Bio 4B: Vascular Seed Plants: Gymnosperms & Angiosperms · ANGIOSPERMS – FLOWERING PLANTS 4...

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Bio 4B: Vascular Seed Plants: Gymnosperms & Angiosperms Gymnosperms: Male cone: microsporophyll pollen or microspore Female cone: megasporophyll ovule or megaspore Phylum Cycadophyta – cycads (sago palm) Phylum Ginkgophyta – Gingko or maidenhair tree Phylum Coniferophyta – conifers or pines; junipers; cypress; cedar Cone

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Bio 4B: Vascular Seed Plants: Gymnosperms & Angiosperms

Gymnosperms:

Male cone: microsporophyll pollen or microspore

Female cone: megasporophyll ovule or megaspore

Phylum Cycadophyta – cycads (sago palm)

Phylum Ginkgophyta – Gingko or maidenhair tree

Phylum Coniferophyta – conifers or pines; junipers; cypress; cedar

Cone

Male or Staminate cone

Wing

Pollen Tube

Female or Ovulate cone

Phylum Gnetophyta

Ephedra (Morman Tea, Ma Hung)

micropyle

Welwitschia

Gnetum

ANGIOSPERMS – FLOWERING PLANTS

4 WHORLS

Calyx (collection of sepals) Outermost whorl

Corolla (collection of petals)

Stamen (anther & filament)

Pistil or carpel (stigma, style & ovary w/ovules) Innermost whorl

Monocotyledon vs dicotyledon

Lilium anther X-section Lilium ovary X-section