Lab 6 Flashcards
how do plants cope with losing mositure
- waxy coating called cuticle to retain water
- pores for gas exchange called stomata
- protective jackets called gametangia
what is special about the plant life cycle
alternation of generation between sporophyte generation and gametophyte generation
sporophyte generation
multicellular diploid 2n sporophyte
gametophyte generation
multicellular haploid gametophyte
what does the reproduction of many land plants involve
- flagellated sperm that must swim to egg through film of water
- zygote is held within female layer of sterile jacket cells that protect embryo
what are the two groups plantae kingdom divided into
- vascular- conductive tissue transporting water and minerals in the xylem and sugars in the phloem
- nonvascular
what are the nonvascular plants
Bryophyta- mosses
Hepatophyta- liverworts
Anthocerophyta- hornwarts
what is the benefit of vascular plants
can grow tall and support specialization of organs such as roots, stems, and leaves
what is the problem with nonvascular plants
are small because there is no way for water to move deep in the soil to the leaves
innovation of seed importance
contains embryo with its food supply encased in seed coat
plants without seeds
- lycophyta= club mosses
- pterophyta= ferns
- sphenophyta= horsetails
- psilophyta= whisk ferns
plants with seeds that are not encased
- coniferophyta= conifers
- cycadophyta= cycads
- ginkgophyta= ginkgo
- gnetophyta= gnetophytes
plants with seeds encased in fruit
anthophyta= angiosperms
- eudicots: two seed leaves
- monocots: one seed leaf
what generation is dominant in bryophytes
gametophyte
bryophytes
- lack vascular tissue
- sporophyte dependent upon gametophyte for nutrients
- do not produce flowers or seeds
what are the limits of bryophytes
- cannot grow large in size bc of no supporting tissue
- must live in damp places bc roots cannot penetrate deep enough
- photosynthetic parts are above ground and monosynthetic parts are below ground must be close together
antheridia
male gametophyte and contains sperm
archegonia
female gametophyte and contains eggs
sporangium
structure that produces and contains spores
what do spores germinate into in the bryophytes
protonema
what process produces the sperm in bryophytes
mitosis
what process produces the egg in bryophytes
mitosis
what process produces the spores in bryophytes
meiosis
what is the ploidy of a spore
haploid
what phase of moss life cycle consists of a leafy plant
sporophyte