Bio 1011 Chapter 29 Flashcards

Module 2

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bryophytes

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Informal name for a moss, liverworts, mosses, and hornworts. Lack vascular system, (nonvascular), live on land.

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homosporous

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one type of sporangium produced single kind of spore develops into a bisexual gametophyte

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strobilus

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Technical term for a cluster of sporophylls knows commonly as a cone, found in most gymnosperms and some seedless vascular plants.

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leaf

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The main photosynthetic organ of vascular plants.

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rhizoids

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generally serve only to anchor the plants, Unlike roots, not composed of tissues. do not play a primary role in water and mineral absorption.

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Antheridium

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Male gametangium. Produce and protect sperm

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stoma

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A microscopic pore surrounded by guard cella in the epidermis of leaves and stems, allows gas exchange .

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heterosporous

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two types of sporangium each giving rise to a male/female unisexual gametophyte
ex: lycopods, water ferns, and all seed plants

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liverwort

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A small, herbaceous, nonvascular plant that is a member of the phylum Hapatophyta.

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Microphyll

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Small leaf with a single unbranched vein.

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gymnosperm

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Seed plant that produces naked seeds, conifers.

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nonvascular plants

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small plants that cannot easily transport food and water through the plant.

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vascular plants

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plants that can transport food (sugar) and water throughout the plant

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xylem

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tubes in vascular plants that transport water and minerals

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hornworts

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A small, herbaceous, nonvascular plant that is a member phyllum Anthocerophyta

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lycophyte

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A informal name of phylum Lycophyta, includes club mosses, spike mosses and quillworts.

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Megaphylls

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in monilophytes more than one vascular strand enters the leaf and branches within the leaf

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Monilophytes

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A informal name of phylum Monilophyta, includes ferns, horsetails and whisk ferns.

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phloem

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Phloem tissue transports solutes (dissolved substances) mainly sugars like sucrose, round plants

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Gametophyte

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Haploid, one set of DNA, creates gametes by mitoses which become sporophytes

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Sporophyte

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Diploid, two sets of DNA, creates haploid spores by meiosis which become gametophytes

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Microspores

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in microsporangium, makes male gametophyte

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Seta

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The elongated stalk of a bryophyte sporophyte.

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Archegonia

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Female gametangia, vase shaped, produces egg

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sorus
a cluster of sporangia on a fern sporophyll. what fern spores are produced.
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Angiosperms
are plants that develop vessels (angio) for their seeds (sperms) called ovules. Angiosperms are flowering plants
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alternation of generations
the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal. (diploid form sporophyte - haploid form gametophyte)
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sporophylls
leaflike structures of the sporophyte generation that bear spores
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Seeds
zygote surrounded by endosperm and protective covering. store food
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apical meristem
group of meristematic cells at the apex of shoot and root that by cell division lay the foundation of the primary plant body
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Anther
sac containing pollen and thus male gametophytes
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tracheids
are elongated cells in the xylem of vascular plants, serving in the transport of water
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sporopollenin
layer of a durable polymer. prevents exposed zygotes from drying out (also found in land plant spore walls)
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protonema
When a moss first grows from the spore, it grows as a protonema which develops into a leafy gametophoyte.
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Megaspores
in megasporangium, make female gametophyte
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embryophytes
Alternate name for land plants that refers to their shared derived trait of multicellular, dependent embryos.
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moss
Small, spore leaves have no veins, no roots, not green | polster, unisex (phylum Bryophyta.)
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Peat
Extensive deposits of partially decayed organic material
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gametophore
The mature gamete-producing structures of a moss gametophyte.
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Seedless vascular plant
plats has vascular tissue but lacks seeds. club mosses and ferns
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Vascular tissue
tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
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root
An organ in vascular plants that anchors the plant and enables it to absorb water and minerals from the soil.
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Lignin
Substance that strong polymer cell wall (in secondary xylem)
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Peristome
series of teeth like structures that allow spores to escape
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Gametangium
Sexual reproductive structure that contains a nucleus of male or female mating type