lecture exam 3 review questions Flashcards
How is Archaeplastida different from plants?
There is no difference, they are the same
Why are red algae red?
A pigment called phycoerythrin masks the green pigment of chlorophyll
What are red algae used for (by people)?
Nori - sushi (seaweed)
Carrageenan (thickening agent) - desserts, beer, shampoo, pet food, toothpaste
What’s a chlorophyte?
A group of green algae
Where do chlorophytes live? (3 places)
freshwater, damp soil, snow
What are the two life cycles of chlorophytes?
- Asexual
- Sexual - occurs when life is threatened (ex. lack of food) for quicker reproduction rates and variation
What 4 morphological traits support the sister-taxa relationship of charophytes and land plants?
- Rose-shaped complexes for cellulose synthesis
- Peroxisome enzymes for metabolism
- Flagellated sperm structure
- Phragmoplast formation
What 2 genetic datasets support the sister-taxa relationship of charophytes and land plants?
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Four reasons to move to shallow water from deep.
- Sunlight
- More CO2
- Soils rich in nutrients
- Fewer herbivores and pathogens
Two challenges of land for plants.
- Scarcity of water
- Standing up
What is sporopollenin?
A durable layer polymer in charophytes that prevent exposed zygotes from drying out
What are the big 4 unique traits of land plants?
- Alternations of generations
- Walled spores produces in sporangia
- Multicellular gametangia
- Apical meristems
What is gametangia?
Tissue that produces gametes
What’s a cuticle?
Polyester and wax polymers that reduce water loss
What’s a secondary plant compound?
Acts as herbivore deterrent and UV protection, proven helpful for medicines
What’s a mycorrhizal fungus?
Fungi that have symbiotic relations with land plants, may have helped plants without true roots to obtain nutrients.
What does Chlamydomonas teach us about the benefits of sexual reproduction?
Increases diversity within a population & recombination of genes
Why are these dates important: 4.5 billion years ago (bya), 3.8 bya, 1.2 bya, 0.5 bya (500 million)
4.5 bya: origin of solar system and earth
3.8 bya: prokaryotes in water/origin of life
1.2 bya: cyano on land (biofilms); first multicellular species
0.5 bya: land plants (animals followed shortly after, but plants came to land first)
Why are gametes made via mitosis and spore via meiosis?
Gametes made via mitosis because they are already haploid and only need to split up/divide by 2
The gametophyte is haploid and produces haploid gametes by mitosis (multiply by 2)
Spores made via meiosis because they are diploid and need to become haploid
Fusion of the gametes gives rise to the diploid sporophyte, which produces haploid spores by meiosis
A spore has the ability to grow into adult gametophyte by itself - it does not need to interact with another cell to do this, all it needs to do is find favorable conditions.
* A gamete has to fuse with another gamete before it can for a zygote that can grow into the adult sporophyte
What are the three groups of nonvascular land plants?
Liverworts, hornworts, mosses
What does “vascular” refer to?
vascular tissue
Why are nonvascular plants so small?
They lack a vascular system
What are the 2 generations that alternate in land plants?
The diploid sporophyte and the haploid gametophyte.
What’s the generation that is obvious to us in nonvascular plants?
gametophyte (haploid)
Compare and contrast archegonia and antheridia. How are they alike? How are they different?
Archegonia: female gametangia, produce eggs and are the site of fertilization
Antheridia: the site of sperm production and release
Both: have something have something to do with reproduction and both have organs that can produce gametes
What is a sporangium?
organ that produces spores
What are the differences between a spore and a gamete?
A spore is a cell that can grow into an organism on its own. A gamete needs to fuse to become an organism
What is so special about an apical meristem?
It is where the plant actually grows. Differiante into different tissues.
Early fossil spores were not singular but in clumps of ________ (number?).
4
Why is vascular tissue important?
Transports organic and inorganic compounds allows the plant to grow big and tall.