plants

Question 1

1. Bryophytes (Paleozoic 500 million yrs ago)

Answer 1

first land plants
CHARACTERISTICS: non-vascular/have no vascular system: lack true roots, stems, leaves-> absorbed water and nutrients from their surfaces : mosses
reproduce: spores

Question 2

2. Pteridophytes(ferns) (mid paleozoic era 440 million yrs ago)

Answer 2

first plant fully adapted to land
CHARACTERISTICS: roots, simple vascular (transporting) tissues
reproduce: spores

Question 3

Seed plants-Spermatophytes: GYMNOSPERMS

Answer 3

300 million yrs ago
vascular: reproduce via seeds but no flowers-> exposed seed and evergreen : e.g pines

Question 4

Spermatophytes:
ANGIOSPERMS

Answer 4

vascular:flowering plant: seed within fruit : better protection and dispersal-sexual reproduction