plants Flashcards
ancestors of early plants
algae like
characteristics of a plant
eukaryotic
multicellular
photosynthetic
had cellulose
alteration of generations
one gen is haploid, next is diploid etc.
what are the haploid and diploid cells called in alteration of generations
sporophyte - diploid
gametophyte - haploid
types of plants
mosses
ferns
angiosperms
gymnosperms
another name for vascular plants
tracheophytes
another name for non vascular plants
bryophytes
traits of non vascular plants
no xylem or phloem
moist environments
short
traits of vascular plants
xylem and phloem
tall
4 types of gymnosperms
cycadophyta
ginkophyta
gnetophyta
coniferophyta
vascular plants are — producing plants
spore and seed producing
4 types of tissue
vascular
ground
meristematic
protective
types of xylem and phloem
xylem: tracheids, vessel elements
phloem: sieve tube cells, companion cells
purpose of xylem and phloem
xylem: transport from roots
phloem: transport from leaves
3 types of ground tissue
parenchyma
collenchyma
sclerenchyma