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Question 1

Describe alternation of generations

Answer 1

1) Haploid stage called the gametophyte generation
2) produces haploid gametes by mitosis
3) fusion of egg and sperm gives rise to diploid stage called sporophyte generation
4) produces haploid spores by meiosis

Question 2

phyte

Answer 2

plant

Question 3

gamet

Answer 3

gametes

Question 4

merizein

Answer 4

to divide

Question 5

What is meristematic tissue?

Answer 5

where plants sustain continuous growth

Question 6

What are the 2 meristem tissue

Answer 6

1) shoot apical meristem
2) root apical meristem

Question 7

Cells from the meristems _______ into various tissues

Answer 7

differentiate

Question 8

the _______, a waxy covering of the epidermis

Answer 8

cuticle

Question 9

_______, specialized cells that allow for gas exchange between the outside air and the plant

Answer 9

stomata

Question 10

What is mycorrhizae?

Answer 10

symbiotic association between fungi and plants

Question 11

bryo

Answer 11

moss

Question 12

lyco

Answer 12

wolf

Question 13

gymn

Answer 13

naked

Question 14

sperm

Answer 14

seed

Question 15

angio

Answer 15

receptacle

Question 16

hept

Answer 16

liver

Question 17

cero

Answer 17

waxy

Question 18

antho

Answer 18

flower

Question 19

podi

Answer 19

platform

Question 20

Most plants have _______, cells joined into tubes for the transport of water and nutrients; these constitute the vascular plants

Answer 20

vascular tissue

Question 21

Nonvascular plants are commonly called _______

Answer 21

bryophytes

Question 22

Seedless vascular plants do not form a _______

Answer 22

clade

Question 23

Organisms that are grouped based on shared key biological features, rather than shared ancestry, can be referred to as a _______

Answer 23

grade

Question 24

Whats the differences between a clade and a grade?

Answer 24

Organisms that share a common feature but are not assumed to have a common ancestor can be referred to as being in the same grade.

Question 25

A _______ is an embryo and nutrients surrounded by a protective coat

Answer 25

seed

Question 26

_______ produce seeds that are not enclosed in chambers

Answer 26

Gymnosperms

Question 27

_______ produce seeds that develop inside chambers that originate within flowers

Answer 27

Angiosperms

Question 28

monile

Answer 28

necklace

Question 29

Conifer

Answer 29

cone bearer

Question 30

Vascular plants are characterized by:
- life cycles with _______
- vascular tissues called _______
- well-developed _______ and _______
- spore-bearing leaves called _______

Answer 30

1) dominant sporophytes
2) xylem and phloem
3) roots and leaves
4) sporophylls

Question 31

Sporangium

Answer 31

a vessel containing spores

Question 32

What are sorus (sori)

Answer 32

multiple sporangium

Question 33

What do antheridium produce?

Answer 33

sperm

Question 34

What do archegonium produce?

Answer 34

egg

Question 35

What is the function of xylem?

Answer 35

conducts most of the water and minerals

Question 36

What does xylem contain? (2)

Answer 36

1) tube-shaped cells called tracheids
2) vessel elements

Question 37

What are water-conducting cells strengthened by?

Answer 37

lignin

Question 38

What is the function of phloem?

Answer 38

distribute sugars, amino acids, and other organic products

Question 39

What does vascular tissue allow for in plant growth?

Answer 39

increased height

Question 40

What are roots?

Answer 40

organs that anchor vascular plants

Question 41

What is the function of roots?

Answer 41

absorb water, nutrients, and oxygen from the soil

Question 42

What are leaves?

Answer 42

organs that increase the surface area of plants to capture more solar energy