Vascular plants - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

__ inhabit aquatic ecosystems and wet terrestrial habitats, and have cells organized into tissues, lowlying growth forms without xylem and phloem, and rhizoids for absorbing nutrients and water. a) Green algae b) Seedless vascular plants c) Gymnosperms d) Nonvascular plants (e.g., mosses) - d) Nonvascular plants (e.g., mosses) _______ of life span and size) by a diploid (2n) sporophyte. The sporophyte produces a flower containing haploid (n) pollen and eggs. Fertilization of the egg (to pr...

What is the ecological importance (historically and presently) of seedless vascular plants? - Answer - Vascular tissue and lignin enable plants to grow tall and inhabit drier habitats - Increased terrestrial plant abundance and diversity (habitat and food resources) enables increased biodiversity and organism abundance Where do gymnosperms inhabit? - Answer Terrestrial ecosystem What are the characteristics of gymnosperms? - Answer - Cuticle and stomata* - Vascular tissue and lignin*

1. In both bryophytes and vascular plants, meiosis occurs in the dominant or most conspicuous phase of the life cycle. a) true b) false CORRECT ANSWER b In the life cycles of mosses and ferns, which of the structures are diploid? Select all that apply. a) sporophyte b) gametophyte c) zygote d) sperm e) eggs CORRECT ANSWER a, c Diploid (2n) cells in the _____ of mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms divide meiotically and form haploid (1n) spores. a) sporangium b) gonad...

Structure and Function in Plants and Animals - Penn Foster Self-Check Questions with Verified Solutions What is the primary function of the xylem in plants? To transport water and dissolved minerals from the roots to other parts of the plant. What is the role of the phloem in plants? To transport the products of photosynthesis, such as sugars, from the leaves to other parts of the plant. What are the three main types of plant tissues? Dermal, vascular, and ground tissues. Wh...

Exam 6 Principles of Biology (Biol 198) Robbie Bear KSU Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Which of the following characteristics is shared by all land plants? (QZ) - answerThe alternation of generations __________ are terrestrial, photosynthetic organisms but are NOT related to the four land plant groups because they represent an obligate mutualism between a fungus and a photosynthetic organism. (QZ) - answerLichens Which land plant group has a dominant independent haploid stage ...

2 types of lateral meristems: - Cork cambium vascular cambium 2 ways to increase allele diversity/allele frequency distribution: - 1.) gene flow 2.) mutation 3 criteria for designating species: Boys Make Pasta - biological, morphological, phylogenetic Adventitious Root Systems - Roots that emerge from the stem just above ground to help support plants in shallow soils Allopatric Speciation - Separated by some physical barrier Annuals - Angiosperm plants that die off at the end of each yea...

Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A)Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A)Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A)Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A) Plants Architecture - ANSWER-Plant needs i. collection & conversion of solar energy -> leaves ii. positioning & support of leaves -> stems iii. anchorage & absorption -> roots iv. transport -> vascular system Leaf Structur...

Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Plants Architecture Plant needs i. collection & conversion of solar energy -> leaves ii. positioning & support of leaves -> stems iii. anchorage & absorption -> roots iv. transport -> vascular system Leaf Structure Epidermis, Mesophyll, and Vein (Vascular Bundle) Epidermis contains what? - Cuticle - Guard cells with Stomata Epidermis outermost cell layer of a plant body cutin: (wax) excreted by ...

Illinois Aquatics Pesticide License Questions and Correct solutions 2024 plants without stems, leaves, or vascular systems - Answer -algae three types of algae - Answer -microscopic, filamentous, chara turn water green, phytoplankton, turnover in spring - Answer -microscopic algae blue-greem streaks, HAB - Answer -cyanobacteria grows at surface or on submerged plants in mats, issue in cooling tower veins - Answer -filamentous algae pond moss, spirogyra, cladophora, pithophora, hydrodicty...

endemic species CORRECT ANSWER live in only one or a very small number of places (eg island or lake) cosmopolitan species CORRECT ANSWER species that occur in most regions of the world Galapagos island CORRECT ANSWER - Many endemic species - 500 spp. of vascular plants are endemic -92% of species of land birds are endemic - 26% of marine birds are endemic Biological adaptation CORRECT ANSWER an anatomical structure, physiological process or behavioural trait of an organism that has e...