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Ch. 31 Flashcards

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1
Q

One distinctive feature of land plants is that tissues are from __________ at growing tips

A

Apical meristems

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What are the nine plant phyla in order of evolution?

A

Liverworts- Hepatophyta
Mosses- Bryophyta
Hornworts- Anthocerophyta
Lycophytes- Lycophyta
Pteridophytes- Pteridophyta
Cycads- Cycadophyta
Ginkgos- Ginkgophyta
Conifers- Coniferophyta
Angiosperms- Anthophyta

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Which phylums are not vascular?

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Liverworts, mosses, hornworts

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Do lycophytes and pteridophytes possess seeds?

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No, they use spores

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What specialized area of a plant produces sporangia and contains xylem and phloem?

A

Stems

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What specialized area of a plant specializes in uptake of water and minerals from the soil?

A

Roots

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What specialized area of a plant undergoes photosynthesis?

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Leaves

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What specialized area of a plant helps block pathogens?

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Cutin

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What specialized area of a plant has pores that open and close allowing gas to exchange while minimizing water loss?

A

Stomata

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Cycads, ginkgos and conifers are all _______ meaning naked seeds

A

Gymnosperms

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What specialized area of a plant is a nutritive seed tissue with increased storage efficiency?

A

Endosperm

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What protects the devloping gametes from drying out and microbial attack?

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Gametangia

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What are the two kinds of gametangia?

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Antheridia and archegonia

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What is the male gametangia?

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Antheridia

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What is the female gametangia?

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Archegonia

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What is the area that allows zygotes to remain sheltered and fed with gametophyte tissue?

A

Matrotophy

17
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What are the protective enclosures where spores are produced?

A

Sporangia

18
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What is the tough material in plant spore cell walls that helps prevent cellular damage?

A

Sprorpollenin

19
Q

What is the dominant generation of bryrophytes?

A

Gametophytes

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