COLONIZATION OF LAND BY PLANTS
AND FUNGI/ PLANT REPRODUCTION &
DOMESTICATION QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Whenurdidurplantsurcolonizeurland?ur-urANS--475urmyaurorur<500urmya
DidurplantsurcolonizeurlandurBEFOREurORurAFTERuranimals?ur-urANS--Before
Whaturdidurtheurlandursurfaceurlookurlikeurbeforeurplantsurcolonizedurland?ur-urANS--
Coveredurbyurwater
Whenurdourtheurfirstur'forests'urappear?ur-urANS--385urmya
Whenurdourtheurfirsturfloweringurplants?ur-urANS--140urmya
Whaturcharacteristicsurdouranimals,urplantsurand
/orurfungiurhaveurinurcommon?ur-urANS--eukaryotes/multicellular
Whichurtwourareurorganismurareurmoreurcloselyurrelated:urAnimalsurandurfungi,urplantsuran
durfungi,uroruranimalsurandurplantsur-urANS--animalsurandurfungi
Howurdidurfungiurhelpurplantsurcolonizeurland?ur-urANS--Planturandurfungiursymbiotic/
mutualisticurrelationshipurviaurmycorrhizaeurfungiur(mycorrhizae:urfungalurhyphaeurthaturtra
nsferredurnutrientsurbyurabsorbingurthemurfromurtheursoilurandurtransferringurtheurnutrientsu
rtourtheirurplanturhosturcellsurviaurfungalurrootsurtourlivingurplanturcells).
Whaturdoesurhyphaeurlookurlike?ur-urANS--whiteurthreads
Whenurdidurfungiurcolonizeurland?ur-urANS--460urmya
Theursymbioticurrelationshipurbetweenurfungiurandurplantsurisurfoundurinurwhaturproportionu
rofurlandurplantsurtoday?ur-urANS--85%
challenge:urwaterurlossur-urANS--innovation:urcuticleur&urstomata
Challengeur-urGasurexchangeur-urANS--Innovation:urporesur&urstomata
Challenge:uruptakeurofurH20urandurnutrientsur-urANS--Innovation:urRoots
Challenge:urtransporturofurH20urandurnutrientsur-urANS--
Innovation:urVascularurtissuesur(xylemurandurphloem)
AND FUNGI/ PLANT REPRODUCTION &
DOMESTICATION QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Whenurdidurplantsurcolonizeurland?ur-urANS--475urmyaurorur<500urmya
DidurplantsurcolonizeurlandurBEFOREurORurAFTERuranimals?ur-urANS--Before
Whaturdidurtheurlandursurfaceurlookurlikeurbeforeurplantsurcolonizedurland?ur-urANS--
Coveredurbyurwater
Whenurdourtheurfirstur'forests'urappear?ur-urANS--385urmya
Whenurdourtheurfirsturfloweringurplants?ur-urANS--140urmya
Whaturcharacteristicsurdouranimals,urplantsurand
/orurfungiurhaveurinurcommon?ur-urANS--eukaryotes/multicellular
Whichurtwourareurorganismurareurmoreurcloselyurrelated:urAnimalsurandurfungi,urplantsuran
durfungi,uroruranimalsurandurplantsur-urANS--animalsurandurfungi
Howurdidurfungiurhelpurplantsurcolonizeurland?ur-urANS--Planturandurfungiursymbiotic/
mutualisticurrelationshipurviaurmycorrhizaeurfungiur(mycorrhizae:urfungalurhyphaeurthaturtra
nsferredurnutrientsurbyurabsorbingurthemurfromurtheursoilurandurtransferringurtheurnutrientsu
rtourtheirurplanturhosturcellsurviaurfungalurrootsurtourlivingurplanturcells).
Whaturdoesurhyphaeurlookurlike?ur-urANS--whiteurthreads
Whenurdidurfungiurcolonizeurland?ur-urANS--460urmya
Theursymbioticurrelationshipurbetweenurfungiurandurplantsurisurfoundurinurwhaturproportionu
rofurlandurplantsurtoday?ur-urANS--85%
challenge:urwaterurlossur-urANS--innovation:urcuticleur&urstomata
Challengeur-urGasurexchangeur-urANS--Innovation:urporesur&urstomata
Challenge:uruptakeurofurH20urandurnutrientsur-urANS--Innovation:urRoots
Challenge:urtransporturofurH20urandurnutrientsur-urANS--
Innovation:urVascularurtissuesur(xylemurandurphloem)