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Morphology and seed dispersal data collection lab Page 1 Factors shaping seed dispersal; milkweed seeds and maple samaras BEFORE LAB
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Read the Introduction and skim the lab exercises below •
Watch except from David Attenborough Private Life of Plants OBJECTIVES 1.
Clarify issues of random sampling and sources of error. 2.
Understand the importance of dispersal for plants, including tradeoffs between light versus heavy seeds for species that are dispersed by wind. 3.
Understand the main principles of biological scaling and allometry. 4.
Practice skills in data management (Excel) and graphing (Excel). INTRODUCTION Samples and Populations Morphological variation (differences in shape among individuals) links ecological performance with evolution and adaptation
. It is usually impossible to measure all the members of a taxon. Can you imagine measuring body length for all blackbirds in North America (millions)? Or wing length on all silver maple seeds in North America (billions)? Biologists almost always have to measure a sample
of specimens taken from the larger, complete population
to which the sampled specimens belong. Statistics is really the mathematics of describing and testing hypotheses about populations, from samples. This means that selection of the sample to be measured has a powerful impact on the resulting data. Which forest and which trees do we choose for collecting the maple fruits? What geographic region for the blackbirds? What time of year? What age or developmental classes? These and a hundred similar questions influence sampling decisions long before the first data point is measured and recorded. Random sampling
has two components; that all individuals in the population of interest are equally likely to be sampled, and that individuals within a sample are independent of each other. Most samples violate the ideals of random sampling in many ways. One last term to define is test statistic
. A test statistic is a measure of how different your data are from the null-hypothesis prediction. If you are looking at the means of two samples that differ in some categorical
way (species, color, location collected), the null hypothesis
is that the means are equal. If you are looking at the relationship (slope) between two continuous
variables, the null hypothesis is that there is no relationship, so the slope is zero. Examples of test statistics you might come across are t
, for comparing
Morphology and seed dispersal data collection lab Page 2 two means or a single slope, F
to compare one or more means or slopes, or more complex models, and c
2
used to test frequencies of combinations of different categories (cured or not after taking medicine vs. placebo, genotypes in observed vs Hardy-
Weinberg predicted frequencies). FOCUS ON TODAY’S WORK: MORPHOMETRICS, FLIGHT, AND DISPERSAL OF WINGED FRUITS Terrestrial plants are sessile, so they rely on seed dispersal via animals or wind or water flow to colonize new habitats and escape local extinction. For wind-dispersed plants there are likely several trade-offs between light weight and aerodynamic shape to disperse farther and heavier weight to store more food for the plant embryo. The winged fruits of trees like maple, ash, and tulip poplar are called samaras
. Everyone has seen these fruits dispersing through the air because they spin like little helicopters and are fun to watch. In the lingo of aerodynamics, they are called autorotators
because they spin on their own without any internal rotating force being applied (like the engine on a helicopter). Most dispersing fruits and seeds do not spin. Why do the samaras do it? The answer is that they do it for the same reason real helicopters do it: to generate lift
and stay aloft against the force of gravity. How do they do it? The wings of samaras have special shapes which create an upward force on the wing when air moves past it. The more lift that is created, the easier it is to stay aloft, the slower a samara falls (the slower the descent rate
), and the farther it may travel on the wind before landing on the ground. All other things being equal, potential dispersal distance is positively correlated with the amount of lift generated by the wing and negatively correlated with weight. Numerous morphological factors influence descent rate
. Your task in this lab is to develop hypotheses about the relationship between morphology and flight performance in maple samaras and measure and graph the relationship between those variables. We will return to these data to test our hypotheses statistically in a later lab. As a warmup we will conduct an experiment on seed dispersal in dandelions as a function of height or release. Then, you will measure length and one other variable in each of two species of samara-
producing maples, and we will examine Part 1: Height of release and dispersal distance in milkweed seeds. Milkweed is a common plant that often grows in hayfields and other agricultural areas. It has a defensive sap that few herbivores can tolerate, but several specialists (Monarch butterflies Danaus plexipus
, milkweed beetles, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
, and milkweed bugs, Oncopeltus fasciatus
). It is also a subject of recent interest because the use of highly effective herbicides, enabled by insertion of herbicide tolerance genes into corn, soy, cotton, and canola among other crops, has reduced the amount of milkweed in the
Morphology and seed dispersal data collection lab Page 3 Midwest, probably contributing to sharp monarch butterfly declines (Flockhart et al
. 2015). I am interested in how seeds from milkweeds growing in active (mowed) hayfields vs uncut fields disperse. Milkweed seeds have feathery silk strands attached to help them disperse. Milkweed can flower at greatly different heights depending on whether they grow in a field that has been mowed, or were allowed to grow un-disturbed, as you can see from the pictures below. Actually, the picture on the right probably has some mowed/regrown milkweed towards the right rear. Recent attention has focused on how regrown, mowed milkweed is more attractive to monarchs laying eggs, and less attractive to predators of caterpillars (Alcock et al
. 2016, Haan and Landis 2019). What might be a functional effect of this difference? It could have a large effect on spread and dispersal of seeds. Seeds that travel farther could avoid competition with parents and siblings, could find habitats much better (or worse) than where their parents grew. To test the effect of higher seedhead placement on dispersal, we will release at least 5 milkweed seeds from each of 5 heights in front of a fan and record the distance travelled for each one. Asclepias syriaca
seed pods, upper image from August and lower from December, Photos Greg Hume; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias#/media/File:Asclepias_syriaca_seed_pod.jpg Left: Regrown milkweed from mowed field, from Alcock et al. 2016. Right: Mature common milkweed, photo by Phil Westra, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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What are some of the factors and conditions that affect seed germination?
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COconut, tomato, guava, and pechay seeds
To describe the different methods of fruit and seed dispersal
Samara of narra or mahogany, kamantique, talahib, amorseko, capa dela reyna, cotton, ipil-ipil,
DISPERSAL OF FRUITS AND SEEDS
Exercise 31
BIECTIVE
PECIMENS
of narra or mahogany, kamantique, talahib, amorseko, capa dela reyna, cotton, ipil-ipil,
cOconut, tomato, guava, and pechay seeds
ROCEDURE
Evamine closely the different specimens (fruits and seeds) you gathered and take note of their
al characteristics. You can exchange specimens with your groupmates.
RESULTS
Fill out the table below using your specimens as basis.
Adaptive
Structure for
Agent of Fruit and Seed Dispersal
Specimens
Self
Wind
Animal
Water
Others
Dispersion
1.
2.
4.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
159
Chapter 10 SEEDS
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5.
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Q No 3. Write the procedure for transverse section of stem and leaf of angiosperm.
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1.
A
Select which specimens-A, B, or C best matches the characteristic or feature described. If a
feature or characteristic is present in more than one specimen, list them all. Add a
descriptive and informative title to the table below.
Does not develop a hypocotyl
hook
Has epigeal germination
Has hypogeal germination
Seed embryonic axis lacks the
hypocotyl
Develop a taproot system
Will have palisade mesophyll
Belong to the sporophyte
generation
Has 2 cotyledons
The endosperm persists in a mature
seed
Lack an epicotyl
Has a radicle
Has a coleorhiza
Will develop have a vascular cambium
Will have parallel veins
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INSTRUCTION
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QUESTION
1. Is there an advantage of dry fruits over fleshy fruits? Give reasons.
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• Do not copy here in Bartleby or Google.
QUESTION
1. Why do you think Linnaeus considered the flower as the most variable reliable basis for plant
identification?
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Q.4. Rose plants have large flowers but rarely do they produce
fruits. On the contrary, the tomato plant produces fruit but has very
small flowers. Comment with suitable reasons.
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2. In a common eudicot pattern of development for the common bean in the figure, the radicle emerges from
the seed (1), then begins to develop into a primary root that grows down into the soil. As this occurs, the
hypocotyl emerges from the seed and bends into the shape of a hook (2). The bent hypocotyl lengthens
and pulls the cotyledons upward (3). When the hypocotyl reaches the soil surface, exposure to light
causes it to straighten (4). Primary leaves emerge from between the cotyledons and begin
photosynthesis. The cotyledons typically undergo a period of photosynthesis before shriveling (5).
Eventually, the cotyledons fall off the lengthening stem, and the young plant's new leaves produce all of
its food.
(1
(a) Identify and explain what environmental factors influence the timing and coordination of the
germination of seeds.
(b) Predict what would happen if the…
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Q9: select the best one that apply
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ii) UNDERGROUND STEM ADAPTATIONS
Instruction:
1. Match the given photos with the following stem adaptations and give their
scientific names
2. Describe the function of the adaptation
Ginger
Potato
Yam
Onion
Rhizome: Horizontal stem that grows below ground, often near the surface of the soil
Name of species:
Adapted for:
Tuber: Swollen stem due to the accumulation of the food Name
of species:
Adapted for:
Corm: Resembles bulb but differ from them in being composed almost entirely of
stem tissues Name of species:
Adapted for:
Bulb: Large and surrounded by fleshy leaves, with small stem at the lower end.
Name of species:
Adapted for:
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Instruction: MATCHING TYPE
1. Historia Plantarum
A. Ethnobotany
2. Species Plantarum
B. Channel protein
3. De Materia Medica
C. Ecology
4. The study of cellular processes.
D. Carrier proteins
5. Concerned with traditional knowledge of plant use.
E. Theophrastus
6. The study of form and structure.
F. Mathias Schleiden
7. Studies the interaction of plants with biotic and abiotic environment.
G. Dioscorides
8. Mode of cellular secretion.
H. Physiology
9. Function of aquaporin in the cell membrane.
I. Carolus Linnaeus
10. It changes shape upon binding to a specific molecules in the cell membrane.
J. Pliny the Elder
K. Histology
L. Phagocytosis
M. Anatomy
N. Exocytosis
O. Morphology
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QUESTION
1. Are there any differences between monocot and dicot seeds? Tabulate these differences (if
any).
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Q no 4: How does the plant determine passage of night and day?
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Instructions: Try to uproot one living dicot (ex. dandelion) and monocot (ex. grass) representative plant.
Observe the roots of each plant and characterize as follows:
A. Type of root system
B. Presence of primary root
C. Presence of lateral roots
D. Presence of adventitious roots
Note: Indicate the name of the plant, the root system it exhibits and the parts present.
Tabulate the result of your observation using the table below. Answer the related questions below.
Root Characteristics
Monocot Specimen (Name)
Dicot Specimen (Name)
Type of root system
Presence of primary root
Presence of lateral roots
Presence of adventitious roots
1. Which root system gives better anchorage and why?
2. List down five general features of roots you can recognize in both of your specimens.
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12. Look at the two leaves below. These leaves were taken from the same tree yet at different
areas of the tree. This is a good example of the plasticity of many structures that even though
they are genetically similar, the development of the structure in influenced by the localized
environment of that structure.
13. Which leaf would have the
greater SA:V ratio?
14. Under what environmental
conditions is it advantageous to
develop a thin leaf?
15. Under what environmental
conditions is it advantageous to
develop a thick leaf?
16. What functions of a leaf are
influenced by the SA:V ratio?
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QUESTION
1. Are there any differences in morphology between monocot and dicot fruits? Tabulate these
differences (if any).
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ACTIVITY &8: Fruit and seed anatomy (Student dissection or demonstration)
The fate of the parts of the flower can differ among angiosperms. Floral parts typically become
part of the seed and/or the fruit.
1. Obtain a germinated bean and use p. 145 of the atlas as a guide. The pod that housed
the bean is the fruit of the bean plant. The bean is the seed of the plant.
2. The papery outer red covering of the bean is the seed coat, which developed from the
integuments of the ovule. g eno
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3. The white structure on the internal region of the bean is the hilum, the site where the
seed was attached to the inner walls of the pod.
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4. Draw and label the exterior of the bean in the space provided.
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5. Remove the seed coat to expose the pale underlying structure (cotyledon). Gently pry
open the bean. How many cotyledons does a bean have?
6. Once the bean is opened, the embryonic sporophyte is revealed. It consists of a "leaf-
like" structure called the…
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Seed germination may depend on the presence or absence of several external and internal factors. Discuss one external and one internal factor that may influence the successful germination of seeds.
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INSTRUCTION: Write True or False.
1. An aggregate fruit develops from the fused ovaries of a floral cluster.
2. In the fern leaf, the clusters of sporangia are called sporophylls.
3. The plumule is the first seed leaf that absorbs and digests nutrients needed for seed germination.
4. A false fruit develops from the expansion of the hypanthium or floral tube that encloses the ovary.
5. The endocarp is the edible fleshy part of the fruit.
6. In a bean seed, the part of the embryo which develops into the leaves and upper portion of the stem is known as the hypocotyl.
7. The embryos of corn and other grass seeds are partially enclosed in a protective sheath called the coleorhiza.
8. The embryonic shoot system is the radicle.
9. The seed coat develops from the nucellus of the ovule.
10. In the Zea mays seed, the aleurone layer is located outside the endosperm layer.
11. The pedicel bears more than one flower in a cluster.
12. The sunflower (Helianthus sp.) is an example of a capitulum…
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(Slide 2 of 3: Pollination vs Fertilization)
Luis Carlos Ahuage
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Using Doodling, mark-- using the two flowers-- your explanation for the differences between Pollination and Fertilization
tip: be sure not to cause self-fertilization in your flower!
Stigma
-Stigma
Anther
Carpel
Anther
Carpel
Stamen
Stamen-
Style
Ovary
Ovule
Style
Ovary
Ovule
Filament
Filament
Petal
Petal
(petals = corolla)
(petals corolla)
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Sepal
(sepals = calyx)
Receptacle
Sepal
(sepals = calyx)
Receptacle
Peduncle
Peduncle
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Section B. Classification of Seeds
Examine different types of seeds listed in the table below (actual specimen if available or a
photograph) and complete table.
Specimen
No. of
cotyledons
Endosperm (presence or
absence)
Corn
Rice
Coconut
Red/white bean
Peanut
String bean/Baguio bean/pea
Mango
Squash/Melon
Lemon
Sunflower
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The data that is attached below was collected during a lettuce seed ecotoxicity assay. Lettuce seed assays are used to compare the ecotoxicity of methanol, ethanol, and isopropanol by these alcohols' effects on germination rate and root elongination. Using the attached data, help answer which alcohol seems to be the most toxic to lettuce seeds. Why or why not would your results be expected? What does this information tell you about using ecotoxicity data to estimate human toxicity?
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Explain this hypothesis in detail: The hypothesis can be tested by subjecting groups of Brassica rapa plants to different light exposure durations while keeping other growth conditions constant and recording the time taken for each group to reach the flowering stage.
Summarize the methods and experimental design including control and experimental groups and the length of this Brassica rapa experiment.
Describe results and analysis
Complete the abstract with a brief conclusion of the results of your experiment.
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Fitness can be measured as seed set (seed production) Why is it important to measure fitness as seed production?
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1. Identify the fixation and embedding protocols of seed tissues for microtome
sectioning?
2. How thin does a microtome cut?
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Please explain What are biological concepts of this experiment, limitations and improvements…Experimental techniques & the effect of the change of variables on the results
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LEAF TYPE AND ARRANGEMENT
Instruction:
1. Match the given photos with the following leaf characteristics 2.
Name the plant species and draw their specific leaf
Betel
Papaya
Ixora
Cogon grass
Cassava
River tamarind
Lavender sorrell
A.
Hibiscus
a)
Simple chordate leaf
Name of species:
Diagram:
b) Simple peltate leaf Name of
species:
Cananga
Golden trumpet
Diagram:
Simple linear leaf Name of
Diagram
Palmately compound leaf
Name of species:
Diagram:
Paripinnate compound leaf
Name of species:
Diagram:
f)
Imparipinnate compound leaf
Name of species:
Diagram:
g)
Opposite leaf arrangement
Name of species:
Diagram:
h) Alternate leaf arrangement
Name of species:
Diagram:
i) Whorled leaf arrangement
Name of species:
Diagram:
j)
Spiral leaf arrangement
Name of species:
Diagram:
c)
species:
d)
e)
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Select the correct adaptation:advantage match.
seeds : dormancy
pollen : sporophyte disperal
fruit : pollination
spore : dormancy
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