Key Terrestrial Adaptations Were Crucial to the
Success of Seed Plants |
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Name five terrestrial adaptations that contributed to the success of seed plants. |
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Compare the size and independence of the gametophytes of bryophytes with those of seed plants. |
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Describe the ovule of a seed plant. |
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Contrast the male gametophytes of bryophytes with those of seed plants. |
| 5. |
Explain why pollen grains were an important adaptation for successful reproduction on land. |
| 6. |
Explain how a seed can be said to include contributions from three distinct generations. |
| 7. |
Compare spores with seeds as dispersal stages in plant life cycles. |
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Gymnosperms |
| 8. |
Explain how climatic changes with the formation of the supercontinent Pangaea favored the spread of gymnosperms. |
| 9. |
List and distinguish among the four phyla of gymnosperms. |
| 10. |
Describe the life history of a pine. Indicate which structures are part of the gametophyte generation and which are part of the sporophyte generation. |
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Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) |
| 11. |
Identify the following floral structures and describe a function for each:
| a. sepal |
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f. anther |
| b. petal |
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g. stigma |
| c. stamen |
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h. style |
| d. carpel |
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i. ovary |
| e. filament |
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j. ovule |
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| 12. |
Define fruit. Explain how fruits may be adapted to disperse seeds. |
| 13. |
Explain why a cereal grain is a fruit rather than a seed. |
| 14. |
Diagram the generalized life cycle of an angiosperm. Indicate which structures are part of the gametophyte generation and which are part of the sporophyte generation. |
| 15. |
Describe the role of the generative cell and the tube cell within the angiosperm pollen grain. |
| 16. |
Explain the process and function of double fertilization. |
| 17. |
Explain the significance of Archaefructus. |
| 18. |
Explain the significance of Amborella. |
| 19. |
Distinguish between monocots and eudicots. |
| 20. |
Explain how animals may have influenced the evolution of terrestrial plants and vice versa. |
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Plants and Human Welfare |
| 21. |
Name the six angiosperms that are most important in the diet of the human species. |
| 22. |
Describe the current threat to plant diversity caused by human population growth. |
