Study Goals Exam 2 Week 7

Question 1

Plants are green algae that adapted to life via what?

Answer 1

A series of adaptations

Question 2

How is leaves with a cuticle an adaptation for colonizing the land?

Answer 2

Coats the aboveground land plants and helps them resist drying

Question 3

How is stomata an adaptation for colonizing the land?

Answer 3

The stomata pores open to absorb water & close at night to prevent losing as much water

Question 4

How did plants being vascular(carrying water from roots to leaves & carrying sugars to the rest of the plant) all plants to grow larger on land?

Answer 4

Transport nutrients & water from the soil to the top of the plant

Question 5

Which generation makes roots, leaves, and vascular tissue?

Answer 5

The Sporophyte Generation

Question 6

How are seeds and pollen adaptations for reproducing on land?

Answer 6

-Seeds: protective outer coat, contain their own food supply, & easily dispersed allowing new areas for the plant
-Pollen: no need for water, easier transfer allowing increase in fertilization and genetic diversity, & move felt due to size

Question 7

Example that shows how a flower is an adaptation

Answer 7

The ovary protects female gametophytes from insects and other predators

Question 8

How is fruit an adaptation of angiosperms?

Answer 8

Fruits are derived from ovaries and contain seeds