BISC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ovule, Pollen Tube, Double Fertilization

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Angiosperms are unique due to their flowers and fruit that is part of their reproductive system. One f(x) of reproductive shoot is to bear reproductive flower. Plant life cycles consist of alternation of generations: switch between diploid and haploid generation. Gametophyte haploid: (n) reduced microscopic scale (i. e. pollen and embryo sac) Double fertilization: 2 sperms fertilize 2 female nuclei for the production of zygote and endosperm. Pollen is transferred to stigma of female carpel and absorbs h2o, the generative cell divides by mitosis into 2 sperm cells. Tube cell grows down the style to micropyle. 1 sperm fertilizes the egg cell = zygote (2n) embryo. 1 sperm fertilizes the 2 polar nuclei = triploid 3n) endosperm (nutrient store for embryo: i. e. bananas!!! Pollination: transfer of pollen from anther to stigma to the embryo sac to allow fertilization. Most plants reproduce sexually by alternating between meiosis and fertilization. Sporophyte gametophyte embryo develops seed develops sporophyte. Modified leaves: 4 rings/whorls structures: sepals.

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