PLANT pp pt 2 Flashcards

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1
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vascular plants have__ used to conduct water and dissolved minerals up from roots

A

Xylem

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2
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vascular plants have what that is used to conduct sucrose and other organic compounds throughout the plant

A

Phloem

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3
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vascular plants have what to strengthen cell walls of conducting cells in xylem

A

Lignin

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4
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Most seedless vascular plants are

A

homosporous

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5
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Windblown spores are

A

dispersal agents

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6
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2 examples of seedless vascular plants

A

Club Mosses

Ferns and their Allies

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7
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these plants’ roots come off a branching underground, and evolved as lower extensions of stem, their Leaves are microphylls (tiny leaves) as side extensions of stem

A

club mosses

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8
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thise plants (Approximately 11,000 specie)
Have megaphylls (broad leaves) called fronds
Dominant sporophyte produces windblown spores
Efficient at collecting solar energy

A

Ferns and their Allies

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9
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which plants are the most plentiful plants in the biosphere

A

seed plants

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10
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in seed plants, the seed coat and stored food allow what to survive

A

an embryo to survive harsh conditions during dormancy

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11
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In seed plants, microspores develop into drought-resistant pollen grains

A

drought-resistant pollen grains

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12
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In seed plants, megaspore develops into an ___, which becomes a ___d following fertilization

A

ovule, which becomes a seed following fertilization

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13
Q

which plants are cone bearing

A

Gymnosperm

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14
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Conifers including pine.

Tough, needlelike leaves of pines conserve water with a thick cuticle and recessed stomata are examples of what plants

A

Gymnosperm

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15
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in gymnosperm pollen grains are

A

windblown

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16
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in gymnosperm the seed is the

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dispersal stage