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WARM UP

WARM UP. PALYNOLOGY. 1. Who is known as the Father of Genetics? A. Albert Einstein B. Charles Darwin C. Gregor Mendel 2. What are the female reproductive structures of a flower called? A. Stamen B. Pistils C. Pollen 3. Which insect is the most common pollinator?

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WARM UP

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  1. WARM UP PALYNOLOGY

  2. 1. Who is known as the Father of Genetics? A. Albert Einstein B. Charles Darwin C. Gregor Mendel 2. What are the female reproductive structures of a flower called? A. Stamen B. Pistils C. Pollen 3. Which insect is the most common pollinator? A. House flies B. Butterflies C. Honey Bees 4. What is used to determine the offspring of a genetic cross? A. Gene Square B. Punnett Square C. Mendel Square 5. Which gene is represented by a capital letter in a genotype? A. Recessive B. Dominant C. Parental

  3. Gregor MendelFather of Genetics 1. Who is known as the Father of Genetics? A. Albert Einstein B. Charles Darwin C. Gregor Mendel 2. What are the female reproductive structures of a flower called? A. Stamen B. Pistils C. Pollen 3. Which insect is the most common pollinator? A. House flies B. Butterflies C. Honey Bees 4. What is used to determine the offspring of a genetic cross? A. Gene Square B. Punnett Square C. Mendel Square 5. Which gene is represented by a capital letter in a genotype? A. Recessive B. Dominant C. Parental

  4. FORENSIC PALYNOLOGY: POLLEN & SPORES

  5. Pollen isn’t just yellow dust • It comes in a vast array of shapes, sizes and has complex surface patterns and aperture openings. • Each plant type produces pollen (or spores) that are quite distinctive from those of other plants. • Usually, pollen types of species within a single genus look nearly identical.

  6. Pollen isn’t just yellow dust • In some plant families there is a great deal of variation among the pollen genera.

  7. Palynology Study of pollen, spores, and other microscopic plant bodies collectively called PALYNOMORPHS. e.g. algal cysts (dinoflagellates), algae, fungal spores, etc.

  8. Dinoflagellate

  9. Algae

  10. Fungal spores

  11. Types of microscopy used in Forensic Palynology LightSEM(transmitted light) (scanning electron) TEM: Looks at micro-thin sections of pollen to determine wall structure

  12. Pollen morphology • Each plant type produces pollen or spores that are distinctive from those of other plants; the uniqueness can sometimes only be seen at the SEM or TEM level. • Pollen and spores can usually be identified to the plant family, genus, and sometimes to the species level with LM.

  13. Pollen morphology To differentiate pollen & spores look at • Shape • Size • Aperture type • Aperture number • Wall structure (layers) • Tectate vs. non-tectate • Ornamentation type

  14. Pollen morphology cont. Shape - circular, square, elliptical, triangular, and variations thereof Aperture type - pores, colpi or combinations of them

  15. Pollen morphology Size - each pollen species has a size range, which often overlaps with other similar pollen types; why size alone is not a valid way to ID pollen grains.

  16. Aperture and sculpture type

  17. Everywhere you look POLLEN & SPORES ARE EVERYWHERE • Found in the air over the middle of the oceans • Found in the air all over the world including the air over the North and South Poles • Found in rivers, lakes, seas, and at the bottom of the oceans • Found inside buildings, in cars, on and inside animals, on and inside people, in soils, and rocks up to 2.2 billion years old

  18. Pines, Grass, Ragweed, Pecans

  19. Pollen Print Each location produces a unique “pollen print” that is often so specific that it can be used to identify that precise location.

  20. Pollen Production and Dispersal • During an average spring or summer day in most areas each cubic meter of air contains about 1,000-20,000 pollen & spores. • The average adult inhales about 10 m3 of air a day, more if doing physical exercise, pollen is trapped in nasal passages, can be a key to the season of year. • During peak pollination periods there can be up to 100,000 pollen grains/m3 of air.

  21. Pollinators

  22. Flower Power T. Trimpe 2010

  23. Flower Basics 1. Label the parts of the flower. “Our Flowering World” Petals Stigma Pistil Anther Style Stamen Filament Ovule Sepal Ovary Image: http://www.smithlifescience.com/SciFlowerDiagramBlank.jpg

  24. Pollinators Ants Bats Bees Moths Birds ButterfliesFlies Beetles True Bugs Wasps Did you know? Honey bees are the most common pollinators. What insect comes in second place? What is the difference between self-pollination and cross-pollination? SELF-POLLINATION: POLLEN FROM A FLOWER LANDS ON THE PISTIL OF THE SAME FLOWER OR A FLOWER ON THE SAME PLANT. CROSS-POLLINATION: POLLEN FROM A FLOWER LANDS ON THE PISTIL OF THE A FLOWER ON A DIFFERENT PLANT.

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