Kingdom Plantae

Question 1

The polymer that plant cell walls are reinforced with

Answer 1

Lignin

Question 2

5 traits derived of all land plants

Answer 2

Apical meristem
Alteration of generations
Multicellular dependent embryos
Multicellular gametangia
Walled spores made in sporangia

Question 3

The pores on leaves to allow gas exchange

Answer 3

Stomata

Question 4

Because dependent embryos is such a big derived traits of plants, plants are also known as…

Answer 4

Embryophytes

Question 5

Female gametangia are called

Answer 5

Archegonia

Question 6

Male gametangia are called

Answer 6

Antheridia

Question 7

One major way to distinguish groups of plants is whether or not they have…

Answer 7

Vascular tissue

Question 8

Nonvascular plants are informally called

Answer 8

Bryophytes

Question 9

Club mosses and their relatives are called

Answer 9

Lychophytes

Question 10

Ferns and their relatives are called

Answer 10

Monilophytes

Question 11

The point at the top of a plant or tip of a root that grows in length

Answer 11

Apical meristem

Question 12

Nonvascular plants include

Answer 12

Liverworts
Mosses
Hornworts

Question 13

Seedless vascular plants include

Answer 13

Lycophytes (eg. Club mosses)
Moilophytes (eg. Ferns)

Question 14

Seed plants include

Answer 14

Gymnosperms and angiosperms

Question 15

The “roots” than anchor non vascular plants (eg. Mosses)

Answer 15

Rhizoids

Question 16

A waxy coating on top of the epidermis. Name and what does it do?

Answer 16

Cuticle
Protects from water-loss

Question 17

Ecological and economic impact of mosses?

Answer 17

Deposits of partially decayed organic matter.
May help keep nitrogen in soil.
Live in diverse places.

Question 18

5 main traits in vascular plants but not in non-vascular?

Answer 18

Trasport with xylem and phloem
Evolution of roots
Evolution of leaves

Question 19

Small leaves with only one strand of vascular tissue

Answer 19

Microphylls

Question 20

Big leaves with branching vascular tissue

Answer 20

Megaphylls

Question 21

Modified leaves with sporangia on them

Answer 21

Sporophylls

Question 22

Clusters of sporangia is called

Answer 22

Sori

Question 23

Group of sporophylls in a cone-like shape

Answer 23

Strobili

Question 24

What group has microphylls?

Answer 24

Lycophytes

Question 25

Rolled up young fern leaf is called

Answer 25

Fiddlehead

Question 26

Ferns have special leaves with sporangia, what are they called?

Answer 26

Sporophylls

Question 27

Advantages of reduced gametophytes

Answer 27

Gametophytes can develop in sporangia, sporangia protects gametophytes from environment.

Question 28

Parts of seed? (Outer to inner)

Answer 28

Seed coat
Spore wall
Food supply (from female gametophyte)
Embryo (2n)

Question 29

Advantages of the seed over non seed plants?

Answer 29

Can stay dormant for much longer and have longer lifetimes, has a food supply.

Question 30

4 phylums of gymnosperms?

Answer 30

Cyadophyta
Ginkophyta
Gnrtophyta
Coniferophyta

Question 31

Phylum cyandophyta

Answer 31

Fern-like gymnosperm
Flagellated sperm

Question 32

Phylum ginkophyta

Answer 32

One species
Flagellated sperm

Question 33

Phylum Gnetophyta

Answer 33

Diverse in appearance
Deserts or tropics

Question 34

Phylum Coniferophyta

Answer 34

Evergreen trees!
Largest gymnosperm phylum
Pines or scaly leaves

Question 35

Why did gymnosperms spread further into land and in arid places?

Answer 35

Good in arid climates. Small surface area and thick cuticles on needles.

Question 36

All angiosperms are I’m the phylum…

Answer 36

Anthophyta

Question 37

Key adoptions of flowing plants?

Answer 37

Flowers and fruit. Pollination and dispersal.

Question 38

Two groups of angiosperms?

Answer 38

Monocot, eudicot

Question 39

Eudicot meaning?

Answer 39

“True dicot”

Question 40

Monocot and eudicot names are based on the number of…

Answer 40

Cotyledons