last quiz in bio Flashcards
when did humans shift from primarily a hunter- gathering society to an agricultural society?
10,000 years ago/ by the 20th century most foraging societies had disappeared
which member of the plant kingdom is most primitive
Non-vascular
which member of the plant kingdom is most advanced
angiosperms
what evidence do we have that supports the hypothesis that green algae are the closest relatives of plants?
pigments, store starch, cellulose in cell walls, Development of cell plates
what specific group is thought to be the closest relative of plants
Algae
which of the following are examples of ferns and fern allies
horsetails, club mosses, whisk ferns
angiosperms
Cherry trees, orange trees, Saguaros
bryophytes
liverworst, hornworts, mosses
Vascular tissue
ferns and fern allies, gymnosperms, angiosperms
Gymnosperms
Cycads
Ginkgo
Conifers
Gnetales
require water for fertilization
bryophytes
ferns and fern allies
sporophyte is dependent on the gametophyte
bryophytes
gametophyte is dependent on the sporophyte
gymnosperms
angiosperms
liverworts, mosses and hornworts
bryophytes
do true leaves, stems, and roots first appear?
ferns and fern allies
gametophyte the dominant (largest) stage?
bryophytes
in which does heterospory first appear?
ferns and fern allies
heterosporous
gymnosperms
angiosperms
in which does the sporophyte first become the dominant (largest) stage
ferns and fern allies
gymnosperms
angiosperms
This plant has Dichotomous branches and sporangia that look like yellow pumpkins
whisk ferns
Name all the members of the group where the sporophyte and gametophyte are independent of one another
Club mosses
whisk ferns
horsetails
ferns
This plant has silica in its cell walls, and it was often used by early American settlers to wash out their pots and pans
Horsetail
This plant has great antiseptic properties as the nurses in France during WW2 discovered
Peat moss
The female gametophyte looks like a palm tree in
Liverworts
what is a strobilus
cone- like structure
produces homosporous spores