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Question | Answer |
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3 adaptations that allowed plants to be successful on land. | ability to prevent water loss cuticle and stomata ability to reproduce without water spores and seed ability to absorb and transport nutrients mycorrhizes and vascular tissue |
- What is the basis of classification for plants? | 1muticellular 2eukaryotic 3autotrophic 4cell wall made of cellulose |
- Know the 2 groups of vascular plants & examples of each group. | |
- Gymnosperms vs. Angiosperms | |
- Be able to explain why green algae are believed to be the ancestors of today’s land plants. | |
- Nonvascular plants: where are they found & why? What are they commonly called? Know some examples. | |
- Know the 2 types of vascular tissue & their functions. | |
* Vascular Tissues | |
- Explain why plants evolved vascular tissue. | |
- Name some examples of seedless vascular plants. | |
- How do they reproduce (what structures do they produce)? | |
- Explain how they reproduce. | |
- Fruits: what are they? Which group of seed plants produces them? | |
- Explain the advantage of producing fruits during the reproductive process. | |
- Meristems: what are they & where are they located? | |
- Primary vs. Secondary growth | |
- Roots: functions? Taproots vs. Fibrous roots | |
- Stems: functions? | |
- Leaves: functions? | |
simple vs. compound vs. doubly compound | |
- Flower: know all flower parts & their functions (receptacle, sepals, petals, stamen, anther, filament, pistil, ovary, style, stigma) Be able to label the parts of a flower. | |
- What are plant hormones? | |
- Tropisms: what are they? Why did plants evolve them? | |
- Be able to explain the 4 types of tropisms we discussed in class: thigmotropism, phototropism, gravitropism, and chemotropism |