Lab Exercise 4 Flashcards
represents a very large group of mostly terrestrial organisms (250,000 species
Kingdom Plantae
How many terrestrial organisms are there in kingdom plantae
250k species
green algae that plants are found to have ancestral ties with
Charophyceae
what did plants inherit from charophyceae
- membrane-bound organelles
- cellulosic cell walls
- chlorophyll a and b
- development of phragmoplast
makes plants eukaryotic, photosynthetic, and organ-forming
phragmoplast
found similarities in some nuclear genes and ribosomal RNA in both charophytes and plants
Molecular systematics
Transition of plants from aquatic to terrestrial =
induced structural modifications that permit high survival
protective jacket of cells surrounding egg
archegonia
sperm-producing structures
antheridia
protective layer of cells covering the spore-producing structures
sporangia
waxy coating on the aerial parts
Specialized cells for water and food conduction
cuticle
the structural modifications of aquatic plants to terrestrial plants support what
diplohaplontic life cycle
first group of plants
bryophytes/non-vascular plants
found in almost all terrestrial habitats, but show greatest diversity in moist habitats
bryophytes
how many species of bryophytes are there
about 24k
how tall are bryophytes
usually 20mm
two important characteristics of bryophytes
- absence of xylem and phloem
- sporophyte is nutritionally dependent upon the gametophyte
3 groups of bryophytes
- division marchantiophyta = liverworts
- division anthocerotophyta = hornworts
- division bryophyta = mosses
also known as hepatophyta
Division Marchantiophyta (liverworts)
2-20mm wide, 100mm long; non flowering; spore producing
Division Marchantiophyta (liverworts)
wort: ; liver: due to
small plant; lobe-like thallus
types of marchantiophyta
- thallose liverworts
- leafy liverworts
lobe-like, flattened, branching thallus
thallose liverworts
subgroups of thallose liverworts
- complex thallose liverworts
- simple thallose liverworts
thallus is composed of many cells thick; cells in different layers within the thallus have different function
complex thallose liverworts
no such differentiation of cell function within the thallus
simple thallose liverworts
produce flattened ‘stem’ with overlapping scales or ‘leaves’ in three ranks
leafy liverworts
thallose liverwort (sp ex)
Pelia epiphylla
characterized by a thallose gametophyte usually having a thin rosette or ribbon-like thallus
division anthocerotophyta (hornworts)
sporophyte are generally erect, photosynthetic, and needle-like
= uniquely posses pyrenoids
division anthocerotophyta
store starch and are commonly found in green algae
pyrenoids
how many chloroplast does division anthocerotophyta have
one per cell
occupied by cyanobacteria like nostoc (give the blue-green color) (division anthocerotophyta)
Internal mucilage-filled cavities
= small, leafy, dioecious bryophyte
= grows from 1 to 10cm tall
= ubiquitous in nature
= thrive in diverse habitats all around the world; commonly grow in clumps under shady or moist places
division bryophyta (mosses)
how tall are the members of division bryophyta
1-10cm
the gametophyte of moss externally resemble the ff:
- stem
- leaves
- nodes
- internodes
- buds
classification of division bryophyta based on their water-conducting pathways
- ectohydric
- endohydric
- myxohydric
rely on ecternal source of water and assimilate water through capillarity
ectohydric
consist of primitive vascular structure (functionally resembles xylem and phloem
endohydric
conduct photoassimilates of endohydric bryophytes
leptome