chapters 20-23: kingdom plantae Flashcards
plants have a ___ cell wall
cellulose
plants use ___ for their carb reserve
starch
most plants are ___, meaning they rely on photosynthesis to gain energy and nutrients
photoautotrophic
plants have cells with ____
chloroplasts
plant life cycle (alternation of generations)
sporophyte -> meiosis -> spores -> mitosis -> gametophyte -> mitosis -> gametes -> fertilization -> zygote -> mitosis -> sporophyte
bryophytes are the most ____ plants
primitive
bryophytes are tied to ___, ___ conditions
moist, low light
bryophytes do not have ___, ___, ___, ___ or ___
vascular tissue, seeds, flowers, fruit, or cones
the three phylums of bryophytes
- mosses
- liverworts
- hornworts
mosses are ___ and ___
soft and cushion like
body of liverworts looks like ___
lobes of a liver
bryophytes are multicellular, ____ individuals
haploid
____ is most conspicuous stage
gametophyte
____ is attached to and dependent on gametophyte
sporophyte
___ are the best representatives of the seedless vascular plants
ferns
seedless vascular plants contain ___ and have well developed ___ and ___
vascular tissue
cuticle and stomata
____ is the most conspicuous stage in ferns
sporophyte
club mosses are ____ that contain ___, ___, and ___
seedless vascular plants
leaves, stems, and roots
horsetails have an epidermis that contains ___
silica
whisk ferns lack ___ and most also lack ___
roots
leaves
true ferns have fronds that seasonally produce ___
sori
the origin of seeds enhanced plant survival on ___
dry land
two major groups of seed producing vascular plants
gymnosperms
angiosperms
gymnosperms have “___” seeds
naked
most gymnosperms are pollinated by
wind
four phylums of gymnosperms
cycads
ginkgo
conifers
gnetophytes
angiosperms produce ___
flowers
most angiosperms are pollinated by
insects or other animals
angiosperms require ____ for reproduction
double fertilization
seeds of angiosperms are enclosed in ___
fruits
two major classes of angiosperms
monocots
dicots
monocots produce ___ cotyledon, dicots produce ___ cotyledon
one
two
dicots produce ___ tissues. monocots do not
secondary
monocots have a ___ root system, dicots have a ___ root system
fibrous
taproot
monocots produce flower petals in multiples of ___, dicots produce them in multiples of ___
3
4 or 5
monocot roots have ___ in the center and vascular bundles arranged in a ___
pith
ring
dicot roots do not have ___ and have a central ___
pith
vascular steele
monocot stems have vascular bundles that are ___, dicot stems have vascular bundles that are ___
scattered
arranged in a ring
monocot leaves have ___ mesophyll, dicot leaves have ____ mesophyll
spongy
spongy and palisade