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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 stems give plant its "brush like" appearance leading to its common name
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HORSETAIL
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Term referring to a plant species that produces two kinds of spores micro-spores and mega spores
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Heterospory
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Dominant plants during the Carboniferous period
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Seedless Vascular Plant
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Seedless plant that is commonly called the "resurrection plant" because of its ability to rejuvenate itself
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Selaginella lepidophylla
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Layer of the sporophyte tissue that contributes to the structure of an ovule of a seed plant
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Integument
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A PINE TREE is an example of the (Gametophyte,Sporophyte) generation?
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Sporophyte
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Megasporangia produce the _______ gametophyte
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Female
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A gymnosperm that resists pollution: has fan shaped leaves: female produces smelly fruit: called "maidenhair tree".
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Ginko biloba
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An example of a Deciduous Conifer
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Tamarack
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A controversial substance produces by this gametophyte has been implicated in health problems occurring in persons taking diet pills, exercise drinks, and cold formulas
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Ephedra
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A seed is an example of the (gametophyte, sporophyte) generation
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Sporophyte
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A conifer that is significant as a source for the solid cancer drug taxol:
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Pacific Yew ( Taxa bevaifolia)
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