The dominant stage in bryophytes.
What is the gametophyte generation?
UV markings, bright colors, sticky pollen
What is melittophily (bee)?
These structures develop from the ovary of the flower and aid in dispersal of the seeds.
What is a fruit?
This group of algae is considered the closest relative to land plants.
What are green algae?
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What is gymnosperm?
Structures that anchor the bryophyte to the ground, but don’t absorb any water or nutrients.
What are rhizoids?
no petals, no nectar, no scent
What is anemophily (wind)?
The collective term for a whorl of sepals.
What is the calyx?
The structures that some macroalgae use to anchor themselves to the substrate.
What is a holdfast?
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This structure contains the female gametes.
What is the archegonium?
Dark colors, fetid odor
What is myophily (fly)?
A mystery plant belonging to this group has leaves with parallel venation and flowers with 3 sepals, 3 petals, and 3 stamens.
What is a monocot?
Gas filled structures that provide buoyancy to seaweeds.
What are pneumatocysts?
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What is mycorrhizae?
The earliest stage of development of the moss gametophyte, consisting of a thread-like chain of cells.
What is a protonema?
Light colored flowers, bowl like shape, lots of pollen
What is cantharophily (beetle)?
A situation where staminate and pistillate flowers are found on separate plants.
What is dioecious?
This type of algae have the ability to survive in deeper water because they can absorb the wavelengths of light that penetrate the deepest.
What are red algae?
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What is chitin?
You examine a mystery bryophyte under a microscope and notice that each cell only has one large chloroplast. Which type of bryophyte is it?
What is a hornwort?
Light color, nectar hidden deep in flower, pleasant scent especially at night
What is phalaenophily (moth)?
What is endosperm?
The pigment that gives brown algae its distinctive coloration.
What is fucoxanthin?
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What is eukaryote?