Plants Flashcards
1
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Domain, Kingdom
A
Eukarya, Plantae
2
Q
land plant species
A
300,000
3
Q
Discovered
A
475 mya
4
Q
Key traits
A
apical meristems, tough resistant spores, special organs for production of gametes
5
Q
Non-Vascular plants
A
simplest, lack roots/vascular tissue. mosses, liveworts
6
Q
Bryophytes
A
mosses, liverworts, hornworts
7
Q
Vascular tissue
A
xylem- transports water and minerals up
phloem- transports nutrients down
8
Q
Plant adaptations
A
embryo protection, vascular tissue, seeds, flowers and fruits
9
Q
Gymnosperms
A
first plants to evolve seeds, don’t need water, don’t produce fruit
10
Q
Stamen
A
male reproductive structure for flower
11
Q
anther
A
produces pollen, part of stamen
12
Q
filament
A
supporting stalk, part of stamen
13
Q
carpel
A
female system
14
Q
sitgma
A
sticky tip, carpel
15
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style
A
elongated stalk, carpel
