Divide and Multiply
Stems
Bry-o-phyte!
Feel the Fern
Gymnosperms
100

This form of cell division results in two identical cells

What is mitosis?

100

This part of the stem is where leaves and buds occur

What is a node?

100

Liverworts come in these two types

What are thalloid and leafy liverworts?

100

These scales bear sporangia

What are sporophylls?

200

This form of reproduction results in two identical single-celled organisms

What is binary fission?

200

This is the branching pattern of trees with two leaves per node

What is opposite branching?

200

Unlike other plants, this is the dominant stage of the bryophytes

What is the gametophyte stage?

300

When a tetraploid (4n) cell undergoes meiosis, this results

What is a diploid (2n) cell?

300

This is the largest genus of gymnosperms

What is Pinus?

400

This process results in one diploid cell from the fusion of two haploid cells

What is fertilization?

400

Sori on the undersides of fern fronds are actually clusters of these

What are sporangia?

500

Crossing-over happens during this phase of meiosis

What is Prophase I?

500

This tissue is formed on the outside of the vascular cambium

What is phloem?

500

This is the often bisexual fern gametophyte

What is a prothallus?

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