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EEMB 127 Plant BioDiversity 11
Angiosperms
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Plant Sciences
Undergraduate 4
09/05/2010

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"vessel-seeded"
Definition
seeds are enclosed within a protective ovary wall
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Division
Definition
Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta
Term
classes, # species per class
Definition
Monocotyledonae ~ 60,000 species
Dicotyledonae~ >175,000 species
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Amborella
Definition
group of Angiosperms that represents common angio ancestor
-does not have vessels
Term
increasing protection of egg from gymnosperm to angiosperms
Definition
-single to double integument
-megasporophylls in cone to pistil of flower ovary
-fleshy fruit coating
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Pistil
Definition
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Stamen
Definition
Anther + Filament
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ovary
Definition
contains ovule
-develops into fruit
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style
Definition
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Anther
Definition
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Filament
Definition
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Receptacle
Definition
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Ovule
Definition
develops into seed
-connected by stalk
-contains: integument, micropyle, megasporangium/megaspore
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Petal
Definition
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Sepal
Definition
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Corolla
Definition
Petals collectively
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Pedicel
Definition
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Perianth
Definition
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Calyx
Definition
Sepals collectively
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Pollen Chamber
Definition
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Carpel
Definition
entire female reproductive structure
-stigma, style, ovary
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complete flower whorl
Definition
(outer)
sepals
petals
stamen
carpel
(inner)
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Embryo
Definition
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Endosperm
Definition
food storage tissue for developing embryo
-triploid
-develops from 2 polar nuclei + 1 sperm in double
fertilization
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Embryo Sac
Definition
female gametophyte
-house in ovary
-megaspore undergoes 3 mitotic divisions to get 8 nuclei: 3 antipodal, 2 plolar, 2 synergids, 1 egg
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Pollen
Definition
mature male gametophyte
=pollen grain (aperture + exine) + pollen tube (2 sperm nuclei + tube nucleus)
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Synergids
Definition
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Testa
Definition
seed coat
-develops from integument
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Pericarp
Definition
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Placentation
Definition
the spatial arrangement by which ovules are attached to the wall, the base, or the central column of an ovary
-Free-central, Axial, Parietal
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Ovary Positions
Definition
Superior, half-inferior, inferior
Term
flower parts in relation to ovary
Definition
hypogynous
perigynous
epigeyous
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Perfect Flower
Definition
has functioning anthers and ovaries
may or may not have corolla or calyx
bisexual, hermaphroditic, cosexual
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Primitive Flower Features
Definition
-radial symmetry
-superior ovaries
-numerous flower parts
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Advanced Flower Features
Definition
-bilateral symmetry
-fewer flower parts
-inferior ovaries
-specialized petals
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