Kingdom: Plantae

Question 1

domain

Answer 1

eukarya

Question 2

things to know

Answer 2

cellulose in cell wall

almost all are photosynthetic

Question 3

1st fossil

Answer 3

~476 mya

Question 4

evolved from?

Answer 4

a green algae called charophyta

Question 5

Silvrian Devonian

Answer 5

plantlife explosion ~430 mya

created obstacles and adaptations

adaptations involved increasing survival on terrestrial enviornment

Question 6

obstacles

Answer 6

dehydration, structure

Question 7

adaptations for dehydration

Answer 7

cuticle-waxy covering on leaves

stomate-pore on underside of leaf that closes if dehydrated

Question 8

adaptations for structure

Answer 8

lignin (wood)

vascular tissue (xylem, phloem)

roots

Question 9

3 main groups of plant phylums

Answer 9

bryophyte (non vascular, non seeded)

vascular, non seeded

vascular seeded

Question 10

bryophytes

Answer 10

moss

hornwort

liverwort

Question 11

vascular non seeded

Answer 11

fern

horsetail

club moss (lychophant)

Question 12

vascular seeded

Answer 12

angiosperm - most successful phylum (flowering plants)

ginko

cycads

gnetophyta

conifer (plants w/ needles)

Question 13

angiosperm

Answer 13

process of pollination allows angiosperm to be so successful

bees, bats, shrews, birds (hummingbird)

Question 14

plant ecosystem services

Answer 14

O2 production - aerobic respiration

CO2 sinks - intake to make O2

prevent soil erosion, holds onto H2O

can build up soil