Bryophytes
Challenges of Terrestrial Life
Angiosperms
Seeds and Fruits
Taxonomy and Cladograms
100
Bryophytes are seedless _______ _____.
what is non-vascular plants?
100
this anchors the plant and absorbs water and minerals.
what is roots
100
angiosperms are split into two groups known as
what is monocots and dicots
100
touch-me-nots disperse their seeds by
what is explosion
100
the least inclusive taxonomic group
what is specific epithet
200
what is shown in the picture?
what is liverwort
200
Plants developed small openings on the underside of their leaves to in order to regulate the moisture balance called
what is stomata and guard cells
200
which group does this leaf belong
what is monocots
200
the delay of germination until desirable environmental conditions are met for growth
what is seed dormancy
200
sterile offspring of two different species
what is a hybrid
300
Bryophytes have haploid reproductive structures at the top of the gametophyte named
what is antheridia and archegonia
300
regions of cell division that is found in the growing roots and stems of plants allowing for maximum sun exposure
what is apical meristem
300
what type of flower is this
what is a dicot
300
this type of fruit has all parts of the pericarp fleshy except for the exocarp
what is a berry
300
what do kangaroo's and humans have in common
what is placenta
400
The movement of water and minerals in bryophytes depend upon
what is diffusion and osmosis
400
Since the air provides less support for plant compared to water, plants developed cell walls with _____
what is lignin
400
what is the food source for a developing sporophyte embryo
what is endosperm
400
what develops from a flower with an inferior ovary and compound pistil
what is a pome
400
the simplest solution that fits the evidence, it requires the fewest evolutionary changes
what is parsimony
500
in the alternation of generations of nonvascular plants, gametes undergo _____ to become a zygote.
what is fertilization
500
In order to increase chances of reproduction and dispersal, plants developed alternation of generations in which the _____ generation produces egg and sperm and the _____ generation produces spores.
what is haploid, diploid
500
the male gametophyte produces two sperms that fertilizes the egg and the other unties with two haploid polar cells to form a ______
what is triploid endosperm
500
Orchids have small seeds as fine as dust, what is the best dispersal method for this angiosperm
what is wind
500
the phylum that humans belong to
what is chordata