Chapter 23 -2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the first land plant in the fossil record?
A
Hepaticophyta/Liverworts
2
Q
What is the most abundant lower plant w/ 15,000 species?
A
Bryophyta/ Mosses
3
Q
What is the first vascular plant that is now extinct?
A
Rhyniophyta/ Cooksonia
4
Q
What is the first vascular plant with true roots & leaves?
A
Lycophyta/ Club moss
5
Q
What are the first trees and first with flying sperm?
A
Gymnosperms
6
Q
What is the oldest living organism (4800-5000 years old)?
A
Bristlecone Pine
7
Q
What is the oldest tree in fossil record?
A
Maidenhair tree - P. Ginkogophyta
8
Q
What is the most successful plant group because of speed and # of seeds produced?
A
Phylum Anthophyta
