3.2 - plantae

Question 1

characteristics of plantae

Answer 1

eukaryotic
multicellular
autotrophic
adapted to life on land
waxy cuticle
stomata
cell wall made of cellulose

Question 2

origins of plantae

Answer 2

evolved from plant-like protists (425-490 million years ago)

Question 3

reproduction of plantae (alternation of generations)

Answer 3

sporophyte produces spores which develop into haploid organisms
gametophyte produces gametes which develop into diploid organisms

Question 4

4 types of plantae

Answer 4

bryophytes
lycophytes and pterophytes
gymnosperms
angiosperms

Question 5

bryophytes

Answer 5

mosses, liverworts etc.
simplest land plants
no true leaves roots or seeds

Question 6

lycophytes and pterophytes

Answer 6

club mosses and ferns
simple vascular tissue
produce spores in a structure called a sorus

Question 7

gymnosperms

Answer 7

conifers
seeds in cones
needles with waxy cuticle

Question 8

angiosperms

Answer 8

flowering and fruiting plants
seeds enclosed
pollen is transferred to the egg within a flower + embryo develops