Fungi + Plants (Exam 4) Flashcards
viridiplantae
Green plants
1) green Algae
2) Land Plants
Green Algae
Closest living relative of plants
evolution to terrestrial life occurred from green algae
Land Plants
First organisms to live completely exposed to air
Transformed nature of earth
Ecosystem
non-living physical components of environment
Atmosphere, precipitation, surface water, sunlight, soil, nutrients
Viridiplantae provide
Oxygen
Build and hold soil
Moderate local climate
Primary producers
Land Plants
Sun energy to chemical energy
Sugars in land plants support most organisms
Fix CO2
Fungi
Most abundant and Diverse
Primary Decomposer
Symbiotic Relationships
Primary Decomposer
CO2 Cycle
Fungi good at breaking down lignin
Similarities in Green algae and Land plants
Chloroplasts (both contain and synthesize starch)
Thylakoids
Cell walls + sperm + peroxisomes all have similar struct
Major Intervals of the plant fossil record
1) Origin of land Plants
2) Silurian-Devonian Explosion
3) Carboniferous Period
4) Diversification of gymnosperms
5) Diversification of Angiosperms
Origin of Land Pants
- Cuticle
- Substance in close relation to Sporopollenin in Fossilized spores
- Spore producing structures (Sporangia)
Silurian-Devonian Explosion
Adaptations to survive dryness of terrestrial habitats
- vasular tissue
- Roots
Colonized land with symbiotic Fungi
The Carboniferous Period
Deposits of Coal Found
Carbon rich rocks with fossils of spores, branches, leaves, and tree trunks
Fossils derived from seedless vascular plants
Diversification of Gymnosperms
Some major groups live today
1) Ginkgoes
2) Redwoods, Junipers, and yews
3) Pines, spruces, Firs
Grow readily in dry environments
Diversification of Angiosperms
Plants produces First Flowers
Produce pollen grains (carry cels that become sperm)
Adaptions needed for dry land
1) prevention of water loss
2) protections from UV radiation
3) Movement of water to tissues not in contact with soil
Cuticle
Watertight sealent that covers plants
Keeps CO2 out of plant
Stoma
Opening surrounded by Guard Cells
Pore opens and closes as guard cells change shape
Gas exchange occurs through pore
Protection from UV
Developed UV-absorbing Compounds
Origin of Vascular Tissue
Elongated cells as tissue along plant (water-conducting tissue)
Cell walls with thick lignin rings