Chapter 4: Pteridophytes ferns Flashcards
Main difference between bryophytes and pteridophytes:
Pteridophytes are also known as ____ due to the lack of seeds or flowers
Pteridophytes(ferns) have vascular tissues unlike bryophytes
Cryptograms
Vascular plant terminology:
_____ photosynthetic, principal lateral appendages of the stem
_____ small leaves that contain a single strand of vascular tissue
_____ large leaves that contain multiple strands of vascular tissue
Leaves
Microphylls
Megaphylls
Vascular plant terminology:
_____ production of one type of spore from one kind of sporangium, they produce ____ gametophytes
____ production of two types of spores from two different kinds of sporangia, they produce ____ gametophytes
Types of spores include ____ and _____
Homosporous
Bisexual
Heterosporous
Unisexual
- Microspore
- Megaspore
Vascular plant terminology:
_____ is a modified leaf that bears ____ which is the structure that produces spores
Sporophyll
Sporangium
Parts of a fern & sporophyll
_____ includes the blade and petiole
_____ (looks like branches) split off into fan shaped segments
_____ like the midrib
____ Has multiple sporagia
_____ The entire thing
____ A segment of the entire thing
frond
rahis
costa
sorus
pinna
pinnule
Vascular Plant Terminology:
_____ a modified leaf that bears ____ which produces ____ that develop into male gametophyte
_____ a modified leaf that bears ____ which produces ____ that develops into female gametophyte
Microsporophyll
Microsporangia
Microspores
MALE
Megasporophyll
Megasporangia
Megaspores
FEMALE
Vascular Plant Terminology:
_____ a reproductive structure consisting of nonphotosynthetic sporophylls; a cone
strobilus
Extinct seedless vasvular plants (3)
Rhyniophyta
Zosterophyllophyta
Trimerophytophyta
seedless vascular plants formed vast _____ during the ____ period
Usually, it is the phyla ____ and ____
“coal forests”
Carboniferous period
Lycophyta
Pterophyta
Vascular plant characteristics:
Vascular tissue present include ____ & ____
Has true roots, stems and leaves
Xylem
Phloem
Seedless Vascular Plants:
_____ dominant
_____ independent and small
Sporophyte
Gametophyte
Classification of Pteridophyta (4)
____(_____)
____(_____)
____(_____)
____(_____)
Psilopsida
Psilopids
Lycopsida
Clubmosses
Sphenopsida
Horsetails
Pteropsida
Ferns
Classification of Pteridophyta:
______
The most primitive
Stem is ____ and _____ branched
____ are present
The sporophyte is ____
Examples: ____ and ____
Psilopsida
Photosynthetic
Dichotomously branched
Rhizoids
Homosporous synagium
Psilotum and Tmesipteris
Classification of Pteridophyta:
_____
Commonly known as club moss
Well-differentiated plant body with _____ root, stem, ____ and leaves
The sporophyte can be _____ or _____
Examples: _____ and _____
Lycopsida
Adventitious root
Rhizophores
Homosporous
Heterosporous
Selaginella
Lycopodium
Classification of Pteridophyta:
______
Commonly known as horsetail.
Well-differentiated plant body with roots arising from ___ of the underground ____, stem and ____ leaves
Sporangia are ____ and borne on ____
Example: _____
Sphenopsida
Nodes
Underground rhizome
Scaly leaves
Homosporous
Strobili
Equisetum
