plant quiz info Flashcards
Non vascular plant phyla (3) and common names?
Bryophyta (moss), Anthocerophyta (hornworts), and marchantiophyta (Liverworts)
Dominant generation for non-vasc plants?
Gametophyte
Gamete storage for non-vasc plants?
Antheridia (M) and Archegonia (F)
Are non-vasc plants heterosporous?
no
gamete movement in non-vasc plants?
Flagellated sperm
seedless vasc plants phyla and common name?
lycopodiophyta (club mosses) and pteridophyta (ferns)
dominant generation for seedless vasc, gymosperms, and angiosperms?
sporophyte
gamete storage in seedless vasc plants?
antheridia (m) and achegonia (f)
are seedless vasc plants heterosporous?
no
Gynosperm phylum and common names?
coniferophyta (evergreen/coniferous), ginkophyta (ginkos), cycadophyta (cycads), and gnetophyta (gnetophytes)
Are gymnosperms heterosporous?
yes: microsporangia= male and megasporangia=female
how do gymnosperms reproduce?
seeds (within cones)
angiosperm phyla and common name
magnoliophyta (flowering plants)
reproductive structure for angiosperms?
flowers
are angisperms heterosporous?
yes: microsporangia=male and megasporangia=female
monocot structure?
1 cotyledon, scattered vasc tissue structure, parallel leaf veins, and petals in multiples of 3
dicot structure?
2 cotyldeons, ringed vasc tissue structure, branched/net leaf veins, and petals in groups of 4 or 5