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Lower Plant Review Sheet

 

Lower Plant Review

 

Plants in general

 

  • Alternation of generations is defined as the switching back and forth between ___ and ____.
  • What does asexual reproduction not provide?
  • Is alternation a change in ploidy of cell or going from sporophyte to gametophyte?
  • What process makes spores?
  • What generations makes gametes?
  • What structures do all plants have?

 

Algae

 

  • What would be one effect on the global ecosystem if algae died off?
  • What is the relationship between algae and chlorphyll?
  • What are some examples for algae for moving onto land (think of seaweed and tides)
  • Taxonomically speaking, what are the three types of algae?
  • What is the dominant generation in algae?
  • Algae absorb carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nutrients directly from _____
  • In regards to lower plants, what are some adaptions to land?

 

 

Mosses

 

  • What are some examples of moss moving onto land ( moss are pioneer species)
  • What are two functions of moss “leaves”
  • Why are moss found in damp or wet environments?
  • How is water transported through moss?
  • What is the dominant generation in moss?
  • What generation and ploidy are the moss you see while walking through the woods.
  • Do moss have “rhizoids”?
  • What is unique about moss and their sporophyte and gametophyte generations?
  • Can you label a diagram of a moss?
  • Where are sperms made in moss?
  • How could you identify the sporophyte generations in moss?
  • Why are most good for sterilizing and healing wounds.
  • How are moss related to coal?
  • How does moss used to make Scotch?

 

 

Ferns

 

  • What are some examples of how ferns have successfully moved onto land
  • How do ferns prevent them selves from self-ferilization?
  • What are two functions of a sporangium?
  • Compare and contrast the gametophytes of mosses and ferns (describe one similarity and one difference between the two)
  • What is the dominant generation in ferns?
  • In ferns, what is the function of antheridia and archegonia
  • In ferns where are spores made and by what process?
  • Although ferns are “true” land plants, they require water for what process?
  • Where are sperm made in fern?
  • What system do ferens have that moss and algae do not have?
  • When we see ferns during a walk through a forest, which generation are we looking at?
  • Why do ferns grow taller than algae and moss?
  • What structures of a fern have been used in salads and by indigenous people

 

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