Biology 1A Nov 24, 1998
Lecture 23 - Flowers & Fruits
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Reading Assignment:
Overview of Lecture:
A flower is a determinate reproductive shoot.
The parts of the flower.
Methods of pollination in flowering plants.
Types of fruits. (in lab)
Lecture Outline:
I. A flower is a determinate reproductive shoot.
II. The parts of the flower.
III. Methods of pollination in flowering plants.
A. wind pollination
B. fly pollination
C. beetle pollination
D. bee pollination
E. butterfly pollination
F. bird pollination
G. moth pollination
H. bat pollination
I. novel pollination types
IV. Types of fruits. (in lab)
Vocabulary:
achene filament petal
aggregate fruit flower pistil
angiosperm follicle pollen
anther fruit pome
berry hesperidium sepal
calyx inflorescence silique
capsule legume stamen
caryopsis multiple fruit stigma
catkin nut style
corolla ovary tapetum
drupe pepo tepal
endosperm pericarp
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