Intro
What domain do plants belong to?
Eukarya
What is a rhizoid?
Root-like structure in moss that allows them to attach to substrates
What is cutin?
Cuticle for conifers - covers needles and prevents evaporation
What is an epiphyte?
A plant that grows on another plant
Cycadophyta
cycads
Name 3 ways that plants are beneficial to humans
1. Oxygen as a byproduct in photosynthesis
2. Lumber for building things
3. Important habitats for wildlife
4. Agriculture
5. Textiles
hornworts
What is one function of Ephedra ?
- Chinese medicine
- Mormon tea
Where do horsetails live?
Swamps and lakes and marshes
Hepaticophyta
liverworts
Define a seed
Plant embryo + nutrients it needs to survive + seed coat / protective layer
__________ + other plant material form peat moss.
Sphagnum
Cypress trees would fall into which phyla of seeded plants?
Coniferophyta
Which is the dominant stage in a fern: gametophyte or sporophyte?
sporophyte
Pterophyta
ferns AND horsetails
Fill in the blanks with what best describes photosynthesis.
______ + water ---> glucose + ________
CO2; O2
1. Bryophyta
2. Anthocerophyta
3. Hepaticophyta
Give one example of a monocot and one of a dicot.
Monocot- corn, grasses, wheat, orchids, ginger
Dicots- beans, coffee, maples, roses
What do horsetails contain that make them so scratchy?
silica
Lycophyta
club mosses
Vascular plants have 2 types of transport tissue. What are their names?
Xylem and Phloem
What is the name of the bacteria that hornworts have a symbiotic relationship with?
Nostoc
What is the scientific name of the only species of gingko left?
Gingko biloba
What is the scientific name of the Christmas fern?
Polystichum arostichoides
List out every phylum we talked about in this unit (there are 10)
1. bryophytes
2. anthocerophyta
3. hepaticophyta
4. lycophyta
5. pterophyta
6. cycadophyta
7. gnetophyta
8. gingophyta
9. coniferophyta
10. anthophyta