AP Biology (Mader), 11th Edition

Chapter 27: Flowering Plants: Reproduction

Learning Outcomes

27.1 Sexual Reproductive Strategies

1. Identify the key components of the flowering plant life cycle.
2. Recognize the functions of the key flower parts.
3. Compare the difference between the male and female gametophyte of flowering plants.
4. Describe the process of double fertilization in flowering plants.

27.2 Seed Development

1. Describe the stages of eudicot development.
2. Compare the main parts of a monocot seed to those of a eudicot.

27.3 Fruit Types and Seed Dispersal

1. Identify examples of fleshy and dry fruits that are simple, compound, aggregate, or accessory fruits.
2. Explain the sequence of events during seed germination.

27.4 Asexual Reproductive Strategies

1. Identify the asexual methods of reproduction in plants.
2. Describe how tissue culture can be used to clone plants with desirable traits.