Angiosperms Flashcards
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Angiosperms
seed plants with two key reproductive adaptations: flowers and fruits
Phylum of angiosperms
Anthophyta
The ____ is the dominant generation
sporophyte
The gametophytes are ____ and depend on the ____ for nutrients
microscopic, sporophyte
Flowers
specialized structures for sexual reproduction
Different types of modified leaves
Sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels
Sepals
leaves that enclose the flower
petals
leaves that are brightly coloured to attract pollinators
stamens
leaves that produce pollen
carpels
leaves that produce ovules
___ and ___ are reproductive organs
stamens and carpels
Stamen consists of
stalk (filament), anther (containing microsporangia) that produce pollen
microsporangia
pollen sacks inside of anther that produce pollen
carpel consists of
ovary (at the base), style, and sigma
Megaspore
the female genotype
Complete flowers contain:
all 4 flowar organs
Approx __ of angiosperms have incomplete flowers
12%
Infloroscences
clusters of flowers
A pollen grain consists of:
two-celled male gametophyte and sporopollenin-rich outer wall
Pollen develops from
microspores within the microsporangia of anthers
Microspores undergo mitosis to produce:
two-celled male gametophytes, generative cell (sperm nuclei) and tube cell (pollen tube)
The embryo sac develops in
an ovule contained in the ovary at the sigma base
Megasporocyte in megasporium undergoes meiosis and
produces 4 megaspores (only one survives)
Megaspores produce
7-celled female gametophyte after division