Bryophytes & Seedless Vascular Plants

Question 1

Plant Kingdom traits

Answer 1

Multicellular, eukaryotic organisms with specialized cell types
Autotrophic

Question 2

Green algae

Answer 2

considered the evolutionary ancestor of terrestrial

plants

Question 3

Cell wall composed of this

Answer 3

Cellulose

Question 4

Stomata

Answer 4

Regulates gas exchange

Question 5

Waxy cuticle

Answer 5

Prevents desiccation

Question 6

How are plants and algae the same?

Answer 6

Multicellular
eukaryotic
photosynthetic
chlorophyll a and b in chloroplasts
Cell wall composed of cellulose

Question 7

How are plants and algae different?

Answer 7

Plants have alternation of generations & multicellular dependent embryos

Question 8

Gametophyte

Answer 8

haploid generation that produces gametes

Question 9

Gametes are produced inside of structures called

Answer 9

gametangia

Question 10

Sporophyte

Answer 10

diploid generation that produces spores

Question 11

Spores are produced inside of structures called

Answer 11

sporangia

Question 12

spore

Answer 12

the first cell of the gametophyte generation

Question 13

2 types of seedless vascular plants

Answer 13

1. Lycophytes (club mosses, spikemosses, quillworts)

2. Monilophytes (ferns, horsetails, whisk ferns)

Question 14

Features of Nonvascular Plants

Answer 14

Small plant body
Restricted to moist environments
Gametophyte is the dominant generation

Question 15

gemmae cups

Answer 15

involved in asexual reproduction

Question 16

traits of Seedless Vascular plants

Answer 16

Sporophyte is the dominant generation
Still require moist environments to reproduce
homospory typical

Question 17

homospory

Answer 17

1 type of spore and generate a bisexual gametophyte

Question 18

spore part hierarchy

Answer 18

spores > sporangia > sporophylls > strobili

Question 19

Rhizome

Answer 19

underground stem that anchors the plant in ferns

Question 20

Sori

Answer 20

clusters of sporangia on the undersides of leaves

Question 21

Heterospory

Answer 21

2 types of spores, female & male versions

Question 22

2 types of Phylum Lycophyta

Answer 22

Selaginella

Lycopodium

Question 23

2 types of Phylum Monilophyta

Answer 23

Equisetum (horsetail)

Psilotum (whisk fern)