Lab Exercise 5

Question 1

What is the common name for the variety of plants in the phylum of gymnosperms that resemble a palm, but are not really palms? (Common name is fine.)

Answer 1

cycads

Question 2

What phylum is the most common of the gymnosperms?

Answer 2

Coniferophyta

Question 3

Cones are part of the (sporophyte/gametophyte).

Answer 3

Sporophyte

Question 4

What is the common name for the male gametophyte in seed plants?

Answer 4

pollen

Question 5

What is the waxy covering on the surface of a leaf?

Answer 5

cuticle

Question 6

Put the following in order as they occurred in the video.

Answer 6

anemophilous

Question 7

The tallest and oldest trees currently known belong to which phylum?

Answer 7

Coniferophyta

Question 8

Determine if the plant in the picture below is a monocot or a dicot. Explain the TWO ways you can get your answer from this image. (Use your words!)

Answer 8

The plant in the picture below is a monocot. I can tell this because it has three petals and its leaf in the background has parallel veins. These structures align with monocots.