30_植物多样性2.pptVIP

Chapter 30 Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants Overview: Transforming the World Seeds changed the course of plant evolution, enabling their bearers to become the dominant producers in most terrestrial ecosystems. A seed consists of an embryo and nutrients surrounded by a protective coat. The gametophytes of seed plants develop within the walls of spores that are retained within tissues of the parent sporophyte. Seeds and pollen grains are key adaptations for life on land In addition to seeds, the following are common to all seed plants: Reduced gametophytes Heterospory Ovules Po