– Tall unbranched trunks
– Crown of large pinnately
divided leaves
• Thesethrivedduringthe Mesozoic, but relatively few species exist today

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Phylum Ginkophyta

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Only one living species:Ginkgo biloba (maidenhair trees)
• Only exists in cultivation
– Notched, broad, fan-shaped leaves
• Leaves on short, slow-growing spurs.
– No midrib or prominent veins – Hair-like veins branch
dichotomously. – Dioecious!

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what is pollination?

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is the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma

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what is a fruit

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Matured ovary and its accessory parts
– Contains seeds
– All fruits develop from flower ovaries and accordingly are found exclusively in flowering plants.

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double fertilization

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occurs when the pollen tube discharges two sperm

into the female gametophyte within an ovule

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____ and ___ are key adaptations for life on land

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seeds and pollen grains

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a microspore develops into a

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pollen grain

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in gymnosperms, the seeds are produced where? as opposed to flowering plants

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produced on sporophylls as opposed to inside of a fruit in flowering plants

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the pine tree is the ____ and produces ____

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sporophyte and produces sporangia in male and female cones

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Small cones produce _____ called ____ each of which contains a ____ gametophyte

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microspores; pollen grains; male

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familiar larger cones contain ,which produce _____ that develop into _____ gametophytes

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ovules; megaspores; female

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It takes nearly ___ years from cone production to mature seed

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three

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what are the four phyla of the gymnosperms?

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– Cycadophyta (cycads)
– Gingkophyta (one living species: Ginkgo biloba)
– Gnetophyta (three genera: Gnetum, Ephedra, Welwitschia)
– Coniferophyta (conifers, such as pine, fir, and redwood)

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Dioecious

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Male and female structures on separate trees.

phylum gingkophyta

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angiosperms

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seed plants with reproductive structures called flowers and fruits; They are the most widespread and diverse of all plants

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All angiosperms are classified in a single phylum, _____ (aka Anthophyta)

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Magnoliophyta

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exocarp

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skin

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endocarp
inner boundary around seed
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mesocarp
Tissue between exocarp and endocarp
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Three regions collectively called
pericarp
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True fruits contain only______ ; accessory fruits are those that contain any _______
ovarian tissue; nonovarian tissue
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fleshy
mesocarp is at least partly fleshy at maturity. Simple fleshy fruits develop from a flower with a single pistil Are eaten during the natural seed distribution process
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dry
mesocarp is dry at maturity | Is typically not eaten by the natural seed- distributing animals
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what are fruit adaptations that enhance seed dispersal?
wind, animal transportation, animal ingestion
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flower of the sporophyte is composed of ______
both male and female structures
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____ are contained within pollen grains produced by the | microsporangia of anthers
male gametophytes
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The female gametophyte, or _____ , develops within an ovule contained within an ovary at the base of a stigma
embryo sac
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The ovule is entered by a pore called the
micropyle
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_____ occurs when the pollen tube discharges two sperm | into the female gametophyte within an ovule
double fertilization
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One sperm fertilizes the egg, while the other combines with two nuclei in the central cell of the female gametophyte and initiates development of food- storing _____
endosperm
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The _____ nourishes the developing embryo
endosperm
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More than _____ of world’s plants face extinction
1/5
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flower
a unique angiosperm structure specialized for sexual reproduction
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ovary matures into a ____
fruit
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monocot
species with one cotyledon (an embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, one or more of which are the first leaves to appear from a germinating seed.)
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dicot
two cotyledon
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eudicots
true dicots
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magnoliids
Magnoliids are a group of flowering plants. ; fourth lineage
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human welfare depends on plants. provide examples
– Gymnosperms supply most of our lumber and paper. – Angiosperms • Provide nearly all our food • Supply fiber, medications, perfumes, and decoration – Agriculture is a unique kind of evolutionary relationship between plants and animals.
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In which one of the following major plant groups do most of the species NOT produce flagellated sperm?
seed plants
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Which one of the following is true of seed plants, but not of seedless plants?
The gametophyte is reduced and dependent on the sporophyte.
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The eggs of seed plants are fertilized within ovules, and the ovules then develop into _____.
seeds
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A pea pod is formed from ____. A pea inside the pod is formed from ____.
an ovary ... an ovule
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The diploid generation of the plant life cycle always _____.
produces spores
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Which evolutionary advance gave the gymnosperms an adaptive advantage at the time they were evolving?
seed
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Seeds have advantages over spores. For example, __________.
seeds contain the young plants, an abundant food supply, and a protective covering
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All seed plants ____________.
are heterosporous
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Both gymnosperms and angiosperms have _____.
pollen, seeds, and ovules.
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Gymnosperms __________.
produce seeds that are totally exposed
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An explorer found a plant that had roots, stems, and leaves. It had no flowers but produced seeds. This plant sounds like a(n) _____.
gymnosperm
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Which of the following best describes how fertilization occurs in a conifer?
A pollen grain carried by wind carries a sperm that fertilizes the egg.
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The male gametophyte in pine is commonly known as _____.
pollen
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Conifers usually ____________.
bear both male and female cones on the same tree
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Pollen is __________ and contains __________.
haploid ... sperm nuclei
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All gametophytes are _____.
haploid
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Most species of plants are _____.
angiosperms
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The defining reproductive adaptation of angiosperms is the __________.
flower
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The portion of the flower that receives the pollen is the _____.
stigma
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In the process of pollination, pollen grains are transferred from the _____ to the _____.
anther ... stigma
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Male floral parts include __________.
stamens: anthers and filaments
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The "male" structures of angiosperms are called __________, and they produce __________.
anthers ... pollen
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The "female" structures of angiosperms are called __________, and they produce __________.
carpels ... ovules
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A fruit is a mature _____.
ovary
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After fertilization, the _____ develops into a seed and the _____ develops into a fruit.
ovule ... ovary
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Aggregate fruit is formed from __________; simple fruit is formed from _______; and multiple fruit is formed from ________.
a single flower with several separate ovaries ... a single ovary ... the fusion of ovaries of separate flowers
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Which one of the following best describes the function of fruits?
to protect and disperse the seeds
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What do the "mono-" and "-di-" refer to in "monocots" and "dicots"?
the number of "seed leaves"
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In a flowering plant, meiosis occurs within the _____, producing a spore that develops into a female gametophyte
ovule
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Select the INCORRECT association.
sepals ... containment of sporangia
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Meiosis will produce microspores in the _____.
anther
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All of the following are true about angiosperm spores EXCEPT _____
the spores are part of the asexual reproductive cycle
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Which one of the following is diploid?
megasporocyte
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The pollen tube releases two sperm cells into the embryo sac. The result of this is the _____.
union of one sperm nucleus with the egg nucleus while the other sperm nucleus unites with the nuclei of the center cell, forming a triploid nucleus
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The triploid nucleus of the embryo sac develops into the _____.
endosperm
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In angiosperms, each pollen grain produces two sperm. What do these sperm do?
One fertilizes an egg and the other fertilizes a cell that develops into stored food.
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What is endosperm?
stored food in a seed
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Unlike gymnosperms, angiosperms have _____.
endosperm
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Double fertilization __________.
the second and third choices
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In gymnosperms, the seed coat develops from the integuments. In angiosperms, the seed coat develops from the ____.
integuments
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A plant is said to be cross-pollinated if __________.
pollen grains are transferred to a flower on a different plant
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Some plants have evolved to attract specific animals. The animal receives a meal and the plant is assured that its pollen will not be wasted on plants of different species. Through time, the plant gets better at attracting that animal and the animal gets more specialized for feeding on that plant. This type of long-term interplay between populations is referred to as _____.
coevolution
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At current rates of deforestation, tropical rain forests will be eliminated in ______ years.
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You find a wildflower that has large, brilliantly colored petals, but it has no odor. What can you deduce about its pollinators?
Its pollinators locate flowers by visual cues rather than by smell.
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Like gymnosperms, many grasses and angiosperm trees are wind-pollinated. To conserve energy, these angiosperms do not produce complete flowers (complete flowers have all four of the basic parts). Which part would wind-pollinated angiosperms be most likely NOT to have?
petals
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Most of the seeds used for human consumption come from __________.
angiosperm
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The evolutionary advance that made possible the colonization of dry environments by seed plants is most likely the result of the evolution of _____.
pollen
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Gymnosperms were most abundant during the _____.
mesozoic
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The major difference between angiosperms and gymnosperms comes from the __________.
presence or absence of a protective covering over the ovule
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Unlike most angiosperms, grasses are pollinated by wind. As a consequence, some unnecessary parts of grass flowers have almost disappeared. Which of the following parts would you expect to be most reduced in a grass flower?
petals
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where in an angiosperm would you find a megasporangium?
within an ovule contained within an ovary of a flower
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key features of seed plants facilitating life on land include three of the following traits. select the exception
homospory
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with respect to angiosperms, which of the following is incorrectly paired with the chromosome count
megaspore -2n
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which of the following is not a characteristic that distinguishes gymnosperms and angiosperms from other plants?
alteration of generations
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gymnosperms and angiosperms have the following in common except
ovaries
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megaspores give rise to
female gametophytes
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microsporangia on microsporophylls produce
microspores that give rise to male gametophytes
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each megasporangium has ___ megaspore where as microsporangium has ___ microspores
one; many
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the ____ of an ovule develops into the proactive coat of a seed
integument

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