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1
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Re. alternation of generations…diploid mother cells develop from which structures? (male/female)?

A

Anthers (male)

Ovaries (female)

2
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Re. alternation of generations…meiosis of mother cells in sporophyte produces…?

A

haploid spores

3
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Re. alternation of generations…male (pollen) & female gametophytes produce…?

A

sperm & eggs

4
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Go thru slide 5…

A

kill me now!

5
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What structures make up the stamen?

A

anther & filament

6
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What structures make up the carpel?

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stigma, style, ovary

7
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1st step in fertilisation of flower…When does pollination occur?

A

when pollen grain lands on the stigma of a carpel…see slide 13

8
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2nd step in fertilisation of flower…What happens after pollination occurs?

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pollen tube grows down thru style of carpel, tube cell nucleus & sperm follow…see slide 13

9
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3rd step in fertilisation of flower…Double fertilisation…

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pollen tube & sperm reach female gametophyte - one sperm fuses with central cell, the other sperm fuses with egg cell…see slide 13

10
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Fruit develops from the …?

A

ovary

11
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Seeds develop from the …?

A

ovule

12
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What are the 6 major groups of plant hormones?

A
auxins
gibberellins
cytokinins
ethylene
absidic acid
florigens
13
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Charateristics of auxins…

A

promotes cell elongation in shoots
inhibits cell elongation in roots
stim. fruit dev.

14
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Charateristics of gibberellins…

A

promotes stem elongation

stimulates - bud sprouting, flowering, fruit prod., seed germination…

15
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Charateristics of cytokinins…

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promote cell division
inhibits lateral root branch formation
stimulates lateral shoot branch formation
nutrient transport -> leaves

16
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Charateristics of ethylene…

A

in most plant tissue
stress hormone
ripening of fruit

17
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Charateristics of absidic acid…

A

throughout plant

helps with adaptive responses

18
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Charateristics of florigens…

A

timing of flowering

identified in 2005

19
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Which 2 plant hormones work together?

A

auxins & cytokinins

20
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What is photoperiodism? What agent is responsible? 3 types…

A
changes in flowering of a plant in response to changes in day length
agent - phytochrome (2 forms)
- no change
- long-day
- short-day
21
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What is the important variable in photoperiodism?

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duration of uninterrupted darkness (not day length per se)

22
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2 forms of phytochrome?

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Pr - absorbs light in red wavelengths

Pfr - absorbs light in far red wavelengths

23
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Phytochrome control of flowering in short day (long night) plants?

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Pfr (inhibits flowering) gets converted -> Pr thus low Pfr -> removal of inhibition of flowering -> initiation of flowering