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The Seed Plants
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"Seed plant originated about 360..."
  • Seed plant originated about 360 million years ago.
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Seeds
  • A seed consists of an embryo and it’s food supply and a protective coat.
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"Seed producing plants can be..."
  • Seed producing plants can be divided into two groups
  • Gymnosperms - produce seeds but the seeds are not contained inside any structure.  These plants have cones.
  • Angiosperms - the seeds are produced inside and “ovary” which becomes the fruit. These plants have flowers.
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Alternation of Generations
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Gymnosperms
  • Cycadophyta








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"Ginkgophyta"
  • Ginkgophyta


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"Gnetophyta"
  • Gnetophyta








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"Coniferophyta"
  • Coniferophyta


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"What are the major “..."
  • What are the major “events” illustrated by the branchpoints of this phylogeny below?
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Angiosperms – Flowering Plants
  • The evolution of the flower has made this group of plants the most successful group of plants on earth today.
  • The co-evolution of flowers and insect pollinators.
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"Other animals also pollinate flowers"
  • Other animals also pollinate flowers.
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Angiosperms
  • The eudicots
  • The monocots
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Plant Anatomy
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Flowering Plant Reproduction
  • Flower Structure
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Flowering plant life cycle
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Male Gametangia
  • Stamens - Anthers - Microsporangia.
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Double
Fertilization
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Plant Fertilization
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Seed
Structure
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Seed
Development
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Fruit
  • Develops from the wall of the Ovary
  • Seed Dispersal
  • Fleshy vs. Dry Fruit
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