FERTILISATION IN PLANTS Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
What happens after fertilization?
A
Zygote -> embryo
Ovule -> seed
Wall of ovule -> testa (seed coat)
Ovary -> fruit
Wall of ovary -> pericarp
2
Q
What is a seed?
A
a small embryonic plant, enclosed with a covering, call the seed coat usually with stored food.
3
Q
Function of seed coat
A
Protect the embryo
Different thickness
4
Q
What is the hilum?
A
Scar from the seed being attached to the parent plant
5
Q
What is the embryo?
A
What forms the new plant
6
Q
Cotyledon
A
filled with stored food that the plant uses before photosynthesis
7
Q
What is one cotyledon known as?
A
Monocot
8
Q
What are 2 cotyledons known as?
A
Dicot
9
Q
What is the plumule
A
The shoot tip with a pair of mini leaves
10
Q
What is the radicle
A
Part of the seed where the root develops
