Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology Chapter 38 Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology

Overview: Flowers of Deceit Angiosperm flowers can attract pollinators using visual cues and volatile chemicals Many angiosperms reproduce sexually and asexually Symbiotic relationships are common between plants and other species Since the beginning of agriculture, plant breeders have genetically manipulated traits of wild angiosperm species by artificial selection Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Fig. 38-1 Figure 38.1 Why is this wasp trying to mate with this flower?

Video: Flower Blooming (time lapse) Concept 38.1: Flowers, double fertilization, and fruits are unique features of the angiosperm life cycle Diploid (2n) sporophytes produce spores by meiosis; these grow into haploid (n) gametophytes Gametophytes produce haploid (n) gametes by mitosis; fertilization of gametes produces a sporophyte Video: Flower Blooming (time lapse) Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Video: Flower Plant Life Cycle (time lapse) In angiosperms, the sporophyte is the dominant generation, the large plant that we see The gametophytes are reduced in size and depend on the sporophyte for nutrients The angiosperm life cycle is characterized by “three Fs”: flowers, double fertilization, and fruits For the Discovery Video Plant Pollination, go to Animation and Video Files. Video: Flower Plant Life Cycle (time lapse) Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Figure 38.2 An overview of angiosperm reproduction Anther Germinated pollen grain (n) (male gametophyte) Anther Stigma Stamen Carpel Style Filament Pollen tube Ovary Ovary Ovule Embryo sac (n) (female gametophyte) Sepal FERTILIZATION Petal Egg (n) Sperm (n) Receptacle Zygote (2n) Mature sporophyte plant (2n) (a) Structure of an idealized flower Key Haploid (n) Diploid (2n) Seed Figure 38.2 An overview of angiosperm reproduction Germinating seed Seed Embryo (2n) (sporophyte) (b) Simplified angiosperm life cycle Simple fruit

(a) Structure of an idealized flower Fig. 38-2a Anther Stigma Carpel Stamen Style Filament Ovary Sepal Petal Figure 38.2 An overview of angiosperm reproduction Receptacle (a) Structure of an idealized flower

Germinated pollen grain (n) (male gametophyte) Anther Fig. 38-2b Germinated pollen grain (n) (male gametophyte) Anther Ovary Pollen tube Ovule Embryo sac (n) (female gametophyte) FERTILIZATION Egg (n) Sperm (n) Zygote (2n) Mature sporophyte plant (2n) Key Figure 38.2 An overview of angiosperm reproduction Seed Haploid (n) Diploid (2n) Germinating seed Seed Embryo (2n) (sporophyte) (b) Simplified angiosperm life cycle Simple fruit

Flower Structure and Function Flowers are the reproductive shoots of the angiosperm sporophyte; they attach to a part of the stem called the receptacle Flowers consist of four floral organs: sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

A carpel has a long style with a stigma on which pollen may land A stamen consists of a filament topped by an anther with pollen sacs that produce pollen A carpel has a long style with a stigma on which pollen may land At the base of the style is an ovary containing one or more ovules A single carpel or group of fused carpels is called a pistil Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Complete flowers contain all four floral organs Incomplete flowers lack one or more floral organs, for example stamens or carpels Clusters of flowers are called inflorescences Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Development of Male Gametophytes in Pollen Grains Pollen develops from microspores within the microsporangia, or pollen sacs, of anthers If pollination succeeds, a pollen grain produces a pollen tube that grows down into the ovary and discharges sperm near the embryo sac The pollen grain consists of the two-celled male gametophyte and the spore wall Video: Bee Pollinating Video: Bat Pollinating Agave Plant Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Female gametophyte (embryo sac) Fig. 38-3 (a) Development of a male gametophyte (in pollen grain) (b) Development of a female gametophyte (embryo sac) Microsporangium (pollen sac) Megasporangium (2n) Microsporocyte (2n) Ovule Megasporocyte (2n) MEIOSIS Integuments (2n) Micropyle 4 microspores (n) Surviving megaspore (n) Each of 4 microspores (n) MITOSIS Ovule Generative cell (n) Male gametophyte 3 antipodal cells (n) Figure 38.3 The development of male and female gametophytes in angiosperms Female gametophyte (embryo sac) 2 polar nuclei (n) 1 egg (n) Nucleus of tube cell (n) Integuments (2n) 2 synergids (n) 20 µm Ragweed pollen grain Embryo sac 75 µm 100 µm

gametophyte (in pollen grain) Fig. 38-3a (a) Development of a male gametophyte (in pollen grain) Microsporangium (pollen sac) Microsporocyte (2n) MEIOSIS 4 microspores (n) Each of 4 microspores (n) MITOSIS Generative cell (n) Male gametophyte Figure 38.3a The development of male and female gametophytes in angiosperms Nucleus of tube cell (n) 20 µm Ragweed pollen grain 75 µm

Development of Female Gametophytes (Embryo Sacs) Within an ovule, megaspores are produced by meiosis and develop into embryo sacs, the female gametophytes Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Female gametophyte (embryo sac) Fig. 38-3b (b) Development of a female gametophyte (embryo sac) Megasporangium (2n) Ovule Megasporocyte (2n) MEIOSIS Integuments (2n) Micropyle Surviving megaspore (n) MITOSIS Ovule 3 antipodal cells (n) Figure 38.3b The development of male and female gametophytes in angiosperms Female gametophyte (embryo sac) 2 polar nuclei (n) 1 egg (n) Integuments (2n) 2 synergids (n) Embryo sac 100 µm

Pollination In angiosperms, pollination is the transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma Pollination can be by wind, water, bee, moth and butterfly, fly, bird, bat, or water Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Abiotic Pollination by Wind Fig. 38-4a Abiotic Pollination by Wind Figure 38.4 Flower pollination Hazel staminate flowers (stamens only) Hazel carpellate flower (carpels only)

Common dandelion under normal light Fig. 38-4b Pollination by Bees Common dandelion under normal light Figure 38.4 Flower pollination Common dandelion under ultraviolet light

Anther Stigma Moth on yucca flower Fig. 38-4c Pollination by Moths and Butterflies Anther Figure 38.4 Flower pollination Stigma Moth on yucca flower

Blowfly on carrion flower Fig. 38-4d Pollination by Flies Figure 38.4 Flower pollination Fly egg Blowfly on carrion flower

Hummingbird drinking nectar of poro flower Fig. 38-4e Pollination by Birds Figure 38.4 Flower pollination Hummingbird drinking nectar of poro flower

Long-nosed bat feeding on cactus flower at night Fig. 38-4f Pollination by Bats Figure 38.4 Flower pollination Long-nosed bat feeding on cactus flower at night

Animation: Plant Fertilization Double Fertilization After landing on a receptive stigma, a pollen grain produces a pollen tube that extends between the cells of the style toward the ovary Double fertilization results from the discharge of two sperm from the pollen tube into the embryo sac One sperm fertilizes the egg, and the other combines with the polar nuclei, giving rise to the triploid (3n) food-storing endosperm Animation: Plant Fertilization Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Stigma Pollen grain Pollen tube 2 sperm Style Ovary Polar nuclei Ovule Fig. 38-5 Stigma Pollen grain Pollen tube 2 sperm Style Ovary Polar nuclei Ovule Micropyle Egg Ovule Polar nuclei Egg Synergid Figure 38.5 Growth of the pollen tube and double fertilization 2 sperm Endosperm nucleus (3n) (2 polar nuclei plus sperm) Zygote (2n) (egg plus sperm)

Pollen grain Stigma Pollen tube 2 sperm Style Ovary Ovule Polar nuclei Fig. 38-5a Stigma Pollen grain Pollen tube 2 sperm Style Ovary Figure 38.5 Growth of the pollen tube and double fertilization Ovule Polar nuclei Micropyle Egg

Ovule Polar nuclei Egg Synergid 2 sperm Fig. 38-5b Figure 38.5 Growth of the pollen tube and double fertilization Synergid 2 sperm

Endosperm nucleus (3n) (2 polar nuclei plus sperm) Zygote (2n) Fig. 38-5c Endosperm nucleus (3n) (2 polar nuclei plus sperm) Figure 38.5 Growth of the pollen tube and double fertilization Zygote (2n) (egg plus sperm)

Wild-type Arabidopsis pop2 mutant Arabidopsis Micropyle Ovule Ovule Fig. 38-6 EXPERIMENT Wild-type Arabidopsis pop2 mutant Arabidopsis Micropyle Ovule Ovule Figure 38.6 Do GABA gradients play a role in directing pollen tubes to the eggs in Arabidopsis? 20 µm Seed stalk Pollen tube growing toward micropyle Many pollen tubes outside seed stalk Seed stalk

Seed Development, Form, and Function After double fertilization, each ovule develops into a seed The ovary develops into a fruit enclosing the seed(s) Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Endosperm Development Endosperm development usually precedes embryo development In most monocots and some eudicots, endosperm stores nutrients that can be used by the seedling In other eudicots, the food reserves of the endosperm are exported to the cotyledons Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Animation: Seed Development Embryo Development The first mitotic division of the zygote is transverse, splitting the fertilized egg into a basal cell and a terminal cell Animation: Seed Development Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Ovule Endosperm nucleus Integuments Zygote Zygote Terminal cell Fig. 38-7 Ovule Endosperm nucleus Integuments Zygote Zygote Terminal cell Basal cell Proembryo Suspensor Figure 38.7 The development of a eudicot plant embryo Basal cell Cotyledons Shoot apex Root apex Seed coat Suspensor Endosperm

Structure of the Mature Seed The embryo and its food supply are enclosed by a hard, protective seed coat The seed enters a state of dormancy Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

In some eudicots, such as the common garden bean, the embryo consists of the embryonic axis attached to two thick cotyledons (seed leaves) Below the cotyledons the embryonic axis is called the hypocotyl and terminates in the radicle (embryonic root); above the cotyledons it is called the epicotyl Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

(a) Common garden bean, a eudicot with thick cotyledons Fig. 38-8 Seed coat Epicotyl Hypocotyl Radicle Cotyledons (a) Common garden bean, a eudicot with thick cotyledons Seed coat Endosperm Cotyledons Epicotyl Hypocotyl Radicle (b) Castor bean, a eudicot with thin cotyledons Figure 38.8 Seed structure Scutellum (cotyledon) Pericarp fused with seed coat Endosperm Coleoptile Epicotyl Hypocotyl Coleorhiza Radicle (c) Maize, a monocot

(a) Common garden bean, a eudicot with thick cotyledons Fig. 38-8a Seed coat Epicotyl Hypocotyl Radicle Cotyledons Figure 38.8a Seed structure (a) Common garden bean, a eudicot with thick cotyledons

The seeds of some eudicots, such as castor beans, have thin cotyledons Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

(b) Castor bean, a eudicot with thin cotyledons Fig. 38-8b Seed coat Endosperm Cotyledons Epicotyl Hypocotyl Radicle Figure 38.8b Seed structure (b) Castor bean, a eudicot with thin cotyledons

A monocot embryo has one cotyledon Grasses, such as maize and wheat, have a special cotyledon called a scutellum Two sheathes enclose the embryo of a grass seed: a coleoptile covering the young shoot and a coleorhiza covering the young root Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Pericarp fused Scutellum with seed coat (cotyledon) Endosperm Fig. 38-8c Pericarp fused with seed coat Scutellum (cotyledon) Endosperm Coleoptile Epicotyl Hypocotyl Coleorhiza Radicle Figure 38.8c Seed structure (c) Maize, a monocot

Seed Dormancy: An Adaptation for Tough Times Seed dormancy increases the chances that germination will occur at a time and place most advantageous to the seedling The breaking of seed dormancy often requires environmental cues, such as temperature or lighting changes Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Seed Germination and Seedling Development Germination depends on imbibition, the uptake of water due to low water potential of the dry seed The radicle (embryonic root) emerges first Next, the shoot tip breaks through the soil surface Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

The hook straightens and pulls the cotyledons and shoot tip up In many eudicots, a hook forms in the hypocotyl, and growth pushes the hook above ground The hook straightens and pulls the cotyledons and shoot tip up Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Fig. 38-9 Foliage leaves Cotyledon Epicotyl Hypocotyl Cotyledon Cotyledon Hypocotyl Hypocotyl Radicle Seed coat (a) Common garden bean Foliage leaves Figure 38.9 Two common types of seed germination Coleoptile Coleoptile Radicle (b) Maize

Foliage leaves Cotyledon Epicotyl Hypocotyl Cotyledon Cotyledon Fig. 38-9a Foliage leaves Cotyledon Epicotyl Hypocotyl Cotyledon Cotyledon Hypocotyl Hypocotyl Figure 38.9a Two common types of seed germination Radicle Seed coat (a) Common garden bean

In maize and other grasses, which are monocots, the coleoptile pushes up through the soil Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Foliage leaves Coleoptile Coleoptile Radicle (b) Maize Fig. 38-9b Figure 38.9b Two common types of seed germination Radicle (b) Maize

Fruit Form and Function A fruit develops from the ovary It protects the enclosed seeds and aids in seed dispersal by wind or animals A fruit may be classified as dry, if the ovary dries out at maturity, or fleshy, if the ovary becomes thick, soft, and sweet at maturity Animation: Fruit Development Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Fruits are also classified by their development: Simple, a single or several fused carpels Aggregate, a single flower with multiple separate carpels Multiple, a group of flowers called an inflorescence Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Figure 38.10 Developmental origin of fruits Stigma Carpels Style Stamen Flower Petal Ovary Stamen Stamen Sepal Stigma Ovary (in receptacle) Ovule Ovule Pea flower Raspberry flower Pineapple inflorescence Apple flower Each segment develops from the carpel of one flower Remains of stamens and styles Carpel (fruitlet) Stigma Sepals Seed Ovary Figure 38.10 Developmental origin of fruits Stamen Seed Receptacle Pea fruit Raspberry fruit Pineapple fruit Apple fruit (a) Simple fruit (b) Aggregate fruit (c) Multiple fruit (d) Accessory fruit

Ovary Stamen Stigma Ovule Pea flower Seed Pea fruit (a) Simple fruit Fig. 38-10a Ovary Stamen Stigma Ovule Pea flower Seed Figure 38.10a Developmental origin of fruits Pea fruit (a) Simple fruit

Carpels Stamen Raspberry flower Carpel (fruitlet) Stigma Ovary Stamen Fig. 38-10b Carpels Stamen Raspberry flower Carpel (fruitlet) Stigma Ovary Figure 38.10b Developmental origin of fruits Stamen Raspberry fruit (b) Aggregate fruit

Pineapple inflorescence Fig. 38-10c Flower Pineapple inflorescence Each segment develops from the carpel of one flower Figure 38.10c Developmental origin of fruits Pineapple fruit (c) Multiple fruit

An accessory fruit contains other floral parts in addition to ovaries Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Stigma Style Petal Stamen Sepal Ovary Ovule (in receptacle) Fig. 38-10d Stigma Style Petal Stamen Sepal Ovary (in receptacle) Ovule Apple flower Remains of stamens and styles Sepals Figure 38.10d Developmental origin of fruits Seed Receptacle Apple fruit (d) Accessory fruit

Fruit dispersal mechanisms include: Water Wind Animals Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Coconut Dispersal by Water Fig. 38-11a Figure 38.11 Fruit and seed dispersal Coconut

Dandelion “parachute” Fig. 38-11b Dispersal by Wind Winged seed of Asian climbing gourd Dandelion “parachute” Figure 38.11 Fruit and seed dispersal Winged fruit of maple Tumbleweed

Dispersal by Animals Barbed fruit Seeds in feces Seeds carried to Fig. 38-11c Dispersal by Animals Barbed fruit Seeds in feces Figure 38.11 Fruit and seed dispersal Seeds carried to ant nest Seeds buried in caches

Concept 38.2: Plants reproduce sexually, asexually, or both Many angiosperm species reproduce both asexually and sexually Sexual reproduction results in offspring that are genetically different from their parents Asexual reproduction results in a clone of genetically identical organisms Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Mechanisms of Asexual Reproduction Fragmentation, separation of a parent plant into parts that develop into whole plants, is a very common type of asexual reproduction In some species, a parent plant’s root system gives rise to adventitious shoots that become separate shoot systems Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Fig. 38-12 Figure 38.12 Asexual reproduction in aspen trees

Apomixis is the asexual production of seeds from a diploid cell Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Advantages and Disadvantages of Asexual Versus Sexual Reproduction Asexual reproduction is also called vegetative reproduction Asexual reproduction can be beneficial to a successful plant in a stable environment However, a clone of plants is vulnerable to local extinction if there is an environmental change Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

However, only a fraction of seedlings survive Sexual reproduction generates genetic variation that makes evolutionary adaptation possible However, only a fraction of seedlings survive Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Mechanisms That Prevent Self-Fertilization Many angiosperms have mechanisms that make it difficult or impossible for a flower to self-fertilize Dioecious species have staminate and carpellate flowers on separate plants Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Sagittaria latifolia staminate flower (left) and carpellate Fig. 38-13 (a) Sagittaria latifolia staminate flower (left) and carpellate flower (right) Figure 38.13 Some floral adaptations that prevent self-fertilization Stamens Styles Styles Stamens Thrum flower Pin flower (b) Oxalis alpina flowers

Sagittaria latifolia staminate flower (left) and carpellate Fig. 38-13a Figure 38.13a Some floral adaptations that prevent self-fertilization (a) Sagittaria latifolia staminate flower (left) and carpellate flower (right)

Others have stamens and carpels that mature at different times or are arranged to prevent selfing Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

(b) Oxalis alpina flowers Fig. 38-13b Stamens Styles Styles Stamens Figure 38.13b Some floral adaptations that prevent self-fertilization Thrum flower Pin flower (b) Oxalis alpina flowers

The most common is self-incompatibility, a plant’s ability to reject its own pollen Researchers are unraveling the molecular mechanisms involved in self-incompatibility Some plants reject pollen that has an S-gene matching an allele in the stigma cells Recognition of self pollen triggers a signal transduction pathway leading to a block in growth of a pollen tube Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Vegetative Propagation and Agriculture Humans have devised methods for asexual propagation of angiosperms Most methods are based on the ability of plants to form adventitious roots or shoots Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Clones from Cuttings Many kinds of plants are asexually reproduced from plant fragments called cuttings A callus is a mass of dividing undifferentiated cells that forms where a stem is cut and produces adventitious roots Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

The stock provides the root system The scion is grafted onto the stock Grafting A twig or bud can be grafted onto a plant of a closely related species or variety The stock provides the root system The scion is grafted onto the stock Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Test-Tube Cloning and Related Techniques Plant biologists have adopted in vitro methods to create and clone novel plant varieties Transgenic plants are genetically modified (GM) to express a gene from another organism Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

(a) Undifferentiated carrot cells (b) Differentiation into plant Fig. 38-14 Figure 38.14 Test-tube cloning of carrots (a) Undifferentiated carrot cells (b) Differentiation into plant

Protoplast fusion is used to create hybrid plants by fusing protoplasts, plant cells with their cell walls removed Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Fig. 38-15 Figure 38.15 Protoplasts 50 µm

Concept 38.3: Humans modify crops by breeding and genetic engineering Humans have intervened in the reproduction and genetic makeup of plants for thousands of years Hybridization is common in nature and has been used by breeders to introduce new genes Maize, a product of artificial selection, is a staple in many developing countries Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Fig. 38-16 Figure 38.16 Maize: a product of artificial selection For the Discovery Video Colored Cotton, go to Animation and Video Files.

Mutations can arise spontaneously or can be induced by breeders Plant Breeding Mutations can arise spontaneously or can be induced by breeders Plants with beneficial mutations are used in breeding experiments Desirable traits can be introduced from different species or genera The grain triticale is derived from a successful cross between wheat and rye Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Plant biotechnology has two meanings: In a general sense, it refers to innovations in the use of plants to make useful products In a specific sense, it refers to use of GM organisms in agriculture and industry Modern plant biotechnology is not limited to transfer of genes between closely related species or varieties of the same species Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Reducing World Hunger and Malnutrition Genetically modified plants may increase the quality and quantity of food worldwide Transgenic crops have been developed that: Produce proteins to defend them against insect pests Tolerate herbicides Resist specific diseases Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Fig. 38-17 Figure 38.17 Genetically modified papaya

Nutritional quality of plants is being improved “Golden Rice” is a transgenic variety being developed to address vitamin A deficiencies among the world’s poor Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Genetically modified rice Fig. 38-18 Genetically modified rice Figure 38.18 “Golden Rice” and prevention of blindness associated with vitamin A deficiency Ordinary rice

Reducing Fossil Fuel Dependency Biofuels are made by the fermentation and distillation of plant materials such as cellulose Biofuels can be produced by rapidly growing crops Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

The Debate over Plant Biotechnology Some biologists are concerned about risks of releasing GM organisms into the environment Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Issues of Human Health One concern is that genetic engineering may transfer allergens from a gene source to a plant used for food Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Possible Effects on Nontarget Organisms Many ecologists are concerned that the growing of GM crops might have unforeseen effects on nontarget organisms Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Addressing the Problem of Transgene Escape Perhaps the most serious concern is the possibility of introduced genes escaping into related weeds through crop-to-weed hybridization Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Efforts are underway to prevent this by introducing: Male sterility Apomixis Transgenes into chloroplast DNA (not transferred by pollen) Strict self-pollination Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Endosperm nucleus (3n) (2 polar nuclei plus sperm) Zygote (2n) Fig. 38-UN1 Endosperm nucleus (3n) (2 polar nuclei plus sperm) Zygote (2n) (egg plus sperm)

Fig. 38-UN2

You should now be able to: Describe how the plant life cycle is modified in angiosperms Identify and describe the function of a sepal, petal, stamen (filament and anther), carpel (style, ovary, ovule, and stigma), seed coat, hypocotyl, radicle, epicotyl, endosperm, cotyledon Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

You should now be able to: Distinguish between complete and incomplete flowers; bisexual and unisexual flowers; microspores and megaspores; simple, aggregate, multiple, and accessory fruit Describe the process of double fertilization Describe the fate and function of the ovule, ovary, and endosperm after fertilization Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of reproducing sexually and asexually Name and describe several natural and artificial mechanisms of asexual reproduction Discuss the risks of transgenic crops and describe four strategies that may prevent transgene escape Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings