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Chapter 38. Plant Reproduction and Biotechnology. Unique features of the angiosperm life cycle: 1. flowers, 2. double fertilization, and 3. fruits. Diploid (2 n ) sporophytes produce spores by meiosis; these grow into haploid ( n ) gametophytes - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 38Chapter 38
Plant Reproduction and Biotechnology
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Unique features of the angiosperm life cycle: 1. flowers, 2. double fertilization, and 3. fruits
• 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
• Sporophyte is the dominant generation, the gametophytes are reduced
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Anther
Pollen tube
Germinated pollen grain (n)(male gametophyte)
Ovary
Ovule
Embryo sac (n)(female gametophyte)
Egg (n)
Sperm (n)
Zygote(2n)
Seed
SeedEmbryo (2n)(sporophyte)
Simple fruit
Germinatingseed
Mature sporophyteplant (2n)
(b) Simplified angiosperm life cycle
Key
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
FERTILIZATION
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Flower Structure and Function
• Receptacle- where flowers attach to the stem
• Flowers consist of four floral organs: sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels
Stamen Anther
Filament
Stigma CarpelStyle
Ovary
Receptacle
SepalPetal
(a) Structure of an idealized flower
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Flower Structure and Function
• Stamen: filament topped by an anther with pollen sacs that produce pollen
Stamen Anther
Filament
Stigma CarpelStyle
Ovary
Receptacle
SepalPetal
(a) Structure of an idealized flower
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Flower Structure and Function
• 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
Stamen Anther
Filament
Stigma CarpelStyle
Ovary
Receptacle
SepalPetal
(a) Structure of an idealized flower
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• Complete flowers contain all four floral organs
• Incomplete flowers lack one or more floral organs, for example stamens or carpels
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Abiotic Pollination by Wind
Hazel staminate flowers(stamens only)
Hazel carpellate flower(carpels only)
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(a)
Development of a malegametophyte (in pollen grain)
Microsporangium(pollen sac)
Microsporocyte (2n)
4 microspores (n)
Each of 4microspores (n)
Malegametophyte
Generative cell (n)
Ovule
(b) Development of a femalegametophyte (embryo sac)
Megasporangium (2n)
Megasporocyte (2n)
Integuments (2n)
Micropyle
MEIOSIS
Survivingmegaspore (n)
3 antipodal cells (n)
2 polar nuclei (n)
1 egg (n)
2 synergids (n)
Fem
ale gam
etop
hyte
(emb
ryo sa
c)
Ovule
Embryosac
Integuments (2n)
Ragweedpollengrain
Nucleus oftube cell (n)
MITOSIS
100
µm
20 µm
75 µm
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(a) Development of a malegametophyte (in pollen grain)
Microsporangium(pollen sac)
Microsporocyte (2n)
4 microspores (n)
Each of 4microspores (n)
Malegametophyte
Generative cell (n)
MEIOSIS
Ragweedpollengrain
Nucleus oftube cell (n)
MITOSIS
20 µm
75 µm
Development of Male Gametophytes in Pollen Grains
• Pollen develops from microspores within the microsporangia, or pollen sacs, of anthers
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(a) Development of a malegametophyte (in pollen grain)
Microsporangium(pollen sac)
Microsporocyte (2n)
4 microspores (n)
Each of 4microspores (n)
Malegametophyte
Generative cell (n)
MEIOSIS
Ragweedpollengrain
Nucleus oftube cell (n)
MITOSIS
20 µm
75 µm
Development of Male Gametophytes in Pollen Grains
In pollination- a pollen grain produces a pollen tube that grows down into the ovary and discharges sperm near the embryo sac
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(a) Development of a malegametophyte (in pollen grain)
Microsporangium(pollen sac)
Microsporocyte (2n)
4 microspores (n)
Each of 4microspores (n)
Malegametophyte
Generative cell (n)
MEIOSIS
Ragweedpollengrain
Nucleus oftube cell (n)
MITOSIS
20 µm
75 µm
Development of Male Gametophytes in Pollen Grains
The pollen grain consists of the two-celled male gametophyte and the spore wall
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Ovule
(b) Development of a femalegametophyte (embryo sac)
Megasporangium (2n)
Megasporocyte (2n)
Integuments (2n)
Micropyle
MEIOSIS
Survivingmegaspore (n)
3 antipodal cells (n)
2 polar nuclei (n)
1 egg (n)
2 synergids (n)
Fem
ale gam
etop
hyte
(emb
ryo sa
c)
Ovule
Embryosac
Integuments (2n)
MITOSIS
100
µm
Development of Female Gametophytes (Embryo Sacs)
• Within an ovule, megaspores are produced by meiosis and develop into embryo sacs, the female gametophytes
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Pollination by Bees
Common dandelion undernormal light
Common dandelion underultraviolet light
Pollination- the transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
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Pollination by Moths and Butterflies
Moth on yucca flower
Anther
Stigma
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Pollination by Flies
Blowfly on carrion flower
Fly egg
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Hummingbird drinking nectar of poro flower
Pollination by Birds
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Long-nosed bat feeding on cactus flower at night
Pollination by Bats
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Stigma
Pollen tube
2 sperm
Style
Ovary
Ovule
Micropyle Egg
Pollen grain
Polar nuclei
• 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 Animation: Plant FertilizationAnimation: Plant Fertilization
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Ovule
Polar nuclei
Egg
Synergid
2 sperm
• Double fertilization results from the discharge of two sperm from the pollen tube into the embryo sac
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Endospermnucleus (3n)(2 polar nucleiplus sperm)
Zygote (2n)(egg plus sperm)
•One sperm fertilizes the egg, and the other combines with the polar nuclei, giving rise to the triploid (3n) food-storing endosperm
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Seed Development, Form, and Function
• After double fertilization, each ovule develops into a seed
• The ovary develops into a fruit enclosing the seed(s)
Endosperm Development• Endosperm development usually precedes
embryo development
• It stores nutrients that can be used by the seedling or the food reserves are exported to the cotyledons
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Ovule
Endospermnucleus
Integuments
Zygote
Zygote
Terminal cellBasal cell
Basal cell
ProembryoSuspensor
Cotyledons
Shootapex
Rootapex Seed coat
EndospermSuspensor
Embryo Development
The first mitotic division of the zygote splits the fertilized egg into a basal cell and a terminal cell
Animation: Seed DevelopmentAnimation: Seed Development
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Ovule
Endospermnucleus
Integuments
Zygote
Zygote
Terminal cellBasal cell
Basal cell
ProembryoSuspensor
Cotyledons
Shootapex
Rootapex Seed coat
EndospermSuspensor
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
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Epicotyl
Hypocotyl
Radicle
Seed coat
Seed coat
Endosperm
(a) Common garden bean, a eudicot with thick cotyledons
Cotyledons
Epicotyl
Hypocotyl
Radicle
(b) Castor bean, a eudicot with thin cotyledons
(c) Maize, a monocot
Scutellum(cotyledon)
Pericarp fusedwith seed coat
Endosperm
Epicotyl
Hypocotyl
Coleoptile
RadicleColeorhiza
• Cotyledons- become the first leaves
• Hypocotyl- embryonic axis
• Radicle- embryonic root
• Epicotyl- region above the cotyledons
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Epicotyl
Hypocotyl
Radicle
Seed coat
(a) Common garden bean, a eudicot with thick cotyledons
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Seed coat
Endosperm
Cotyledons
Epicotyl
Hypocotyl
Radicle
(b) Castor bean, a eudicot with thin cotyledons
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(c) Maize, a monocot
Scutellum(cotyledon)
Pericarp fusedwith seed coat
Endosperm
Epicotyl
Hypocotyl
Coleoptile
RadicleColeorhiza
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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
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(a) Common garden bean
Seed coat
Radicle
Hypocotyl
Cotyledon
Cotyledon
Hypocotyl
Epicotyl
Foliage leaves
Cotyledon
Hypocotyl
Seed Germination and Seedling Development
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(b) Maize
Radicle
Foliage leaves
ColeoptileColeoptile
• Germination depends on imbibition, the uptake of water due to low water potential of the dry seed
• The radicle emerges first and then the shoot
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Fruit Form and Function
• A fruit develops from the ovary. It protects the enclosed seeds and aids in seed dispersal by wind or animals
• Dry fruit- ovary dries out at maturity
• Fleshy fruit- ovary becomes thick, soft, and sweet at maturity
Animation: Fruit DevelopmentAnimation: Fruit Development
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Ovary
Stigma
Pea flowerOvule
Seed
Stamen
Pea fruit
(a) Simple fruit
Simple, a single or several fused carpels
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StamenCarpels
Carpel(fruitlet)
Raspberry flower
Stigma
Ovary
Stamen
Raspberry fruit
(b) Aggregate fruit
Aggregate, a single flower with multiple separate carpels
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Flower
Pineapple inflorescence
Each segmentdevelopsfrom thecarpelof oneflower
Pineapple fruit
(c) Multiple fruit
Multiple, a group of flowers called an inflorescence
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Apple flower
Stigma
Stamen
Ovule
Apple fruit
(d) Accessory fruit
Sepal
Petal Style
Ovary(in receptacle)
Sepals
Seed
Receptacle
Remains ofstamens and styles
An accessory fruit contains other floral parts in addition to ovaries
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Coconut
Dispersal by Water
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Tumbleweed
Dispersal by Wind
Winged fruit of maple
Dandelion “parachute”Winged seedof Asianclimbing gourd
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Dispersal by Animals
Seeds carried toant nest
Seeds buried in caches
Seeds in fecesBarbed fruit
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Plants reproduce sexually, asexually, or both
• Many angiosperm species reproduce both asexually and sexually
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of asexual versus sexual reproduction?
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Mechanisms of Asexual Reproduction
• Fragmentation- separation of a parent plant into parts that develop into whole plants
• In some species, a parent plant’s root system gives rise to adventitious shoots that become separate shoot systems
• Apomixis is the asexual production of seeds from a diploid cell
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Mechanisms That Prevent Self-Fertilization
• Dioecious species have staminate and carpellate flowers on separate plants
Sagittaria latifolia staminate flower (left) and carpellateflower (right)
(a)
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• Others have stamens and carpels that mature at different times or are arranged differently
(b) Oxalis alpina flowersThrum flower Pin flower
Stamens
Styles
Styles
Stamens
• The most common is self-incompatibility, a plant’s ability to reject its own pollen
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Vegetative Propagation (asexual reproduction) and Agriculture
Clones from Cuttings
• A stem is cut and produces adventitious roots
Grafting
• A twig or bud can be grafted onto a plant of a closely related species or variety
Test-Tube Cloning and Related Techniques
• Transgenic plants are genetically modified (GM) to express a gene from another organism
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(b) Differentiation into plant(a) Undifferentiated carrot cells
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Humans modify crops by breeding and genetic engineering
• Hybridization is common in nature and has been used by breeders to introduce new genes
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Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
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
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• “Golden Rice” is a transgenic variety being developed to address vitamin A deficiencies among the world’s poor
Genetically modified rice
Ordinary rice
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• Biofuels are made by the fermentation and distillation of plant materials such as cellulose
• Biofuels can be produced by rapidly growing crops
Reducing Fossil Fuel Dependency
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The Debate over Plant Biotechnology
Issues of Human Health
Possible Effects on Nontarget OrganismsTransgene Escape