Final Review- Test 4 Flashcards
What accounts for the similarity between seaweeds and plants?
Convergent evolution, due to similar environments, caused their similarity.
A photoautotrophic unicellular organism with a shell made of silica is most likely a(n) ______.
diatom
Prokaryotes reproduce by means of ______.
binary fission
what would likely be the most difficult to kill were you to can your own food?
endospores
Nearly all food plants are classified as ______.
angiosperms
______ were the first plants that did not require water for transferring sperm to eggs.
gymnosperms
Gametophytes are ______; sporophytes are ______.
haploid….. diploid
what is the sequence of the origin of modern groups of plants?
bryophytes, ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
Unique features of vertebrates include the presence of a(n) ______.
skull and backbone
Features unique to mammals include ______.
hair
Mutualistic associations of plant roots and fungi are called ______.
mycorrhizae
Analogous structures are evidence of ______.
convergent evolution
The wing of a penguin is ______ the flipper of a dolphin.
analogous to
A period of mass extinction is often followed by ______.
explosive diversification or adaptive radiation
Biological species consist of groups of ______.
populations
