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CHAPTER 29: PLANT DIVERSITY 1: HOW PLANTS COLONIZED LAND Flashcards

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9111903687Charophytesa type of green algae, are the closest relatives of the land plants(they share a common ancestor)0
9111918018Alteration of generationmulticellular haploid gametophyte alternates with a multicellular diploid sporophyte1
9111935973Multicellular, Dependent embryosretained within the tissue of the female gametophyte2
9111945787Walled Spores Produced in Sporangiasporophyte produces spores in organs3
9111955672Multicellular gametangiaFemale: archegonia Male: antheridia4
9111961517Apical Meristemsplants sustain continual growth in length by repeated cell division5
9111969799cuticlewaxy covering of epidermis6
9111975641stomataallow for gas exchange between the outside air and the plant7
9111993811Origin of Plantsabout 470 million years ago8
9111999260Origin of vasculature plantsabout 425 million years ago9
9112004917Origin of seed plantsabout 360 million years ago10
9112022336Why are the bryophytes limited to a small body size?because they're nonvascular; lack vasculature11
9112086140Which is dominant in bryophytes?gametophyte12
9112096296What is dominant in the seedless vascular plants, such as ferns?sporophyte13
9112104127What is the function of the peristome in mosses?hole that spores are released from14
9112125433Microphyllssmall, often spine-shaped leaves with a single vein15
9112249174Megaphyllslarger leaves with a highly branched vascular system16
9112249175Soriclusters of sporangia on the undersides of sporophylls17
9112252239Homosporousproducing 1 type of spore that develops into bisexual gametophyte18
9112259454Heterosporousproducing 2 different kinds of spores19
9112266488Megasporesgive rise to female gametophytes20
9112270790Microsporesgive rise to Male gametophytes21
9112286576Both bryophytes and seedless vascular plants are:Homosporous22
9112290236Bryophytes(nonvascular plants)23
9112295129Phylum Hepatophytaliverworts24
9112298912Phylum Bryophytamosses25
9112303758Phylum Anthocerophytahornworts26
9112307424Phylum Lycophytaclub mosses, spike mosses and quillworts27
9112312056Phylum Monilophytaferns, horsetails, and whist ferns28

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