Amanda's Handout Week 3

Week 3 Handout

A03: Amanda Rajapaksa [email protected] OH: M 3-4@CLICS /by appt.

Important terms for plant life cycle: Term

Definition The diploid phase of the plant life cycle that is responsible for the production of spores The haploid phase of the plant life cycle that is responsible for the producing the gametes

Isomorphic alternation of generations Spores Haploid cells released by the gametophyte that can fuse to produce the diploid zygote Refers to the situation in some algae where the gametes are morphologically identical Which plant species mentioned in class can be described as being isogamous?

ULVA Multicellular green algae

BRYOPHYTES (mosses) Primitive land plant

FERNS

Dominant phase in lifecycle Alternation of generations? Requires water for reproduction? How would you distinguish between uniparental and biparental inheritance?

ANGIOSPERMS Flowering plants