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Vascular Plants | Vocab and Study Flashcards

1
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What are the three main components of the Vascular system of plants

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Roots, stems, and leaves

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2
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List the 2 reasons as to why Vascular plants are successful?

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1) They have waxy cuticles

2) Stomata

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3
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Define a cuticle

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A layer on the surface of a leaf that prevents waters loss

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4
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Define A stomata

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Tiny holes on the underside of a leaf that is involved in the exchange of gasses and water

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5
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What do vascular plants have that non vasculars don’t?

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A vascular system (leaves, stems, and roots)

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6
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Define a Xylem

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They transport water and minerals from the roots to the leaves

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7
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What is the flow of a Xylem

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Upwards only

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8
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Define Lignin and it’s purpose

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It’s used to strengthen the cell wall of the Xylem

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9
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Define a Phloem

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it’s used for the flow of water and minerals through the plant

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10
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What is the flow is a Phloem

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Bidirectional

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11
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What surrounds the Xylem

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The Phloem

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12
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Which generation is more dominant in vasuclar plants?

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The Sporophyte

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13
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Why are vascualr plants larger and taller than non vascualr plants

A

The Sporophyte generaiton

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14
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What are the earliest vascular plants

A

Seedless vascular plants

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15
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For seedless Vasc plants, which period were they dominant

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During the Carboniferous Period

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16
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What are the 4 main groups of Seedless Vasc Plants?

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1) Club Mosses
2) Horsetails
3) Whisk Ferns
4) Ferns

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17
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How are seedless Vasc plants related to both bryophytes and seeded vasc plants?

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They are somewhere in the middle

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18
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What to seedless plants produce?

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Spores

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19
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What are the 3 pros for seedless vasc plants?

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1) They are cheap and small
2) They require low resource investment from the parent plant
3) Produce spores in v high numbers

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20
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What are the 3 cons for seedless Vasc plants?

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1) Wasteful and most spores are unsuccessful
2) Must land on good soil
3) Low resources to support the growing gametophyte

21
Q

Which seedless plant was the earliest vasc plant?

A

Club Mosses

22
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Define Rhizone

A

Continously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots

23
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Which seedless plant has reamined unchanged for 350 million years

A

Horsetails

24
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Define elators

A

Will coil around spores and unravel to increase the chances of a spores success during dry enviroment s

25
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Which seedless vasc plants have elators

A

Horsetails

26
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Which is the simples of the seedless vasc plants

A

Whisk Ferns

27
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Which is the largest group of seedless vasc plants

A

Ferns

28
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In ferns, what happens to the Sprophyte

A

They separate from the Gametophyte

29
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Define ferns

A

Fronds with sporangia on the underside

30
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Define sori

A

Clusters of Sporangia

31
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Another word for Seeded Vasc Plants

A

Gynosperms

32
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What are Gymnosperms reffered to?

A

The naked seed plants

33
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Do Gynmosperms produce flowers or fruits?

A

No

34
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What period did seeded vasc plant occur?

A

During the Carboniferous period

35
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What era were seeded vasc plants domninant?

A

The Mesozoic Era

36
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What does the seed contain in a seeded vasc plant

A

It contains the embryo sporophyte and seed protection

37
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What do pollen grains contain

A

The entire male gametophyte including the sperm

38
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What are the 4 types of Seeded Vascular Plants

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1) Cycads
2) Ginkgos
3) Gnetophytes
4) Conifers

39
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What is an example of a Cycad?

A

Short, palm tree

40
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For Cycads how many cones do they produce

A

They produce 1 cone per tree

41
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Define Dioecious:

A

Male and female structures on different plants

42
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Define Monecious

A

Male and female structures on the same plants

43
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What seeded vasc plant has remained unchanged

A

The Ginkgos

44
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How many generations are in the Gnetophytes

A

3

45
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For conifers what are their tough, needle like leaves used for

A

Water conservation

46
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Why are conifers important

A

They are an important economic resource for wood

47
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For conifers which is bigger the male or female?

A

female

48
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For conifers which is smaller the male or female?

A

male

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