True or False: The first land plants were very small, without true vascular tissue, leaves, or roots
True
A ________________________ is a plant embryo and a food supply, encased in a protective covering
BONUS: If conditions are unfavorable, the abovementioned structure may enter a long period of inactive behavior called ___________________. It may exit this state when conditions improve
Seed
BONUS: Dormancy
The ___________________ ________________ creates a waterproof layer in the endodermis of a root that prevents water from leaking back out of the root once it is transferred into the vascular cylinder
Casparian strip
True or False: Heartwood in a tree is newer wood that still conducts water, while sapwood is older wood with thicker cell walls that no longer conducts water
False
Label the above pictures in order from left to right as either gymnosperms or angiosperms
Gymnosperm, angiosperm, gymnosperm
True or False: Land plants exhibit alternation of generations, in which they go through both a haploid phase and a diploid phase during their lifecycle
Plants that bear their seeds within flowers are known as _________________________, while plants that bear their seeds within cones are known as _____________________
BONUS: In both of these types of plants, the male gametophyte (the structure that houses the sperm) is called ____________________
Angiosperms; gymnosperms
BONUS: Pollen
There are two main types of vascular tissue: _______________ conducts water throughout the plant, while _________________ conducts nutrients
Xylem; phloem
______________________ growth refers to a growth in the length of a plant, while _________________ growth refers to a growth in the thickness of a plant.
BONUS: Plants increase in thickness due to cell division within the ____________ _____________, which produces new layers of vascular tissue, and the _______________ ______________, which produces the woody outer covering of plant stems
Primary; secondary
BONUS: Vascular cambium; cork cambium
Label the top and bottom portions of the picture as either gametophyte phase or sporophyte phase
Top: ________________ phaseTop: Sporophyte phase (diploid, 2N, produces spores)
Bottom: Gametophyte phase (haploid, 1N, produces gametes)
The ______________________ is the diploid, spore-producing phase of a plant's life cycle. It produces haploid spores through meiosis. When these haploid spores land, they grow into the _______________________, which produces the male and female gametes.
Sporophyte; gametophyte
Plants that survive for only one growing season are known as ________________. Plants that complete their life-cycles over two growing seasons are known as __________________. Plants that can keep coming back over multiple growing seasons are known as _____________________
Annuals; biennials; perennials
The outermost cells of roots use _________________ _________________ to move minerals into the root itself. Water then follows passively into the root by __________________.
BONUS: Regions of new cell growth found at the tips of roots and shoots are known as ________________ ______________
Active transport; osmosis
BONUS: Apical meristems
The ability of water to move up stems is due to ______________ _______________, which refers to the combined affects of _______________ (water molecules sticking to each other), and ________________ (water molecules sticking to the sides of other surfaces).
BONUS: If a plant loses too much water, the cells of the plant fold inward due to lack of water pressure, and the plant _________________
Capillary action; cohesion; adhesion
BONUS: Wilts
Label a), b), and c) as either collenchyma, sclerenchyma, or parenchyma ground tissue
a) Parenchyma
b) Collenchyma
c) Sclerenchyma
On a gametophyte (the haploid portion of a plant), female gametes are produced in the ________________________ and male gametes are produced in the ___________________
Archegonia; antheridia
Though angiosperms evolved later, they quickly became the dominant form of land plant. Give two reasons why flowers and fruits may be advantageous to a plant's ability to reproduce.
Flowers and fruits can attract insects by their color, scent, or shape.
Animals can eat fruits to scatter seeds
There are three main tissue types found in vascular plants:
__________________ tissue forms the outer covering of the plant, serving a protective role
__________________ tissue conducts water and nutrients through the plant
__________________ tissue manufactures and stores sugar, and plays a structural role
Dermal; vascular; ground
Give two examples of ways that plants have adapted to dry or low-nutrient conditions.
BONUS: Cells that control the opening and closing of stomata in plants, and therefore help protect against water loss, are known as ______________ ______________.
Many plants have reduced leaves or lower surface areas to prevent water loss (needles on conifers or cacti).
Some plants may digest insects supplement their nutrient intake.
Redraw the following root cross section (simply) and label the epidermis, cortex, endodermis, and xylem
BONUS: State whether the plant is a monocot or dicot
BONUS: Dicot
Seedless nonvascular plants lack true vascular tissue and reproduce by spores, not seeds. Collectively, these plants are called ________________________. The three types of plants that fall within this group are __________________, ______________________, and _____________________
BONUS: Seedless vascular plants have true vascular tissue, but still reproduce by spore and not seed. List one plant that falls into this category.
Bryophytes; mosses, liverworts, and hornworts
BONUS: Ferns/horsetails/club mosses
Ground tissue is made up of three distinctive cell types:
___________________ is composed of thin-walled cells that function mainly in food production and storage
___________________ is composed of cells with thicker walls that provide flexible support to plants
___________________ is composed of extremely thick cell walls that provide rigid support to plants
Parenchyma; collenchyma; sclerenchyma
Describe the three main steps in the pressure flow hypothesis, which explains how nutrients are transported throughout a plant
1) Sugars are actively transported out of source cells into the phloem
2) Water follows these sugars, creating an area of high water pressure in the phloem
3) The sugar in the phloem follows the water pressure gradient to sink cells, where it is actively transported out of the phloem and stored in the sink cells
In the diagram below (cross-section of a leaf), layer F is pointing to the _____________ ______________, while layer E is pointing to the _____________ ______________. Label D points to an opening in the lower epidermis of a leaf that allows for gas exchange, otherwise known as the __________________
BONUS: Draw a diagram of a leaf attached to a stem, labeling the node, bud, blade, and petiole
Layer F: Palisade mesophyll
Layer E: Spongy mesophyll
Label D: Stomata
BONUS: