any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal, or fungus -
<<Answers>>>Protists include
rarely exceed 3 feet in height, Their leaves are reduced to
scales on branches, Their outer layer of cells contain silica
(glass), settlers in North America used them to scour pots and
floors just like a brillo pad - <<Answers>>>Present-day
horsetails (Equisetum)
Largest, most diverse group of seedless vascular plants
Well-developed, broad leaves emerge from coiled fiddleheads
the only seedless vascular plants with broad leaves -
<<Answers>>>Ferns are broad leafed and more diverse
the sperm swim to reach the egg - <<Answers>>>With ferns
water is required for reproduction
diploid sporophyte - <<Answers>>>After fertilization, the
zygote develops into a
sporangia - <<Answers>>>A mature sporophyte produces
haploid spores in structures called
germinate - <<Answers>>>The spores are dispersed by the
wind and
pollen and seeds - <<Answers>>>The seed plants are aided
by two important adaptations
tiny male gametophytes that carry sperm-producing cells -
<<Answers>>>Pollen grains are
wind or pollinators - <<Answers>>>They are dispersed by
water - <<Answers>>>No longer relied on ______________
for pollination to take place
an embryonic sporophyte plant, a food supply for the embryo,
and a protective outer coat - <<Answers>>>Seeds have three
components
gymnosperms (that lack flowers) and the angiosperms (that
have flowers) - <<Answers>>>Seed plants include the
nonflowering seed plants - <<Answers>>>Gymnosperms are
the flowering plants - <<Answers>>>Gymnosperms evolved
earlier than
, BIOL 1002 EXAM 1 POMARICO (ACTUAL 2024-
2025) QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Gymnosperms - <<Answers>>>They were the first fully
terrestrial plants to evolve
the forests of seedless vascular plants that prevailed during the
carboniferous period - <<Answers>>>Early gymnosperms
coexisted with
most of these early gymnosperms are now extinct -
<<Answers>>>Despite their success
ginkgos, cycads, gnetophytes, conifers -
<<Answers>>>Today, four groups of gymnosperms survive
ginko biloba - <<Answers>>>Present-day ginkgos are
represented by a single species_____________ they have
been cultivated extensively, particularly in Asia, and might
otherwise be extinct
male or female - <<Answers>>>Ginko trees are either
- <<Answers>>>Female trees bear foul-smelling, fleshy
seeds
- <<Answers>>>Very resistant to pollution, grow well in
inner cities
warm climates - <<Answers>>>Cycads are restricted to
approximately 160 species - <<Answers>>>Although
abundant during the Jurassic period, today only
__________________ of cycads survive
tropical or subtropical climates - <<Answers>>>Cycads are
most abundant in
Cycads - <<Answers>>>______________ grow slowly and
live for a long time
shrubs, vines, and small trees - <<Answers>>>Gnetophytes
include 70 species of
alkaloid compounds used as stimulants and appetite
suppressants - <<Answers>>>Leaves of the Ephedra species
contain
pines, firs, spruce, and cypresses - <<Answers>>>Conifers
include
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