Plant and Fungi Diversification

Vocabulary flashcards based on the key concepts from the Plant and Fungi Diversification lecture.

Chlorophyll

A green pigment found in plants that is essential for photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants convert light energy into chemical energy.

Non-vascular plants

Plants that lack specialized tissues for the transport of water and nutrients, such as mosses.

Mycorrhizae

Symbiotic associations between fungi and plant roots that enhance nutrient absorption.

Gymnosperms

Seed-producing plants that have unenclosed or 'naked' seeds such as conifers.

Angiosperms

Flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed within a fruit.

Pollination

The transfer of pollen from male structures to female structures in flowers, facilitating fertilization.

Double fertilization

A process in angiosperms where one sperm fertilizes the egg and another sperm fuses with two polar nuclei to form the endosperm.

Bryophytes

Non-vascular plants including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

Fungi

Organisms that are more closely related to animals than to plants and play a key role as decomposers.

Endosperm

The tissue within seeds that provides nourishment to the developing embryo.