What is an epiphyte? (another question...why are they harmful and beneficial for the plant they are on top of?)
100
an example of a seedless plant and is located in moist environments; its sporangia are clustered together into sori
What is the phylum pterophyta (ferns)?
100
this phylum has the male and female held in seperate locations; the female is much larger and lives longer
What is the phylum coniferophyta?
100
the part of a flowering plant that is essentially the female part; catches the pollen
What is the stigma?
200
this kingdom is an invalid group and is used for convenience
Why are so many protists actually more closely related to some plants and animals than to other protists?
200
this is how these types of plants get nutrients
What is diffusion? (define it)
200
how H2O moves up a xylem tube
Because water molecules have hydrogen bonding they "stick" together so when water molecules evaporate from the surface of the leaf, it pulls another H2O molecule up into the plant
200
the other 1/2 of the conifer species have small female cones that have fleshy coatings and are designed to be eaten by birds...they cannot be digested. (please say how the other 1/2 of the conifer species disperse their seeds)
this 1/2 of the conifer species produces seeds w/wing like structures that blow in the wind
200
these types of plants have above ground material that lives from year to year; all conifers are these
What are woody plants?
300
the advantages to sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction
Sexual = HUGE variation
Asexual = speed! lots of offspring can be produced fast
300
the roles of the gametophyte and sporophyte
gametophyte = large
sporophyte = small and relies on gametophyte for E
300
the 4 seedless vascular plant phyla AND their common names
Romantic Method = 2 cells fuse (eventually goes thru meiosis)
Violent Method = 1 protistan fills an entire cell w/sperm and then explodes; nearby protistan does the same thing with eggs
400
(this actually occurs in all plants)...this is the form that excess sugars are stored in when they are produced during photosynthesis (HINT: similar to our glycogen storage; humans rely on this a LOT for food consumption and can be found in roots, and seeds)
What is starch?
400
these types of vascular plants use pollen grains instead of swimming sperm; allows them to now live in terrestrail habitats; the pollen is moved via insects, other animals, and sometimes the wind
What are seed vascular plants?
400
these 2 structures stick way out and produce pollen (essentially the male parts)
What is the anther and filament? (now...what is this entire structure called?)
400
the basis behind growth rings on a tree
What are xylem tubes; it is the size of xylem tubes that causes growth rings; can see them with a naked eye; spring = abundant water, mid-late summer = water levels drop so xylem tubes decrease in size
500
the impacts of multicellular/colonial algae
1.) food chain 2.) creates habitats (kelp forests), particularly brown algae 3.) produce calcium carbonate that "glues" together coral reefs (red algae)
500
the 3 phyla of non-vascular plants AND their common names
Anthocerophyta (hornworts), Bryophyta (true mosses), and Hepatophyta (liverworts)
500
before fertilization the seed is called this; it contains the embryo sac, egg, and seed coat
What is the ovule?
500
a prime example of how some parts of flowers are fused together and are difficult to identify; this is the state flower of the state of Kansas :)
What is a sunflower?
500
a plant that has either male or female parts but not both. (give an example)
What are imperfect flowers? (cat-tails, green ash, or honey locusts)