CH 30 Flashcards
(15 cards)
When did seed plants originate?
360 mya
Seed
Embryo and food in protective coat
-allowed domination
When were seeds cultivated?
13,000 years ago
Seed plant characteristics
- reduced gametophytes
-heterospory
Ovules
Female gametophyte develops inside and produces egg
Pollen
-male gametophytes in sporopollenin wall
-dispersed via multiple vectors over long distances
Progymnosperms
Had some seed plant characteristics
-adapted to drier conditions
Monoecious
Both sexes in one plant
Diecious
One sex per plant
Flowers can be. . .
Complete (all 4 specialized leaves) or incomplete
When did angiosperms and gymnosperms diverge?
305 mya
Basal angiosperms
-least derived
Ex: water lilies, amborella, trichopoda star anise & relatives
Magnoliids
-more closely related to Monica’s and eudicots than basal
-woody and herbaceous
Ex: avocado, magnolias and cinnamon
Monocots
One cotyledon
- 1/4 of angiosperms
Eudicots
-two cotyledons
-2/3 of angiosperm spp.