Fusion of the gametes gives rise to this diploid structure
What is sporophyte
100
Plants that produce one type of spore that develops into a bisexual gametophyte are called
What is homosporous
100
The opposite of extinct
What is extant
100
This generation dominates the Bryophyte life cycle
What is Gametophyte
100
Rhizoids anchor these to substrates
What are gametophytes
200
Nonvascular plants are commonly called this
What are bryophytes
200
This is the type of algae that is the closest relative of land plants
What are Charophytes
200
Has a strong root system able to fight erosion
What are dicots
200
Rings of cellulose-synthesizing complexes, peroxisome enzymes, structured of flagellated sperm, and formation of phragmoplast are refereed to as.....
What are the 4 traits shared with only charophytes
200
This tissue conducts most of the water and minerals in vascular plants
What is xylem
300
Land plants are thought to have evolved from this group
What is green algae
300
This keeps a leaf from drying out and protects it from ultra violet rays
What is the cuticle
300
This takes 15 - 18 months for species belonging to the genus pinus (unlike other members of the coniferophyta)
What is pollination -- fertilization
300
Alternation of generations and multicellular, dependent embryos, walled spores produced in sporangia, multicellular gametangia, and apical meristems are characteristics of.....
What is 4 traits that appear in 'nearly' all land plants
300
Leaves with a branching network of veins are called
What are megaphylls
400
This is haploid and produces haploid gametes by mitosis
What is a gametophyte
400
Sporophytes produce haploid spores by this process
What is meiosis
400
These are borne higher on a pine tree to prevent self fertilization
What are ovulate cones
400
These belong to the phylum Hepatophyta
What are Liverworts
400
Microspores develop into this
What are pollen grains
500
Land plants are called this because of the dependency of the embryo on the plant
What are embryophytes
500
A female gametangia, the sight of egg production and fertilization
What is an archegonia
500
The two clades of seedless vascular plants are
What are Lycophytes, and Pterophytes
500
This structure consists of a foot, seta, and sporangium (capsule) which discharges through a peristome
What is a Sporophyte
500
This gymnosperm phylum consists of 3 genera with only one found in the arid southwestern U.S.