Human and Ecological Relevance of Conifers
1. Pine trees-"many parts are edible"
• bark and seeds
2. Masts of sailing vessels (eastern white pine)
3. Turpentine and rosin
• naval stores, caulking and sealing wooden sailing ships
4. Amber
• fossilized resins with entrapped insects
5. Pulpwood
• major source is white spruce
6. Soundboards of Musical Instruments (violins, etc.)
7. Douglas fir
• lumber
8. Arborvitae
• ornamentals
9. Juniper berries
• used to flavor gin
10. Pacific yew
• taxol, a drug with anticancer properties, obtained from bark
11. Conifers are used for Crates, Boxes, Matchsticks, Furniture, and Telephone poles Human and Ecological Relevance or Other Gymnosperms
1. Arrowroot starch (from cycads)
2. Ginkgo
a. Seeds edible
b. Leaf extracts improve blood supply to brain and lungs
3. Mormon tea
• from Ephedra leaves
4. Ephedrine drug
• from Chinese Ephedra
5. Gnetum rope (used in Java)
• from bark fibers
The scientific name for gymnosperms is Gymnospermae.
The dominant generation in gymnosperms is the sporophyte generation.
fungi because they invaded territory and infected the whole gymnosperm
Gymnosperms use cones to distribute their seeds.
No. Conifers are Gymnosperms.
Gymnosperm is a sperm coming from human cellulartube
Rationalization
relevance and relationship with other field?
Gymnosperms
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Yes Gymnosperms have supporting stems.
No. Conifers are Gymnosperms.
Gymnosperms have cones and angiosperms have flowers/fruits
The scientific name for gymnosperms is Gymnospermae.
Gymnosperms have cones and angiosperms have flowers/fruits
The dominant generation in gymnosperms is the sporophyte generation.
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