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Chapter 27
biol 130 exam 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pollen | male gametophyte, no need for water |
| seeds | embryonic sporophyte, food supply, productive outer coat |
| secondary growth | produces the earliest seed plants had thickened woody stems |
| ginkgo | one species |
| cyads | restricted to warm climates |
| conifers | cone bearing, cool climates |
| megastrobius | female, seed-bearing cone |
| angiosperms | covered seed, flowering |
| flowers | attracts pollinators to increase successful transfer of pollen |
| fruits | increase dispersal of seeds |
| broad leaves | captures more sunlight |
| pollen grain | male gametophyte |
| integument | tough outer protective layer |
| ovule | develops into a seed after fertilization |
| pollenation | when a pollen grain lands near a female gametophyte |
| pollen tube | digests its way through the sporophyte |
| vessel elements | specialized for water transport |
| fiber cells | important in supporting plant body |
| stamens | bear microsporangia |
| carpels | bear megasporangia |
| pistil | includes stigma, style, and ovary |
| petals | collectively the corolla |
| sepals | collectively the calyx |
| perfect flower | have both mega- and microsporangia |
| imperfect flower | has either mega- or microsporangia |
| monoecious | "one housed", male, female, and perfect flowers occur on one pants |
| dioecious | "two housed", male and female flowers on different plants |
| tepals | undifferentiated petals and sepals |
| double ferilization | two male gametes participate in fertilization |
| simple fruit | developed from one carpel (plum) |
| aggregate fruits | developed from several carpels (raspberry) |
| multiple fruits | forms from a cluster of flowers (pineapple) |
| accessory fruits | developed from parts other than carpels (apple) |
| monocots | one cotyledon |
| dicots | 2 cotyledons |