Figure 10.26: A complete flower has sepals, petals, stamens, and one or more carpels. ( 32 )Review Questions
- Why are seeds an adaptive feature for seed plants?
- What is the purpose of a plant developing a fruit?
- What are two ways that plants disperse their seeds?
- How do Gymnosperms and Angiosperms differ?
- What are some examples of Gymnosperms?
- What are some uses that seed plants have for humans?
- Firs, spruces, and pines belong to what group of Gymnosperms?
- Why is the Ginkgo tree considered a “living fossil”?
- Where is the pollen stored in a flower?
- How are plants pollinated?
Further Reading / Supplemental Links
- http://home.manhattan.edu/~frances.cardillo/plants/intro/plantmen.html
- http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/seedplants/seedplants.html
- http://hcs.osu.edu/hcs300/gymno.htm
- http://biology.clc.uc.edu/Courses/bio106/gymnospr.htm
- http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e02/02d.htm
- http://home.manhattan.edu/~frances.cardillo/plants/intro/plantmen.html
- http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookflowers.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Vocabulary
angiosperms Another name for flowering plants.