Episode 99: Plant Reproduction and Fruit

The Science of Everything Podcast

James Fodor

Natural Sciences, Science, Social Sciences

4.8 • 750 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

A discussion of the method of reproduction of flowering plants, including an overview of the structure and function of the different components of the flower, pollination, double fertilisation, and seed formation, dispersal, and germination. I also discuss the different types of fruit and vegetables and how the different components of the plant relate to the parts that we consume. I conclude with a brief overview of non-edible plant products, including fibres, resin, and sap. Recommended prerequisite is Episode 97: Plant Structure and Function.

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0:00.0	Oh, wow, oh, oh, whoa, oh, wow.
0:13.0	Oh, wow.
0:15.0	I'm going to go.
0:17.0	Oh, wow. Hello, you're listening to the Science of Everything podcast, episode 99, plant reproduction and fruit.
0:41.0	I'm your host, James Fodall.
0:43.5	So, first of all, I must apologize to all of my listeners out there for not uploading an episode in such a long time.
0:52.6	I had anticipated that I would have more time over the course
0:56.1	of 2018 to produce some episodes, but alas, you know, the best laid plans of mice and men, as they
1:03.7	say. However, there are exciting new developments for the podcast in the works, coming up soon we will have episode 100 which is
1:15.2	going to be a special 100th episode of the podcast in that show I'm going to talk more about the
1:21.7	future of the podcast and how I'm going to make some changes so that I can get more content out
1:26.7	to you guys.
1:29.2	So look forward to that.
1:32.1	That will be coming out probably within a week or two.
1:37.3	I'm going to try to stick to a more regular schedule for 2020.
1:43.9	So, as I said, stay tuned to next week or next time for more information about that.
1:51.5	But this episode, we're going to do the follow-up to the episode 97, plant structure and function.
1:55.1	And so I recommend listening to that first, as this content will make more sense.
2:00.3	In this show, then, we're going to talk about the reproduction systems of plants,
2:02.9	focusing on flowering plants or angiosperms. I'm going to talk about the reproduction systems of plants, focusing on flowering plants or angiosperms.
2:09.3	I'm going to talk about the alteration of generations, the reproductive anatomy of plants focusing on the flower, of course,
2:16.0	and I'll talk about pollination, seeds, fruits, and seed dispersal and the development of new plant organisms.
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