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The Evolution of Plants and Fungi Ch 16 Flashcards

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What is a plant?

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a multicellular eukaryote that carries out photosynthesis and has a set of adaptations for living on land.

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Are algae protists or plants and why?

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Protists, since they lack terrestrial adaptations

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What are roots?

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subterranean organs

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What do roots do?

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anchor the plant in soil and absorb minerals and water from the soil

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What are shoots?

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above ground that are organ systems that consist of photosynthetic leaves supported by stems

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what are mycorrhizae?

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Root-fungus combinations, which help enlarge root’s surface

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What made it possible for plants to live on land?

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the mycorrhizal relationships

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Exchange of CO2 and Oxygen occurs via ___?

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stomata

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What are stomata?

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microscopic pores found on a leaf’s surface

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What are vascular tissue?

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network of tube-shaped cells that branch thoughout the plant

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What are the two types of vascular tissues

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mineral and water roots to leaves; and sugar from leaves to roots

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What is lignin

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a chemical that hardens cell walls, aka wood

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what is a zygote?

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fertilized egg

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what must plants do to ensure their gametes and offspring don’t dry out

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internal fertilization; provide a moist chamber that protects the sperm and egg

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Name some adaptations for plants living on land?

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cuticle, stomata, vascular tissue, lignin, protected gametes and embryos, aerial shoots and subterranean roots

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What are charophytes

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a lineage of green algae that resemble early plant ancestors

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What was the first plant ancestor?

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Charophytes (470 mya)

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What was the 1st plant evolution?

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Bryophytes (470 mya)

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What was the 2nd plant evolution

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Ferns and other seedless vascular plants (425 mya)

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What was the 3rd plant evolution?

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Gymnosperms - conifers, cone bearing seeds (360 mya)

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What was the fourth plant evolution?

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Angiosperms - flowers

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Name examples of bryophytes:

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mosses, liverworts, and hornworts

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What are the features of bryophytes?

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lack true roots and leaves; nonvascular

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What was the second period of plant evolution?

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425 mya, vascular tissue like ferns

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What was the third major period of plant evolution

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360 mya with the origin of the seed

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What’s the purpose of the seed

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protecting embryos from drying, packages with stores of food, protection

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What are gymnosperms?

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seed bearing plants without enclosed seed chambers; ex. conifers

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What was the fourth major change is history of plants

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flower bearing plants aka angiosperms (140 mya)

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What is a flower?

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a complex reproductive structure that bears seeds within protective chambers called ovaries

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Name examples of angiosperms:

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fruits, vegetables, grains, grasses, many trees

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What are the major groups of modern plants?

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bryophytes, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms

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What adaptations did mosses display?

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waxy cuticle preventing dehydration; retention of embryos

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Are bryophytes vascular or nonvascular?

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they are nonvascular

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What are gametophyte?

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the spongelike plant that is more obvious when looking at moss

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What is sporophyte?

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a stalk with a capsule at its tip growing out of the gametophyte

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Are the cells of the gametophyte diploid?

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no, they are haploid.

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What does haploid mean?

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one set of chromosomes

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Are the sporophyte diploid or haploid?

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they are diploid.

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39
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What does diploid mean?

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two sets of chromosomes

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What do gametophytes produce?

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sperm and eggs

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What do sporophytes produce?

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spores

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What is a spore?

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a haploid cell that can develop into a new individual without fusing with another cell.

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What is alternation of generations?

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in which gametophyte and sporophyte take turns producing each other

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44
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Do mosses only have 1 set of chromosomes?

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Yes

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What plants usually have the large gametophytes as the obvious plant part?

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Mosses, hornworts, and bryophytes

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What did the evolution of vascular tissue allow?

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a greater variety of habitats to be colonized compared to mosses

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47
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Are the sperm of ferns similar to those of mosses?

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Yes

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48
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What are the sperm of ferns like?

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have flagella and must swim through a film of water to fertilize eggs

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What happened during the Carboniferous period around 330 million years ago?

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ancient ferns when they died create layers of organic deposits turning to fossil fuel

50
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What were gymnosperms

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conifers, or cone-bearing plants, able to survive dry land and harsh winters

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Are nearly all conifers evergreen?

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Yes

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Compared with ferns what 3 adaptions do gymnosperms have?

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further reduction of the gametophyte, pollen and seeds

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What is the difference with ferns and bryophytes compared with gymnosperm gametophytes?

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Gymnosperm gametophytes are totally dependent on the protection tissues of it’s parent sporophyte

54
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What is a pollen grain?

A

houses cells that will develop into sperm

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What terrestrial adaptation led to even greater success and diversity of plants on lands?

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Pollination, airborne pollen carrying gametophytes

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What does a seed consist of?

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a plant embryo packages along with a food supply within a protective coat

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How do seeds develop from?

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Ovules

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What are Ovules?

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structures that contain the female gametophytes

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What adaptations are found in angiosperms compared to gymnosperms?

A

refinements in vascular tissue and the flower

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What is a flower?

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a short stem bearing modified leaves attached in concentric circles at its base

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What are sepals?

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the outer layers, green parts that encloses the flower before it opens

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What are petals?

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showy structures that attract pollinators, when sepals are peeled away

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Stamens

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male reproductive structures

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Anther

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sac at the top of each stamen

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Carpel

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the female reproductive structure

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Ovary

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part of the anther, a protective chamber containing one of more ovules

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What are ovules?

A

development of eggs

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Stigma

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the sticky tip of the carpel, that traps pollen

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Is the flower a part of the sporophyte plant?

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Yes

70
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Which is the male gametophyte of angiosperms and gymnosperms?

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the pollen grain

71
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What is the female gametophyte located in an angiosperm?

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An ovule

72
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What is the ovule?

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resides within a chamber of the ovary

73
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When a pollen grain lands on the stigma what happens?

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the pollen tube grows down to the ovule, then releases a sperm nucleus, fertilzing an egg

74
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Once the sperm fertilizes an egg within the ovule, what is produced?

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a zygote, that develops into an embryo

75
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What is endosperm?

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the tissue surrounding the embryo which is nutrient rich, providing food supply for the plant

76
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What happens to the whole ovule after it has a zygote and endosperm?

A

develops into a seed

77
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What does the seed of an angiosperm develop into?

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germinates and develops into a new sporophyte

78
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What’s the difference between angiosperm seed and gymnosperm seed?

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One is enclosed while the other is naked.

79
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Where does the seed develop from in angiosperm?

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from ovule

80
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Where does fruit develop from?

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Ovary

81
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What is the fruit?

A

the ripened ovary of a flower

82
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what are seeds of a fruit?

A

mature ovules

83
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What forms at the ovary wall thickens?

A

THE FRUIT!!

84
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what do many angiosperms depend on to disperse their seeds?

A

animals

85
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For us what do gymnosperms supply us and what do angiosperms supply us?

A

All our lumber and nearly all our food

86
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what are the four main parts of a flower?

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sepals, petals, stamens, carpels

87
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Where do pollen grains develop?

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in the anther within the stamen

88
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Where do eggs develop?

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In the ovary within the carpel

89
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What percentage of the plant kingdom is made up of angiosperms?

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90%

90
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What are fungi?

A

Eukaryotes and most are multicellular but have very different structures and reproduction ways

91
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Do all plants have mycorrhizae?

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yes

92
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What do mycorrhizae do?

A

fungus root that helps plant absorb minerals and water from soil

93
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What 3 ways we benefit from fungi?

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recycle nutrients in dead organisms; help plants with mycorrhizae and serve as food

94
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What are fungi?

A

heterotrophs that acquire their nutrients by absorption

95
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What are hyphae?

A

thread-like filaments that construct the bodies of most fungi

96
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Do fungal hyphae have a plasma membrane and cell wall?

A

Yes

97
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what are the cell walls of fungi made of?

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Mainly chitin, which is similar to insect skeleton

98
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What is mycelium?

A

branches of hyphae, the feeding structure of the fungus that’s an interwoven network

99
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What is the function of the mushroom?

A

reproduction

100
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How do fungi reproduce?

A

by releasing haploid spores

101
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What is the function of mycelium?

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have a large surface area in contact with the food source

102
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What is parasitism?

A

a relationship in which two species live in contact and one organism benefits while the other is harmed

103
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Leaves

A

the main photosynthetic organs

104
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Stomata

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regulate gas exchange between plant and atmosphere

105
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Cuticle

A

reduces water loss

106
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Lignin

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hardens cell walls

107
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Stem

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supports plant; may perform photosynthesis

108
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Vascular tissues

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transport water, minerals and sugar; provides support

109
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Roots

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anchor plant; mycorrhizae help absorb water and minerals from the soil

110
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Plants evolved from ___?

A

charophytes

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Bryophytes

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have structures that protect gametes and embryos

112
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Ferns

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have vascular tissue that conducts water and nutrients

113
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Gymnosperms

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have seeds that protect embryos from drying out

114
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Angiosperms

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have ovaries that protect ovules and disperse seeds

115
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Conifers and most gymnosperms have 3 terrestrial adaptations:

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  1. reduction of haploid, development of sporophyte; 2. sperm-bearing pollen, through wind
  2. seeds, in plant embryo with food supply
116
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Why were angiosperms successful

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Flower and more efficient water transport

117
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What is the fruit?

A

the ripened ovary of a flower

118
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what are fungi?

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unicellular or multicellular eukaryotes; heterotrophs

119
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what are fungus made of?

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mass of threadlike hyphae

120
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What are the cell walls of fungi composed of?

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Chitin

121
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what are mushrooms?

A

reproductive structures that extend from the mycelium

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