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CYCLE
LABARDA, LEE, LIM & LUSANTA
4BIO3
FERNS
4 Extant classes: Psilotopsida, Equisetopsida, Marattiopsia &
Polypodiopsida
Under the monophyletic assemblage: Embryophyte Plants
Evolution of embryo and sporophyte
Under monophyletic subgroup: Vascular Plants
Homosporous
Reproduce via spore and have neither seedsnorflowers
HAPLODIPLONTIC LIFE
CYCLE
haploid spore
Prothallus
usually heart or kidney shaped
doesnt have roots, stems or leaves but it does have rhizoids
ANTHERIDIUM
Antheridial wall
Small spherical
structures
Produce motile sperm
or antherozoids
ARCHEGONIA
Specialized female gametangium
Flask-shaped structures that
produce an egg
Venter
Egg cell
Ventral canal cell
Neck canal cell
Site for Embryo/Sporophyte
development
MATURE SPOROPHYTE
3 major parts
Rhizome: Contains xylem, phloem and schlerenchyma fibers
Fronds: leaf of the ferns
Sporangia: reproductive structures of ferns
MATURE
SPOROPHYTE
CONCLUSION
GUIDE QUESTIONS
What life cycle type is exhibited by the specimens? State the reason of your answer.
Zea mays have haplodiplonti life cycle because it has gametophyte and sporophye stages. And
Which among the specimens would have a haploid and diploid adult?
Zea mays and Agaricus sp. has the diploid adult while Drosophilla melanogaster has a haploid adult.
represent?
Megasporogenesis is the development of megaspore in the female gametophyte that bears the
REFERENCES
Simpson, M.G. (2010). Plant Systematics (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Academic Press.
Croft, J.R. (1999, November). Reproduction and Life Cycle of Ferns and their Allies.
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Ferns/Sci-Media/Animations-and-Interactives/Fern-life-cy
cle