Chapters 28-29 (read all of both chapters) The Kingdom Plantae Chapters 28-29 (read all of both chapters)
Characteristics of Plants Photosynthesis using chlorophylls a and b Storage of energy as starch. Cellulose cell walls. Zygote develops into an embryo while still attached to the parent plant. This separates the plants from the protists, specifically the green algae. (May be better to include the green algae in the Plantae.)
Embryos
Tracheophytes – the vascular plants Xylem – water-conducting tissues Tracheids: long, slender, hollow water-conducting cells Vessels: a more advanced form of water-conducting cell we’ll encounter later. Phloem – sugar-conducting tissues Sporophyte becomes dominant generation
Figure 28.19 The Life Cycle of a Fern Egg Archegonium Rhizoids Germinating spore Mature gametophyte Antheridium Sperm Spore tetrad Fertilization HAPLOID (n) Gametophyte generation Meiosis DIPLOID (2n) Sporophyte generation Mature sporophyte Archegonial wall Sporangium Embryo Sporophyte Sori (clusters of sporangia) Root Horizontal stem Roots
Figure 28.19 The Life Cycle of a Fern Sori
Figure 28.13 Homospory and Heterospory Gametophyte (n) Archegonium () (n) Antheridium () (n) Spore (n) HAPLOID (n) Gametophyte generation Eggs (n) Sperm (n) Meiosis Fertilization DIPLOID (2n) Sporophyte generation Spore mother cell (2n) Zygote (2n) Sporangium (2n) Embryo (2n) Sporophyte (2n)
Figure 28.13 Homospory and Heterospory Megagametophyte () (n) Heterospory Megaspore (n) Microgametophyte () (n) Eggs (n) Microspore (n) HAPLOID (n) Gametophyte generation Sperm (n) Meiosis Fertilization DIPLOID (2n) Sporophyte generation Spore mother cell (2n) Spore mother Zygote (2n) Embryo (2n) Sporangium (2n) Sporophyte (2n)