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13 Cards in this Set
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plants evolved from _______ green algae called ______
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multicellular, charophytes
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classify plants: mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowers
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bryophyte, pteridophye,gymnosperms, angiosperms
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what are 4 characteristics of plnats?
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MARE: Multicellular, Autotrphic, Reproduce S & A, Eukaryotic
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In what pattern do plants have sex? What are the two phases?
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alternation of generations, gametophyte (n), and sporophyte(2n)
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Name three ecological roles of plants
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1. food source, prify air, and provide habitat
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Name 4 characteristics of mosses
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small & carpet like, give protection for developing embryo, non vasucular ( no vascular tissue) and reproduce by spores
SCPNVS prnounced: skipnouvspuh |
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where are mosses found?
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shady areas such as :
- surface of logs, rocks, soil -stream banks - the spray of waterfalls |
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give 3 examples of mosses:
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Mosses, Liverworts, Hornworts
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Name 4 characteristics of Ferns:
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Fronds, protection of embryos, have vascular tissue and reproduce by spores
FPVS Pronounced: Fipevouvspuh |
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what are fronds?
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leaf of fern that grow from an underground stem known as a rhizome
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Ferns have vascular tissue, what dose that encompss>
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true roots, stems and leaves, and they are strengthened by lignin
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where can you find ferns?
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moist shady areas ( forest floors, moist cliff faces)
they dominated the ancient coal foressts of the Paleozoic Era |
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give 3 examples oof a ferm
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ferns, horsetails, club mosses
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