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| What is most likely the ancestor of land plants? |
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| the green alga (chlorphyta) |
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Name 3 characteristics that green algae have in common with land plants. |
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- same photosynthetic pigments
- cellulose cell walls starch used as a food storage compound
- similar chloroplast structure
- production of cell plate during mitosis
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| What group of green algae is the most closely related to plants? |
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| species of charaphyte that clings to rocks and lives in shallow water near a shore |
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| also known as stonewort; a freshwater alga; has a central axis like a stem with branches. |
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What were the advantages of evolving to live on land for plants? |
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- more light that was unfiltered by water
- more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
- no initial competition or predators
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What were the challenges of evolving to live on land for plants? |
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- avoiding desiccation
- taking up water
- keeping upright
- adjusting to taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
- reproduction
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