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What are two defining characteristics of plants? |
Autotrophs (photoautotrophs) Asexual Multicellular Cell Wall Present Nonmotile |
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What are four plant adaptations for life on land? |
Water Retention Support of the body Nutrient Uptake Reproduction |
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What is the function of the waxy cuticle? |
Maintains internal water levels |
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What is the function of the stomata? |
allow the intake of CO2 and O2 |
allow the intake of....? |
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What is the function of the root system? |
Nutrient uptake |
uptake what? |
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What is the function of the leaves? |
Photosynthesis |
Spongebob |
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What is the function of the stem? |
Support |
Tall people need more..... |
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What is the function of the vascular tissue |
Translocation of water and nutrients |
moving of what? |
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What is the function of the lignin |
Strengthen cell wall |
strengthen what? |
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What is the function of the gametangia? |
To surround and protect gametes |
protect what? |
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What is the function of the sporangia? |
To protect the spores within the plant |
protect what? |
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General characteristics of non-vascular plants? |
No vascular system meaning that the diffusion is a slower process No thickened cell wall Lack seeds ex) Mosses |
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General characteristics of seedless plants? |
Lack seeds Have vascular and supportive tissue Reliant on water for reproduction ex) Ferns |
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General characteristics of seeded plants? |
Have seeds Have vascular tissue ex) gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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Define Alterations of Generations |
a life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form and a multicellular haploid form |
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What does the haploid generation produce? |
Gametophyte |
sex |
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What does the diploid generation produce? |
Sporophyte |
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Which cycle is dominant in the following: Ferns Gymnosperms Angiosperms |
Mosses: Gametophyte Ferns: Sporophyte Gymnosperms: Sporophyte Angiosperms: Sporophyte |
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Two defining characteristics of Fungi? |
Asorbs food extracellularly Decomposers Multicellular Food reserves stored as glycogen |
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What are Hyphae? |
Single tube like structures that release enzymes to get nutrients from food sources |
tubes |
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What are Mycelia? |
The collection of hyphae |
collection of.... |
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What is Chitin? |
A structural polysaccharide found in fungi cell walls |
structural.....found in..... |
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How is the generalized life cycle of fungi different than that of plants? |
Mostly haploid Sexual vs asexual Heterokaryotic Stage |
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What is the Heterokaryotic Stage? |
When the fungal cells contain two genetically distinct haploid nuclei |
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What are Lichens? |
A combination of a fungal (heterotrophic) and a photosynthetic partner (algae or bacteria) |
combination of.... |
