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Plant Classification and Seed Structures: A Comprehensive Guide

Understand angiosperm classification, fruit types, seed structures, germination process, hormones, tropisms, and flower anatomy in flowering plants.

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Plant Classification and Seed Structures: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Classification of Angiosperms The Flowering Plants

  2. Two Major Groups • Monocots • Single cotyledon • Parallel veins • Flowers in multiples of 3’s • Dicots • Two cotyledons • Netted veins • Flowers in multiples of 2, 4 or 5

  3. Monocot and Dicot plant

  4. FRUITS • SIMPLE • Dry (poppy seed, milkweed, wheat) • Fleshy (peach, plumb, apple, tomato, grape) • AGGREGRATE • Flowers with several carpels • Raspberry, strawberry • MULTIPLE • Cluster of flowers • Pineapple

  5. Simple, aggregrate and multiple fruit

  6. SEED STRUCTURES • Micropyle • Opening through which the pollen tube grows to deliver pollen to the ovary (ovules) • Plumule • Epicotyl + embryonic leaves • First leaves to emerge during germination • Hypocotyl • Stem like area between radicle and cotyledon

  7. SEED STRUCTURES (2) • Radicle • Embryonic root • First to emerge from the seed during germination • Cotyledon • Fleshy part of the seed; food storage for plant embryo until germination • Hilum • Seed scar; where seed was attached to the ovary wall • Seed Coat • Covers and protects the seed during dormancy

  8. Typical Seed

  9. Germination • Dormancy • Allows seed to germinate when conditions are favorable • How do you know germination has occurred? • Radicle emerges • Leaves • Photosynthesis begins • Cotyledons no longer needed

  10. Factors that Trigger Germination • Water • Oxygen • Temperature • Light • Fire • Freezing temps. • Animal digestive tract • Hormones

  11. Plant Hormones • Auxins • Regulate plant growth

  12. Hormones (2) • Cytokinins • Promotes cell division (roots and stems) • Gibberellins • Promote growth • Stimulate germination • Abscisic Acid • Inhibits growth of buds and germination • Ethylene • Gas that stimulates ripening of fruits

  13. Hormones (3) • Oligosaccharins • Regulate growth and development • Defense against disease

  14. TROPISM • Plant movement towards or away from a stimuli • EXAMPLES • Phototropism (light) • Thigmotropism (touch) • Gravitropism (gravity) • Chemotropism (chemical/hormones) • Hydrotropism (water)

  15. THE FLOWER • The reproductive structure for the flowering plant • Perfect Flowers • Both stamens and carpels present • Self or cross pollination • Imperfect Flowers • Either stamens or carpels present • Cross pollination only

  16. Female Reproductive Parts • Essential • Carpel • Pistil (fused carpels) • Stigma, style, ovary • Stigma • Sticky to trap pollen • Style • Tube from stigma to ovary • Ovary • Holds the ovules

  17. Female Flower Parts C A R P E L

  18. Male Reproductive Parts • Essential • Stamen • Male reproductive part • Anther and filament • Anther • Produces pollen • Filament • Supports the anther

  19. Male Flower Parts

  20. Nonessential Flower Parts • Petal • Attract pollinators • Top whorl • Sepal • Protect developing flower • Bottom whorl • Corolla • Both whorls

  21. Nonessential Flower Parts

  22. Flowers

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