| AP Biology: CHAPTER 29 & 30- PLANT DIVERSITY 1. Chart the four phyla of the plant kingdom. Include common names of each, the approximate number of extant species, and the major characteristics. a. _______________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ b. _______________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ c. _______________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ d. _______________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why are Charophyceans thought to be ancestors of land plants? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 3. List several adaptations of land plants significant for terrestrial survival. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 4. Label the generic diagram to explain Alternation of Generations. 
5. Describe a few features common to Bryophytes. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is the dominant phase of the moss life cycle? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 7. List a couple of adaptations of Pteridophytes (ferns) not seen in Bryophytes. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 8. What is the dominant phase of the fern life cycle? _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 9. How is the reduced gametophyte an adaptation for seeded plants? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 10. What is the significance of the seed? ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 11. What was the advantage of pollen? _____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 12. List the four phyla of gymnosperms. Which is the most common? _____________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 13. Identify five differences between monocots and dicots. a. _______________________________________________________________________ b. _______________________________________________________________________ c. _______________________________________________________________________ d. _______________________________________________________________________ e. _______________________________________________________________________ 14. What is the adaptive value of the flower to plants? _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 15. Describe the role of ovaries and ovules in the flowering plants. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 16. List several features of angiosperms that aid in seed dispersal. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 
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