Julies Lectures Flashcards
In what eon did plants evolve?
Silurian
What are the steps in evolution for plants?
Algae - Lignified - Woody - Secondary Growth - Cuticle - Evolution of Seeds - Fruit
What are the four extant plant species?
Bryohpytes, Seedless Vascular Plants, Gymnosperns, Angiosperms
What don’t gymnosperms produce?
Seeds or flowers
What is the requirement for a species?
Must disperse in space and reproduce
Why is sex not ubititiqous?
Things like bacteria reproduce without sex
What are the three animal domains?
Bacteria, Archea, Eukaryota
What are the four Kindom domains?
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista
What is the life cycle for plants?
Meiosis - Gameotophyte - Gameotogenesis - Syngamy - zygote - sporophyte
What is the product of meiosis in plants?
Spores
Why do plants differ?
They differ because they spend different times in each stage of life
What is a plant called in terms of its life cycle?
Haplodiploidtonic
What are three examples of a bryophyte?
Hornworts, liveworts, moss
What plant is gameteophyte dominant?
Moss
What are some elements of a moss plant, which place it in the bryophyte category of plants?
Lacks a cuticle, Leaves have no true vascular tissue, Cells are undifferentiated
What is the role of rhiozoids for the moss plant?
Anchor the moss to the earth
What three reproductive products of a plants life cycle are identical?
Spores, gametophyte, gametes
What part of the moss plant produces gametes?
Gametangia
What is the role of splash cups?
These are modified leaves which enclose around the gametangia. They collect water
What part of a plant produces spores?
Archagonian
What type of zygote do bryophyte plants produce?
Unbranched Sporophyte with sporangium
What are some key innovations of the seedless vascular plant?
Sporophyte dominant. Sporophytes can branch, Sporophyte have vascular tissue.
What is heterospory?
A plant having larger spores giving rise to females and smaller spores giving rise to males
What tissue allows ferns to grow tall?
Vascular tissue
What is spori?
Clusters of sporangia on a fern