UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
CAVE HILL CAMPUS

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES

BIOL0051 Biology I - Plant Reproduction Lectures

Sexual reproduction in Angiosperms

Flower structure. The concept of an inflorescence. Plant sexuality. Pollen grain and embryo sac development. Pollination, fertilisation and seed development. True and false fruit. Mechanisms favouring cross-pollination.

Asexual reproduction in Angiosperms

Vegetative propagation – perennating organs. Artificial propagation – rationale, methods.

References

Taylor et al (1997) Biological Science 1 & 2, (3^rd Edition) Cambridge University Press.

pp 711-718; pp 721-722; pp 702-704.

Anon. (1993) Preliminary Biology Study Guide 1, National Extension College & UWI.

Module 3 Unit 2 Reproduction in Flowering Plants pp187-202.

Carrington, CMS (2003) Sexual reproduction in flowering plants.
http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/cape/capefl.html

C M Sean Carrington