Plant Reproduction
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Evolution of the Flower
• Pollen matures within the anthers and is transported to the stigma of another flower.
– When pollen reaches the stigma, it germinates, and a pollen tube grows down, carrying sperm nuclei to the embryo sac.
seed matures within ripening fruit
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Floral Evolution
• Characteristics– A complete flower has four whorls, while
an incomplete flower lacks at least one. calyx, composed of sepals, makes up
outermost whorl petals collectively make up the corolla stamens collectively compose
androeciumstamens made up of filament and
anther
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Floral Evolution
• Gynoecium refers to the collection of female parts in a flower.
– single or fused carpels also referred to as simple or compound pistils
ovules produced in pistil’s swollen ovarystyle - slender neckstigma – pollen receptive structure
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Formation of Angiosperm Gametes
• Plant sexual life cycles are characterized by an alternation of generations.
– Diploid sporophyte gives rise to haploid gametophyte generation.
Male gametophytes (microgametophytes) - Pollen grains
Female gametophyte (megagametophyte) - Embryo sac
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Fertilization
• Double Fertilization results in two key developments:
– Fertilization of the egg.– Formation of endosperm.
• Pollen grains adhere to the stigma and grow a pollen tube that pierces the style.
– Grows until it reaches the ovule in the ovary.
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Pollination
• Pollination - Pollen is placed on the stigma.– Early seed plants pollinated passively.
• Pollination by Animals– Bees - Initially locate food sources by
odor, and then orient on a flower by its shape, color, and texture.
May drive coevolution.
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Pollination
• Other Insects– Butterflies– Moths
• Birds– Many plants produce large amount of
nectar to attract birds. Hummingbirds
– Red colors tend to attract birds, while carotenoids tend to attract insects because they are visible in the UV range.
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Pollination
• Other Animals– Bats– Rodents– Monkeys
• Wind-Pollinated Angiosperms– Typically have small, greenish, odorless
flowers with reduced or absent corollas. Often grouped in large numbers and
hang down in tassels.
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Self-Pollination
• Two basic reasons for self-pollination.– Ecologically advantageous as they do not
need to be visited by animals, and thus do not have to expend energy producing attractants.
– Produces more uniform progeny than outcrossing.
Well-adapted to particular habitats.
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Self-Pollination
• Factors Promoting Outcrossing– Dioecious plants produce only ovules or
only pollen on a single individual. Monoecious produce both on same
plant.Dichogamous - Functional stamens
and pistils present on same plant, but reach maturity at different times.
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Self-Pollination
• Self-incompatibility results when pollen and stigma recognize each other as genetically related and pollen tube growth is blocked.
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Asexual Reproduction
• Vegetative Reproduction - New plants are cloned from adult parts.
– Runners– Rhizomes– Suckers– Adventitious Plantlets
• Apomixis - Embryos in seeds produced asexually from the parent plant.
– New individuals are genetically identical to parents.
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Life Span of Plants
• Annual Plants– Annual plants grow, flower, and form fruits
and seeds within one growing season, and then die when the process is complete.
Grow rapidly under favorable conditions.Developing flowers or embryos use
hormones signaling nutrient reallocation.
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Life Span of Plants
• Biennial Plants– Biennial plants have life cycles that take
two years to complete. Photosynthate stored in underground
storage organs during the first year. Flowering stems are produced during
the second year.