Chapter 17: Why Flowers are Beautiful

Review Questions for Chapter 17

Introduction

• The Fossil Record and Diversification of Flowering Plants
• Increase in Angiosperm Diversity in the Cretaceous
• Angiosperm Origins and Diversification

Mesozoic Plants and Pollination

• Excellent Introduction to Pollination Adaptations
• Plants and Animals: Partners in Pollination

Magnolias and Moths, Cycads and Beetles

• By the Early Cretaceous There Were Representatives of Winteraceae or Here
• They are Pollinated by Moths
• Images of the Relatives of Winteraceae, the Magnolias
• Introduction to Cycads
• Another Ancient Twosome: The Cycad Zamia and its Beetle Pollinator
• Visit the Cycad Society Website or Australia's (Palm and) Cycad Society
• Another Example of Coevolution: The Incredible Fig/Fig Wasp Scenario or Here
• How Old is the Flower and the Fly?
• Butterfly and Bee Gardening
• Review of Coevolution or Here
• Lecture Notes on Plant and Animal Coevolution

Mesozoic Plants and Seed Dispersal

• Images of Seeds and Seed Dispersal
• Dispersal of Seeds by Bats

Angiosperms and Mesozoic Ecology

• Recent Discovery of Oldest Known Flowering Plant Fossil in China (145 Ma)
• Angiosperm Families
• Angiosperm Structure and Reproduction
• Comparison of Four Classification Systems for Flowering Plants
• Online Guide to Insect Pollination of Cultivated Plants
• Bee Diversity in Arizona Desert Habitats
• Overview of Bee Diversity
• Key to Pollination Syndromes
• How a Bee Sees a Flower
• Bee Dances and Locating Flowers
• Buzz Pollination
• A Huge Phylogeny of Angiosperms Based on DNA Sequences: Treezilla
• Another Related Web Page by Prof. Eernisse

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