______________________________________________________________________________ OBJECTIVES: 1. Describe the distinguishing features of gymnosperms and angiosperms. 2. Understand the evolutionary significance of pollen and seeds. 3. Understand the function of a cone‚ a flower‚ and a seed. 4. Relate the life cycle of angiosperms to the other phyla of the plant kingdom. ______________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION TO GYMNOSPERMS Gymnosperms are plants with exposed seeds
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Botany Essay Questions 1. Pollination is a crucial process of how plants reproduce‚ in which the male sex cell of the flower‚ pollen‚ is transferred from the stamen to the carpel‚ or more specifically‚ from the anther to the stigma. Pollen grains are completely different and unique for each flower‚ they carry the male and female genetic information and it is split exactly 50/50. The transfer is carried out by pollinators‚ which include bees‚ wasps‚ flies‚ butterflies‚ moths‚ several species
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Chrysanthemums” In John Steinbeck’s story “The Chrysanthemums” the symbolic connection between the flowers and Elisa‚ the main character‚ was very interesting. Throughout the story the chrysanthemums gave meaning to several things and the way things grew and changed. Although Elisa was a rather flat character within the story‚ she seemed to have been watered‚ grown‚ and blossomed like a flower; the symbolic connection between Elisa and the chrysanthemums illustrated a sense of Elisa’s wholeness
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non-motile and need wind for transport * Vascular * Cycad‚ ginkgo‚ pine * Angiospermophyta * Most successful plants today * Vascular * Seeds coated w/ ovary wall surrounding ovule * Sexual reproduction via flower formation‚ then seeds within fruit * Includes woody and herbaceous plants * Sunflowers‚ roses‚ cherry trees * Dicotyledons * Two cotyledons * Multiples of four or five floral parts * Netlike
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Exercise 2 FLOWERS The sampaguita is a flower. It is white. It smells sweet. The gumamela is a flower‚ too. It is red. It does not smell sweet. Comprehension Question: 1. What is the sampaguita? A. A flower B. A color C. A fruit 2. Which is white? A. Sampaguita B. Gumamela C. Yellow Bell 3. Which flower does not smell sweet? A. Camia B. Sampaguita C. Gumamela 4. Which is red? A. Camia B. Gumamela C. Sampaguita 5. Which flower smells sweet
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The downside of this idea is that their ability to pollinate hasn’t really been studied‚ so no one knows their potential and it’s doubted that they could pollinate as effectively as the honey bee. Non-bee pollinators visit flowers 39% of the time‚ compared to the honey bees 61%. Although that seems like a lot‚ if you try to picture a world with only 39 percent of the food we have today‚ they just aren’t good enough. One promising alternative to the honey bee is the blue orchard
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As you may know‚ the bees are vanishing. Most people may say‚ “ehh bees aren’t important‚ they just make honey”. Which is not true‚ bees play a huge role in our daily life. Did you know that bees pollinate one third of out diet? Without bees there wouldn’t be apples‚ oranges‚ melons or broccoli. Most people just don’t understand the seriousness of this problem! There has been a lot of misunderstanding and confusion when it comes to the reasoning of this bee problem. Up to this day there still
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Like many other winged insects‚ what butterflies do for the environment that is perhaps most important is pollinating plants. The diet of adult butterflies consists mostly of nectar from flowers. While gathering nectar‚ the butterflies pick up pollen on their feet and wings and transfer it to neighboring flowers and plants‚ continuing the life cycle of many plants that other animals depend on for survival. Eating Aphids & Rotten Fruit o As caterpillars‚ some butterflies eat aphids in addition to
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calf The flower in the middle of my painting reflects my life; each petal represents different stages. The petals aren’t finished since my life is not finished. The monochromatic flowers represent people in my life like my mother‚ father‚ sister and boyfriend. The large blue one represents my mother‚ the yellow one is my father‚ the purplish-red one is my sister and the orange one is my boyfriend. Each flower has vines and the vines intertwine with vines from other flowers‚ representing how
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Amphibian- American Bullfrog‚ June 5‚ 2005. It is the largest frog native to Missouri and can be found in every county. * Flower- Hawthorn Blossom ‚ March 16‚ 1923. The flowers are white and grow in bunches. It is most common in Southern Missouri. * Tree- Flowering dogwood‚ June 20‚ 1955. It’s small is size‚ not usually growing over 40 feet. Sprouts greenish-yellow flowers in clusters. * Aquatic Animal- Paddlefish‚ May 23‚ 1997. The Mississippi‚ Missouri‚ and the Osage are the only rivers
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