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Plant Reproduction. I. S. S. O. I. T. M. S. I. S. O. I. E. M. P. O. L. L. I. N. A. T. I. O. N. S. I. S. O. M. I. T. S. I. S. O. I. E. M. N. E. O. L. I. B. T. A. U. Z. O. I. D. L. I. T. R. E. F. S. I. S. O. T. I. M. Microspore ( n )
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I S S O I T M S I S O I E M P O L L I N A T I O N S I S O M I T S I S O I E M N E O L I B T A U Z O I D L I T R E F S I S O T I M Microspore (n) forms pollen grain Pollen grain (male gametophyte) Anther Top of stamen Ovule Ovary Egg Female gametophyte (n: retained in ovary) Bottom of carpel Megaspore (n: retained in ovary) Megasporangium Mature sporophyte flower (2n) Endosperm (3n) forms nutritive tissue in seed Nutritive tissue (3n) Embryo (2n) Zygote (2n) Developing sporophyte Seed (disperses via wind or animals)
stigma style ovary The carpel ovule megasporocyte micropyle
megaspore Creation of the megaspore
Polar nuclei Egg nucleus Creation of the female gametophyte
Polar nuclei Egg cell Mature female gametophyte = embryo sac
Review: meiosis Megasporocyte (2N) Megaspore (N) Mitosis and rearrangement Female gametophyte (N) Megaspore (N) Female gametophyte contains the egg cell
anther filament Stamen
Pollen sac microsporocyte Cross section of an anther
microspore microsporocyte Creation of microspores
Review: meiosis microspore microsporocyte Creation of microspores Next step: creation of male gametophyte
Generative cell Tube cell nucleus Pollen grain
Generative nucleus Tube nucleus Pollen germination
sperm Tube nucleus
sperm Tube nucleus Mature Male gametophyte
Review: meiosis microsporocyte (2N) microspore (N) Mitosis and rearrangement Male gametophyte (N) microspore (N) Male gametophyte contains the sperm
sperm Tube nucleus Polar nuclei Egg cell
sperm Tube nucleus Polar nuclei Egg cell
Primary endosperm nucleus 3N 2N Zygote Polar nuclei Egg cell Double Fertilization
Seed coat endosperm embryo fruit
Bean seed (typical eudicot) Corn seed (typical monocot) Seed coat Endosperm Cotyledons Embryonic stem and root