Ch 16 Plants, Fungi, and the Move onto Land

Question 1

A plant is

Answer 1

• a multicellular eukaryote
• a photo-autograph, making organic molecules by photosynthesis
• have a cell wall made of cellulose

Question 2

In terrestrial habitats, the resources that a photosynthetic organism needs are found in two different places

Answer 2

• light and carbon dioxide are mainly available in the air

- water and mineral nutrients are found mainly in the soil

Question 3

plants are specialized to take advantage of these two environments by having

Answer 3

• aerial leaf-bearing organs called shoots and

- subterranean organs called roots

Question 4

mycorrhizae

Answer 4

symbiotic associations of fungi and roots, in which the fungi absorb water snd essential nutrients and provide minerals to the plants

Question 5

leaves are the main photosynthetic organs of most plants utilizing

Answer 5

-stomata, microscopic pores found on a leafs surface, for the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere

Question 6

vascular tissue

Answer 6

a system of tube-shaped