Origins and Adaptations of Land Plants
The waxy outer layer that prevents excessive water loss
What is the cuticle?
The group of plants that are considered non-vascular
What are the Bryophytes?
The food storage component of a seed which provides nutrients to allow the embryo to develop when the seed germinates
What is the endosperm?
The phylum which includes all angiosperms
What is anthophyta?
The small opening of the ovule through which the sperm can penetrate to fertilize the egg
What is the micropyle?
The small pores which function in gas exchange
What are stomata?
The root-like structures of mosses, liverworts and hornworts
What are rhizoids?
The structure formed by the tube cell of a pollen grain
What is the pollen tube?
The part of the flower that is found in the outermost whorl and functions to protect the developing flower
What are the sepals?
The type of fruit which attaches to the coats of passing animals
What are adherent fruits?
The supergroup of eukaryotes to which all land plants belong
What is Archaeplastida?
The structures found on the underside of the frond of a fern which contain sporangia
What are sori?
The type of spore which forms the male gametophyte of seed plants
What are the microspores?
The part of the stamen which contains the pollen
What is the anther?
The part of the carpel of a flower which functions to trap pollen
What is the stigma?
The conducting cells of tracheophytes which forms the vascular tissue
What are tracheids?
The dominant stage of Bryophytes
What is the gametophyte?
The category of plants with naked seeds
What are gymnosperms?
The outer layer of fruit that provides a skin
What is the exocarp/epicarp?
The type of seedless tracheophyte which possess lycophylls
What are lycophytes?
The adaptation of angiosperms and gymnosperms which aids in dispersal of offspring as well as the protection of a developing embryo during harsh conditions
What is the seed?
The group of plants that is related to ferns which lacks true roots and leaves and instead relies on photosynthetic stems
What are the whisk ferns?
The type of gymnosperm which resembles a palm tree with its pinnate leaves and tendency to inhabit tropical and subtropical habitats
What are the cycads (Cycadophyta)?
The part of the flower that develops into the fruit
What is the ovary?
The substance produced by conifers to deter herbivores
What is resin?