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PLANTS AND LIFE PROCESSES

Learning objectives

 

You will ...      You will learn ... be attracted by the diversity of flowers, colors and pollinators in alpine habitats   hear that plants have different options for reproduction and why they are not mutual exclusive   realize that plants stand still, but their genes move with pollen and seeds     that limitations to sex in the cold include hazards for pollination, seed ripening, germination and the establishment of seedlings   how alpine plants promote outcrossing and maintain high genetic diversity

 
 
 

You will understand ...      You will be able to ... why the trade-off between seed size and seed number is fundamental for germination success and dispersal   why being a seed or a seedling is particularly risky in alpine habitats     distinguish from the features of flowers what kind of breeding system they have and understand their functional significance   understand why plants produce many more flowers and ovules than they can use for fruit ripening and seed production

 

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