PLANT pp pt1 Flashcards
Plants are ____, _____eukaryotes
multicellular, photosynthetic eukaryotes
Plant evolution is marked by
by adaptations to a land existence.
A land environment offers advantages what 2 things
Plentiful light for photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide in high enough concentrations
what are the 2 main threats to plants
dessication (drying out)
Various plant diseases and pests
2 categories of plants
Nonvascular Plants
Vascular Plants
3 categories of vascular plants
Seedless vascular plants
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)
Advent of vascular tissue describe what plants
Seedless vascular plants
Gymnosperms produce
Production of seeds
what plants are flowering plants and
attract pollinators and produce fruits
Angiosperms
Sporangia produce__by___
spores by meiosis.
Waxy cuticle on the leaf is to do prevent what
to prevent water loss
Stomata in the leaf allows what
to allow gas exchange
Apical tissue has the ability to produce what
produce complex tissues and organs
what types of plants dominate the natural landscape
vascular
what 3 things do vascular plants have?
Xylem, Phloem, Lignin