plnts Flashcards
what is one trait that distinguished vascular seedless plants from nonvascular bryophytes
evolution of dominant sporophyte
vascular tissue
what super group to plants belong to
archeaplastida
dominat stage for bryophytes
gametophyte
what are 2 reasons non-vascular plants tend to be small and live in moist enviornments
require H2O for reproduction and has no vascualr tissue
what are the 3 oragn systems found in plants
roots stems and leaves
what are the 3 tissue types found in vascualr plants
dermal ground vascualr
xylem
transports water from roots to stem
phloem
transports sugar and other metabolites from leaves to the stem and roots
parenchma
thin walled with large vacuoles: PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND SUPPORT
collechma
near suface of stem : flexible support to young plants
screlnchma
thickend cell walls: strenght and support to yung plants DEAD
gymnosperms house reproductive structures in ___
cones
angisperms house their reproductive structures in
flowers
monocats lack an
apical meristem