PPT-Seed Plants Botany - Ch 5

Seed Plants Recall that seedless plants were either nonvascular or vascular either way they did NOT produce seeds Seeds can be found everywhere acorns dandelion seeds kernels of corn even peanuts. What is Horticulture?. Horticulture is the art and science of growing vegetable, fruit, medicinal and ornamental plants. Agronomy covers the food and fiber and energy crops that are grown on large acreages and are usually seed propagated. Grocery Store Botany. Station #1. Station #2. Station #3. Station #4. Station #5. Station #6. Station #7. Station #8. Station #9. Station #10. Ben Casteel of Appalachian WildSide and VHCC. Siting an Organic Garden. Factors to keep in mind. USDA Hardiness Zone. : 6b (-5° to 0° F). Climate Zone. : . Appalachian Mountains. Growing season. : . Spring 2013. Outline. Review of land plant phylogeny. Characters of seed plants. Gymnosperm phylogeny & diversity. Cycads. Gingko. Conifers. Gnetophytes. Review of land plant phylogeny. Green plants (viridophytes). Importance of Plants. Oxygen. Food/feed. Medicine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iEOTB1UjjQ. . Absorb Carbon Dioxide. Decoration (Aesthetic) . PLANT LIFE CYCLES. Plant Life Cycle. Annual. Goes from seed to producing seed in one growing season. Terms. What is a seed?. What . will you see in a seed. ?. Monocots &Dicots. Seed parts. Life cycle of plant. Germination Steps. Pictures of seeds and their parts. Activities & Discussion . Activity websites . I. Reproduction With Cones and Flowers. A. Alternation of Generations. - All plants have a life cycle in which a diploid sporophyte generation alternates with a haploid gametophyte generation.. Haploid. Spring . 2014. Outline. Review of land plant phylogeny. Characters of seed plants. Gymnosperm phylogeny & diversity. Cycads. Gingko. Conifers. Gnetophytes. Review of land plant phylogeny. Green plants (viridophytes). The reason that two sperm nuclei travel down the pollen tube is that. . they both stimulate growth of the pollen tube.. one fertilizes the egg, and the other . combines with the two polar nuclei.. one fertilizes the egg, . Introduction to Plants. Plants are multicellular, eukaryotic, have cell walls make of cellulose, and develop from multicellular embryos. They also carry out photosynthesis. . Trees, plants, shrubs, grasses, mosses, and ferns are all in this group. . Spring 2013. Outline. Review of land plant phylogeny. Characters of seed plants. Gymnosperm phylogeny & diversity. Cycads. Gingko. Conifers. Gnetophytes. Review of land plant phylogeny. Green plants (viridophytes). FLORIDA PLANTS What is a native plant? Plants native to Florida are plants that were here before the arrival of the Europeans Plants native to this area of Florida have evolved mechanisms over the centuries that enable them to handle our climate. The term ethno botany was coined by J.W. . Harshberger. in 1895 . . the study of plants used by the primitive and . tribal . people. . Though . this discipline has existed for ages, ethno botany emerged as a distinct academic branch of natural science in twentieth century.. The term ethno botany was coined by J.W. . Harshberger. in 1895 . . the study of plants used by the primitive and . tribal . people. . Though . this discipline has existed for ages, ethno botany emerged as a distinct academic branch of natural...