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Quiz 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. Sporophyte is the generic name for the | undeveloped and developed plant. |
| 2. Gametophyte is | the collective name for "plants’ sex cells (pollen and egg). |
| 3. Male gametophytes develop inside tiny structures that can be transported by wind and animals. These dustlike structures are called "pollen. | pollen. |
| 4. The seed consists of three parts: | a) the young plant (sporophyte) b) stored food c) seed coat |
| 5. The advantages of seeds are that the sporophyte is | multi-cellular, well developed, and that it has a small root, stem, and tiny leaves. |
| 6. Germinating means | beginning to grow. |
| 7. Gymnosperms are trees and shrubs that produce seeds in | cones or fleshy structures on stems. |
| 8. Conifers are | cone-bearing gymnosperms used for building materials and paper products. |
| 9. Advantages of fruit production No1: | protection of the seed |
| 10. Advantages of fruit production No2: | structures that help the wind carry the seed (dandelion, maple, milkweed) |
| 11. Advantages of fruit production No3: | fruits get eaten by animals and the seed is carried away from the parent plant |
| 12. Adv. of fruit prod. No4: | fruit (e.g. burrs) stick to the fur of animals or clothing of people carrying the seed |
| 10. A cotyledon is | a seed leaf found inside a seed. |
| 11. Monocots are | angiosperms with one cotyledon. |
| 12. Dicots are | angiosperms with two cotyledons. |
| 13.Importance of angiosperms part 1: | food crops (e.g. corn, wheat, rice), furniture (e.g. oak), |
| 14. Imp. of angiosperms part 2: | fibers for rope and clothing (e.g. cotton and flax,medicine, cork, rubber, perfume oils |