Origin and Evolution of Plants

Question 1

What are the closest relatives of land plants?

Answer 1

Charophytes or green algae

Question 2

What are the 3 land plant opportunities for adaptations?

Answer 2

Unlimited sunlight, abundant carbon dioxide, and initially few pathogens or herbivores

Question 3

What part of the plant helps prevent dehydration, found in herbaceous plants and in the leaves of woody plants

Answer 3

Waxy cuticle

Question 4

What part of the plant refers to the specialized opening for gas exchange?

Answer 4

Stomata

Question 5

This transport system of a plant conducts water and minerals from the roots to the stems and the leaves

Answer 5

Xylem

Question 6

This transport system of a plant conducts food and other products of photosynthesis to the rest of the plant

Answer 6

Phloem