Chapter 23 -2 Flashcards

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What is the first land plant in the fossil record?

A

Hepaticophyta/Liverworts

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What is the most abundant lower plant w/ 15,000 species?

A

Bryophyta/ Mosses

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What is the first vascular plant that is now extinct?

A

Rhyniophyta/ Cooksonia

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What is the first vascular plant with true roots & leaves?

A

Lycophyta/ Club moss

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What are the first trees and first with flying sperm?

A

Gymnosperms

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What is the oldest living organism (4800-5000 years old)?

A

Bristlecone Pine

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What is the oldest tree in fossil record?

A

Maidenhair tree - P. Ginkogophyta

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What is the most successful plant group because of speed and # of seeds produced?

A

Phylum Anthophyta

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