BIOL108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Endosperm, Flowering Plant, Gametophyte

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Developmental timing of the embryo and its food stores. No resources are wasted if egg is unfertilized female gametophyte reduced in size and hence cheaper to produce. Producing a small female gametophyte would take only a few days rather than a few months. Mature ovary containing seeds the container" part of the angiosperm; contains the seeds. Aids dispersal of the seed by catching wind / attracting animals. Angiosperms are the most food source for humans; e. g. wheat, rice, potatoes, etc. Seeds, fruit, leaves, roots, flowers, tubers, etc. Major source of drugs; medicinal & recreational. Selective breeding by farmers to produce more productive crop plants. Biotechnology; transgenic technology that transfer a gene from one plant to another. E. g. transgenic golden rice contains genes from daffodils that make beta- carotene (vitamin a) therefore solves the problem of people suffering vitamin a deficiency by making it available in rice. 80% of angiosperm species rely on animals for pollination.

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