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Plant Test Flash Cards
freshman biology plant flash cards
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10/13/2005

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Term
3 examples of seedless vascular plants?
Definition
ferns
club mosses
horsetail
Term
6 qualities of kingdom protista
Definition
1.All live in water,
2.auto or heterotroph,
3.uni or multicellular,
4. sessile or motile
5. free or parasite,
6. 60,000 species
Term
example of a protected gamete in a land plant
Definition
pollen
Term
how did birds coevolve with flowers?
Definition
they see red flowers and use tubular shapes or strong landing platforms for their beaks
Term
how did insects coevolve with flowers?
Definition
they see yellow and blue flowers
Term
how did insects coevolve with flowers?
Definition
they see yellow and blue flowers
Term
how did moths coevolve with flowers?
Definition
they see white flowers
Term
how do conifers limit self-pollination?
Definition
the male have cones are on the outside
the female have cones on inside
Term
how do liverworts (marchantia) reproduce?
Definition
sexually or asexually
Term
how do mosses reproduce?
Definition
male sperm swims from male gametophyte; therefore ...
no water, no swim, no mo' moss.
Term
Mosses lack these three things
Definition
vascular tissue
thick cuticle or stomata
Term
tell me about ginko biloba
Definition
it is a common city tree

smelly female treees-- better to plant males
Term
two other gynosperms
Definition
cycads- palm-like
ginko biloba
Term
what are angiosperms?
Definition
flowering plants -- from the MESOZOIC era
Term
what are bryophytes?
Definition
mosses -- from paleozoic era

they have NO VASCULAR TISSUE
Term
what are carboniferous forests?
Definition
vast swamp eras in the paleozoic era
now they are coal!
Term
what are conifers?
Definition
cone bearing plants-- evergreens
Term
what are ferns and horectalia?
Definition
early seedless vascular plants-- from paleozoic era
Term
what are ferns and horectalia?
Definition
early seedless vascular plants-- from paleozoic era
Term
what are fronds?
Definition
leaves of ferns
Term
what are gymnosperms?
Definition
first seed plants (conifers) -- from paleozoic era
Term
what are needle-shaped leaves adapted for?
Definition
dry conditions
Term
what are the major parts of a flower's anatomy?
Definition
anther, carpel, ovule, petal

pollen sepal stamen
Term
what are the most common and successful seedless vascular plants
Definition
ferns!
Term
what are the three most important things that seedless vascular plants have?
Definition
vascular tissue
lignified tissue
depend on water for fertilization
Term
what are the two groups of plants?
Definition
gymnosperms and angiosperms
Term
what are three types of conifers?
Definition
redwoods
Bristlecone (Methusaleh is 4600 y. old)
Pacific Yew (Taxol used for breast cancer treatment)
Term
what does moss need to live?
Definition
a wet habitat
Term
what does phloem do?
Definition
assist in sugar doing down
Term
what does sporangia do?
Definition
produce spores
Term
what does the flower's anther do?
Definition
produce pollen
Term
what does xylem do?
Definition
assist in water going up
Term
what food does the thallus look like?
Definition
corn flakes
Term
what is coevolution?
Definition
when two species evolve to benefit each other mutually-- mutualism
Term
what is mutualism?
Definition
when both plants and animals benefit from each other
Term
what is the stigma?
Definition
pollen tube
Term
what is the thallus?
Definition
main plant body o' moss

it's not organized into roots or shoots
Term
what is vascular tissue?
Definition
the plant tissue called xylem and phloem it is specialized for
the transport of water and nutrients
Term
what kind of seed do gymnosperms have?
Definition
naked
Term
what phylum are angiosperms?
Definition
anthophyta
Term
what types of plants dominate most landscapes?
Definition
seed plants
Term
what's a rhizome?
Definition
a fern root--
it's like a stem, runs along/under ground
Term
who has sporangia?
Definition
both moss and ferns
Term
why do angiosperms produce fruits and flowers?
Definition
they help them reproduce

it is an evolutionary adaptation
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