December 8, 2008
Gymnosperm
Gymnosperm plant - Melanie
What: Representation of a gymnosperm plant.
Where: My front yard
So: I thought this was an interesting of example of a gymnosperm that was not the usual pine tree.
It has small clusters of cones all over, but the cones appear to be female and I was unable to locate or determine if there were any male.
Gymnosperm plant - Melanie
What: Representation of a gymnosperm plant.
Where: My front yard
So: I thought this was an interesting of example of a gymnosperm that was not the usual pine tree.
It has small clusters of cones all over, but the cones appear to be female and I was unable to locate or determine if there were any male.
Female cone
What: Female cones on a gymnosperm
Where: My front yard
So: This is an example of what appears to be clusters of female cones on a gymnosperm plant. However, after disecting them and searching the plant, I was not able to locate any male cones on this particular type of bush.
December 5, 2008
Ck-Gymnosperms
![Tree [].JPG](http://blog.lib.umn.edu/michaels/plantprop5/Tree%20%5B%5D.JPG)
What: This is a picture of a gymnoperm (pine tree)
Where: I found this tree on my street.
So: I choose this tree because the branches where lower to the ground for me to see the female/male cones easier.
Ck-Male Cone
![Male [].JPG](http://blog.lib.umn.edu/michaels/plantprop5/Male%20%5B%5D.JPG)
What: This is a picture of a male cone on a pine tree
Where: I found this on my street with a group of other pine trees
So: I thought it was very interesting that the smaller microsporangia tend to be produced lower then the larger megasporangia to encourage cross pollination.
CK- Female Cone
![Female [].JPG](http://blog.lib.umn.edu/michaels/plantprop5/Female%20%5B%5D.JPG)
What: This is a picture of a female cone from a pine tree.
Where: I choose this tree out of a row of them along my street.
So: I choose this cone which was a younger female cone on the tree then some of the others. I found it interesting that each scale bears two ovules.
December 4, 2008
Hort 1001 - Plant Prop - Female Cone
What: Female Cone
Where: Shoreview, MN
So: Representation of male cone from previous plant (Pine Tree). In particular, the female cone (megastrobilus, seed cone, or ovulate cone) contains ovules within which, when fertilized by pollen, become seeds. The female cone structure varies more markedly between the different conifer families.
Hort 1001 - Plant Prop - Male Cone
What: Male Cone (from previous image)
Where: Shoreview, MN
So: Representation of male cone from previous plant (Pine Tree). In particular, the male cone (microstrobilus or pollen cone) is structurally similar across all conifers, differing only in small ways (mostly in scale arrangement) from species to species. Extending out from a central axis are microsporophylls (modified leaves). Under each microsporophyll is one or several microsporangia (pollen sacs).
Hort 1001 - Plant Prop - Gymnosperm
What: Gymnosperm plant
Where: Shoreview, MN
So: Representation of Gymnosperm plant, in particular, this pine tree. Note that a Gymnosperm is part of the group of spermatophyte seed-bearing plants with ovules on the edge or blade of an open sporophyll, which are usually arranged in cone-like structures. This pine tree, or conifer, is a representation of such.
November 24, 2008
Quantitative Traits -- Apple Diameters
Ck Peapod Size
What: Pea pods
Where: From the grocery store
So. These pea pods are showing the quantitative trait of size. All three of these pods are different sizes. The difference may have been caused by environmental conditions affecting the plant, or when the pod was picked etc.
Hort 1001 - Quantitative Traits
What: Depiction of group of flowering plants
Where: Hopkins, MN
So: Representation of flowering plants. The quantitative trait of the flowering plants that will be determined is the fleshy seed weight. The weight, number of flowers, and frequency will be assessed.
quantitative traits---Alyssum
what:quantitative traits in plant
where: my home
so: I planted couple different colors (pink and white) of alyssum last summer and each color was planted in different pots. Those pots were close to each other. Right now, I take a look again and found a flower head shows a mix of pink and white. I think these different color of alyssum were cross pollinated and some carry white trait and some carry pink trait.