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IBDP Biology- Seed germination and Angiosperm flowering

Topic 9- Plants

· IBDP BIOLOGY,IB,seeds

For this IBDP Biology blog post, we will be looking at the different conditions needed for seeds to grow, as well as specifically the flowering process for Angiosperms.

Factors for Seed Germenation  

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Seeds will not germinate unless external conditions are suitable. Factors needed for germination are:

  • Availability of water
  • Availability of oxygen
  • Warmth is needed

To test an hypothesis:

  • A control treatment giving the seeds all the factors needed
  • A treatment giving the seeds all the factors except one

If the seeds with all the factors are able to germinate and the seeds that are missing one factor do not germinate - concluded that the missing factor is needed for germination

Once seeds are formed they are dehydrated and become dormant. If conditions are favourable the seed will germinate

Water - rehydrate the dried seed tissues                        Temperature - Enzyme Activity

  • Oxygen - allow aerobic respiration to produce ATP  

Control Flowering in Angiosperms 

  • Apical meristem produces more stem and leaves till it recieves a stimulus which makes it change to producing flowers (floral meristem)
  • This switch is a change in gene expression in the shoot apex cells

The switch to flowering is in response to a stimulus: the length of light and dark periods (photoperiods) in plants

  • Short day plant: Chrystanthemums
  • Long day plant: Iris

SIGNIFICANT FACTOR: LENGTH OF NIGHT 

Floral Initiation: Caused by the growth and differentiation of apical cells

  • Cell in shoot apex change how they divide and differentiate - because of changes in gene expression
  • The triggers for change in gene expression vary between plants but the most common is day length 

That is all for this post!

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