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Generation that is dominant in bryophytes
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Gametophyte
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Waxy coat of leaf surfaces that serves to reduces evaporation
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cuticle
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In plant taxonomy the most fundamental division depends upon what criterion?
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Vascular/Non-vascular
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Secondary substances such as terpenes and tannins most likey evolved for what purpose?
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For land plant defense mechanisms to ensure that it will thrive
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What is produced in the moss structure called an archegonium?
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Eggs
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Partially decayed deposits of the bryophyte are known as "peat" characterized by "water holding capacity" and antimicrobial effect:used as diapers and wound dressings:
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Sphagnum
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Young "unfurled" fern fronds are called fiddleheads. These edible structures belong to the _______ generation.
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Sporophyte
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A plant that produces micro-spores and mega-spores which give rise to male and female gametophytes is called:
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Heterosporous
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A seedless vascular plant that has been called "Scouring Rush" because of the gritty texture of the stems: used in colonial times as a pot scrubber. Leaves in whorls at joints in stem give plant a brushy appearance leading to its common name
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HORSETAIL
(Equisetum arvense) |
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The heart shaped gametophyte structure in ferns is called:
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Prothallis
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