Definitions
The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the carpel is called?
Pollination
What are the 4 groups of plant life called?
Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms
Refer to Figure 11.45 on page 476.
Name h. and e.
h. petal
e. sepal
What part of the flower protects the sexual organs as they form?
Sepal
Which has more cells prior to fertilization - a pollen grain or an embryo sac?
An embryo sac has more cells.
What are Perfect Flowers?
Flowers with both stamens and carpels
Liverworts are part of what plant group?
Bryophytes
Refer to Figure 11.45 on page 476.
Which letter points to the style? Which letter points to the filament?
b. style
g. filament
What part of the flower holds the embryo sac?
Ovule
When an embryo sac is fertilized, which cell is NOT diploid - the zygote or the endosperm?
The endosperm is not diploid.
What are Imperfect Flowers?
Flowers with either stamens or carpels
Are pteridophytes considered Nonvascular Plants or Vascular plants, and what does this mean?
Vascular because they have tube-shaped cells to carry materials throughout the plant.
Refer to Figure 11.45 on page 476.
Name c. and d.
c. ovary
d. ovules
What is the function of the Anther?
Forms and releases pollen grains
What job do cotyledons do before germination?
They feed the embryo by either being the food source or transferring food from the endosperm.
What does the "Dominant Generation" refer to in plant life?
The generation that occupies the largest portion of the life cycle
Which type of plant has the gametophyte generation as its dominant generation and most recognizable stage?
Mosses or Bryophytes
Refer to Figure 11.45 on page 476.
Name a. and f. Which is part of the male reproductive organs of the plant? Which is part of the female reproductive organs of the plant?
a. stigma
f. anther
Male - anther
Female - stigma
What is the function of the Stigma?
Name at least 3 ways in which pollen is transferred from the stamens of one flower to the carpels of another.
Wind, bees, beetles, birds, moths, or butterflies.
What does the "Alternation of generations" refer to in plant life?
A life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid and a multicellular haploid form
If a tree has seed cones and pollen cones, it comes from what group and what phylum?
Group - Gymnosperms
Phylum - Coniferophyta
Refer to Figure 11.45 on page 476.
Name i. and j. What is the purpose of j. for the plant?
i. receptacle
j. pedicel
The pedicel holds the flower up.
What is the purpose of a fruit?
Allows for the dispersal of seeds away from the parent plant
A process that requires two sperm to fuse with two other cells is called ________________. In an angiosperm, what does this process produce?
Double Fertilization
A diploid zygote and an endosperm.