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The life cycle of a plant
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The life cycle of a plant
Roots grow Leaves start to grow.
from a seed.
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The life cycle of a plant
Roots Leaves More leaves grow.
grow start to Flower buds
from a grow. appear.
seed.
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The life cycle of a plant
More leaves
Roots Leaves grow. The
grow start to Flower buds flowers
from a grow. appear. open.
seed.
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The life cycle of a plant
The petals die. The
flowers make a fruit
with seeds inside.
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The life cycle of a plant
The petals die. The
flowers make a fruit
with seeds inside.
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Fruit
In flowering plants
Fruit is a mature, ripened ovary that
contains the seeds
Pericarp the ovary wall
Fruit types
A. Simple
B. Aggregate
C. Multiple
ovary
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Ovary develops into a fruit
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Fruiting Bodies and Fruits
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Developmental origin of fruits
Carpels
Flower
Stamen Ovary
Stigma
Stamen
Ovule
Pea flower Raspberry flower Pineapple inflorescence
Carpel Each
(fruitlet) Stigma segment
develops
Seed
Ovary from the
carpel of
Stamen
one flower
Pea fruit
Raspberry fruit Pineapple fruit
(a) Simple fruit. A simple fruit (b) Aggregate fruit. An aggregate fruit (c) Multiple fruit. A multiple fruit
develops from a single carpel (or develops from many separate develops from many carpels
several fused carpels) of one flower carpels of one flower (examples: of many flowers (examples:
(examples: pea, lemon, peanut). raspberry, blackberry, strawberry). pineapple, fig).
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SIMPLE FRUIT
The mayority of flowering plant have fruit
composed of a single ovary. These referred to
as simple fruits.
When the entire pericarp (the ovary wall) of
simple fruits is fleshy, the fruit is refer to berry.
Simple fleshy fruits having a stony endocarp
(such as peach, plum, olive) are known as
drupes (or stone fruits).
Simple fleshy fruits in which the inner portion of
the pericarp forms a dry paperlike core are
known as pomes (apple, pear, for example).
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Fruits
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Simple fruit
Simple fruit develops from a single ovary of
a single flower.
Simple fruits can be either fleshy or dry when
mature
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Aggregate Fruit
Aggregate Fruit develops from one flower
with many separate pistils/carpels, all
ripening simultaneously
Examples: strawberry, raspberries,
blackberries
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C. Multiple fruit
Multiple fruit develops from ovaries of
several flowers borne/fused together on
the same stalk
For example: pineapple
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How Fruits Form
Fruits are mature ovaries.
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Plant Parts Fruit
Pomes
Cones
Acorns
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Plant Parts Fruit
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Simple fleshy fruit
1. Berry
2. Hesperidium
3. Drupe
4. Pepo
5. Pome
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Simple fleshy fruit
1. Berry entire fruit wall is
soft and fleshy at maturity.
Inside is slimy.
For example, grapes, tomato,
etc.
2. Hesperidium is a berry
with tough, leathery rind (peel)
Examples: oranges, lemons,
other citrus.
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Simple fleshy fruit: drupe
3. Drupe type outer part of fruit wall is
soft and fleshy, inner part is hard and
stony
For example: cherry, plum, peach, and
apricot
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Simple fleshy fruit: pepo
4. Pepo also a fleshy fruit with a tougher
outer rind
All member of the squash family: pumpkin,
melons, cucumbers
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Simple fleshy fruit: pome
5. Pomes: most of the fleshy part of pomes
develops from the enlarged base of the
perianth (corolla and calyx) that has fused
with the ovary wall
Pomes include apple, and pear
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Simple dry fruit: capsule
Simple dry fruits are dry (not fleshy) at
maturity. Simple dry fruits that open at
maturity include: capsules and legumes
Capsule fruit is dry at maturity and splits
open along several seams
Example: Cotton
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Simple dry fruit: Legumes
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Simple dry fruits
Simple dry fruits that do NOT open at
maturity include
Caryopsis: seed coat is fused
to the ovary wall (cereal grains
like wheat, corn, barley, rice)
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Fleshy fruit types
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Dry Fruit Types
Name Characteristics Examples
Follicle Dehiscent; from single carpel that splits down one Columbine, milkweed
side at maturity.
Legume Dehiscent; like follicles, but split down both sides. Pea family (Fabaceae)
Silique Dehiscent; from two fused carpels; at maturity the Mustard family (Brassicaceae)
sides split off, leaving seeds attached to persistent
central portion.
Capsule Dehiscent; from compound ovary with either Poppy family (Papaveraceae)
superior or inferior ovary
Achene Indehiscent; small single-seeded fruit, seed lies free Buttercup family
in the cavity except for attachment by funiculus (Ranunculaceae), buckwheat
(stalk of the ovule). family (Polygonaceae)
Caryopsis Indehiscent; achene-like fruit of grasses; seed coat Grass family (Poaceae)
firmly united to fruit wall.
Nut Indehiscent; achene-like, with stony fruit wall and Acorn, hazelnut, pecan
derived from compound ovary.
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Ovule
develops
into seed
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Seed includes three basic
parts:
(1) an embryo,
(2) a supply of nutrients for the
embryo,
(3) a seed coat.
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How are seeds made?
stamen
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How are seeds made?
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How are seeds made?
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How are seeds made?
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How are seeds made?
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How are seeds made?
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How are seeds made?
Some flowers need insects to
pollinate them. The pollen
sticks to bees or insects. The
pollen is taken to other
flowers.
Plants like grass and trees do
not have bright petals.
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How are seeds made?
Some flowers need insects to
pollinate them. The pollen
sticks to bees or insects. The
pollen is taken to other
flowers.
Plants like grass and trees do
not have bright petals. Their
pollen is blown by the wind.
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Parthenocarpy
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Angiosperm Embryo
Development
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Epigeous
In epigeous (or epigeal) germination, the hypocotyl
elongates and forms a hook, pulling rather than pushing
the cotyledons and apical meristem through the soil.
Once it reaches the surface, it straightens and pulls the
cotyledons and shoot tip of the growing seedlings into the
air. Beans and papaya are examples of plant that
germinate this way
Hypogeous
Another way of germination is hypogeous (or hypogeal)
where the epicotyl elongates and forms the hook. In this
type of germination, the cotyledons stay underground
where they eventually decompose. Peas, for example,
germinate this way
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Dormancy
Many live seeds have dormancy, meaning they will not
germinate even if they have water and it is warm enough
for the seedling to grow.
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Seed Dispersal
Wind
The plant itself - Tumbleweed
Water
Animals
Storage
Ingestion, external transport (hooks - barbs)
Explosions (dehiscence)
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Seed Dispersal
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Seed Dispersal
Importance of:
Colonization
Survival of species
Wildlife preservation
Community structure (assemblages of
plants and animals)
Global climate
Environmental quality
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