CHAPTER 29: PLANT DIVERSITY 1: HOW
PLANTS COLONIZED LAND QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
WhenAdidAsmallAplants,AfungiAandAanimalsAjoinAland?A-AcorrectAanswers-InAtheAlastA500AbillionAyears
HowAmanyAplantAspeciesAareAknown?A-AcorrectAanswers-290,000
SimilaritiesAbetweenAlandAplantsAandAalgaeA-AcorrectAanswers-1.ARingsAofAcellulose-synthesizingAproteins
2.AStructureAofAflagellatedAsperm
3.AFormationAofAaAphragmoplastA(groupAofAmicrotubulesAthatAformAbetweenAtheAdaughterAnucleiAofAaAdivi
dingAcell)
FactorsAthatAenabledAtheAmoveAfromAaquaticAtoAlandAenvironmentA-AcorrectAanswers-
1.AcharophyteAalgaeAinhibitAshallowAwatersAwhereAdryingAoccursA(naturalAselectionAfavorsAthoseAthatAcanA
surviveAdrying)
sporopolleninA-AcorrectAanswers-durableApolymerAthatApreventsAexposedAzygotesAfromAdryingAout
ProsAofAmovingAtoAlandA-AcorrectAanswers-1.AbrightAsunlightAunfilteredAbyAwaterAandAplankton
2.AmoreAplentifulAcarbonAdioxide
3.AsoilAatAwater'sAedgeAwasArichAinAmineralAnutrients
ConsAofAmovingAtoAlandA-AcorrectAanswers-1.AscarcityAofAwater
2.AlackAofAstructuralAsupportAagainstAgravity
DerivedATraitsAofALandAPlantsA-AcorrectAanswers-1.AalternationAofAgenerations
2.AmulticellularA
3.AdependentAembryos
4.AwallsAsporesAproducedAinAsporangia
5.AmulticellularAgametangiaA
6.AapicalAmeristemsA
7.AcuticleA
8.Astomata
gametophyteA-AcorrectAanswers-haploidAproductionAbyAmitosisAofAhaploidAgametesA(eggAandAsperm)
sporophyteA-AcorrectAanswers-diploidAsporeAproducingAplant
sporesA-AcorrectAanswers-
reproductiveAcellsAthatAcanAdevelopAintoAaAnewAhaploidAorganismAwithoutAfusingAwithAanotherAcell
, embryophytesA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAmulticellular,AdependentAembryoAofAlandAplantsAisAsuchAaAsignificantAderivedAtraitAthatAlandAplants
sporangiaA-AcorrectAanswers-multicellularAorgansAinAaAsporophyteAthatAproducesAspores
sporocytesA-AcorrectAanswers-
diploidAcellsAwithinAaAsporangiumAthatAundergoAmeiosisAandAgenerateAtheAhaploidAspores
gametangiaA-AcorrectAanswers-female:AarchegoniaA
male:Aantheridia
apicalAmeristemsA-AcorrectAanswers-growthAinAlengthA
-elongateAexposingAplantAtoAenvironmentalAresources
cuticleA-AcorrectAanswers-theAepidermisAinAmanyAspeciesAhasAaAcoveringA
-consistsAofAwaxAandAotherApolymers
-waterproofingAandAprotectionAfromAdesiccation
stomataA-AcorrectAanswers-
specializedAporesAallowingAtheAexchangeAofACO2AandAO2AbetweenAtheAoutsideAairAandAtheAplant
HowAdidAearlyAplantsAabsorbAnutrientsAwithoutAroots?A-AcorrectAanswers-
byAdevelopingAaAsymbioticArelationshipAwithAfungiAmycorrhizaeAtoAdevelopAnutrientAuptake
WhatAdistinguishedAlandAplantsAsporesAfromAfungiAandAalgae?A-AcorrectAanswers-
1.AdifferentAchemicalAcomposition
2.AdifferentAstructureAofAwalls
vascularAtissueA-AcorrectAanswers-
cellsAjoinedAintoAtubesAthatAtransportAwaterAandAnutrientsAthroughoutAtheAplantAbody
bryophytesA-AcorrectAanswers-non-vascularAplants
lycophytesA-AcorrectAanswers-seedlessAvascular
-clubAmossesAandArelatives
monilophytesA-AcorrectAanswers-seedlessAvascularA
-fernsAandAtheirArelativeAs
gradeA-AcorrectAanswers-aAcollectionAofAorganismsAthatAshareAkeyAbiologicalAfeaturesA
-doAnotAnecessarilyAshareAtheAsameAancestry
seedA-AcorrectAanswers-embryoApackagedAwithAaAsupplyAofAnutrientsAinsideAaAprotectiveAcoatA
-dividedAintoAintoAgymnospermsAandAangiosperms
PLANTS COLONIZED LAND QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
WhenAdidAsmallAplants,AfungiAandAanimalsAjoinAland?A-AcorrectAanswers-InAtheAlastA500AbillionAyears
HowAmanyAplantAspeciesAareAknown?A-AcorrectAanswers-290,000
SimilaritiesAbetweenAlandAplantsAandAalgaeA-AcorrectAanswers-1.ARingsAofAcellulose-synthesizingAproteins
2.AStructureAofAflagellatedAsperm
3.AFormationAofAaAphragmoplastA(groupAofAmicrotubulesAthatAformAbetweenAtheAdaughterAnucleiAofAaAdivi
dingAcell)
FactorsAthatAenabledAtheAmoveAfromAaquaticAtoAlandAenvironmentA-AcorrectAanswers-
1.AcharophyteAalgaeAinhibitAshallowAwatersAwhereAdryingAoccursA(naturalAselectionAfavorsAthoseAthatAcanA
surviveAdrying)
sporopolleninA-AcorrectAanswers-durableApolymerAthatApreventsAexposedAzygotesAfromAdryingAout
ProsAofAmovingAtoAlandA-AcorrectAanswers-1.AbrightAsunlightAunfilteredAbyAwaterAandAplankton
2.AmoreAplentifulAcarbonAdioxide
3.AsoilAatAwater'sAedgeAwasArichAinAmineralAnutrients
ConsAofAmovingAtoAlandA-AcorrectAanswers-1.AscarcityAofAwater
2.AlackAofAstructuralAsupportAagainstAgravity
DerivedATraitsAofALandAPlantsA-AcorrectAanswers-1.AalternationAofAgenerations
2.AmulticellularA
3.AdependentAembryos
4.AwallsAsporesAproducedAinAsporangia
5.AmulticellularAgametangiaA
6.AapicalAmeristemsA
7.AcuticleA
8.Astomata
gametophyteA-AcorrectAanswers-haploidAproductionAbyAmitosisAofAhaploidAgametesA(eggAandAsperm)
sporophyteA-AcorrectAanswers-diploidAsporeAproducingAplant
sporesA-AcorrectAanswers-
reproductiveAcellsAthatAcanAdevelopAintoAaAnewAhaploidAorganismAwithoutAfusingAwithAanotherAcell
, embryophytesA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAmulticellular,AdependentAembryoAofAlandAplantsAisAsuchAaAsignificantAderivedAtraitAthatAlandAplants
sporangiaA-AcorrectAanswers-multicellularAorgansAinAaAsporophyteAthatAproducesAspores
sporocytesA-AcorrectAanswers-
diploidAcellsAwithinAaAsporangiumAthatAundergoAmeiosisAandAgenerateAtheAhaploidAspores
gametangiaA-AcorrectAanswers-female:AarchegoniaA
male:Aantheridia
apicalAmeristemsA-AcorrectAanswers-growthAinAlengthA
-elongateAexposingAplantAtoAenvironmentalAresources
cuticleA-AcorrectAanswers-theAepidermisAinAmanyAspeciesAhasAaAcoveringA
-consistsAofAwaxAandAotherApolymers
-waterproofingAandAprotectionAfromAdesiccation
stomataA-AcorrectAanswers-
specializedAporesAallowingAtheAexchangeAofACO2AandAO2AbetweenAtheAoutsideAairAandAtheAplant
HowAdidAearlyAplantsAabsorbAnutrientsAwithoutAroots?A-AcorrectAanswers-
byAdevelopingAaAsymbioticArelationshipAwithAfungiAmycorrhizaeAtoAdevelopAnutrientAuptake
WhatAdistinguishedAlandAplantsAsporesAfromAfungiAandAalgae?A-AcorrectAanswers-
1.AdifferentAchemicalAcomposition
2.AdifferentAstructureAofAwalls
vascularAtissueA-AcorrectAanswers-
cellsAjoinedAintoAtubesAthatAtransportAwaterAandAnutrientsAthroughoutAtheAplantAbody
bryophytesA-AcorrectAanswers-non-vascularAplants
lycophytesA-AcorrectAanswers-seedlessAvascular
-clubAmossesAandArelatives
monilophytesA-AcorrectAanswers-seedlessAvascularA
-fernsAandAtheirArelativeAs
gradeA-AcorrectAanswers-aAcollectionAofAorganismsAthatAshareAkeyAbiologicalAfeaturesA
-doAnotAnecessarilyAshareAtheAsameAancestry
seedA-AcorrectAanswers-embryoApackagedAwithAaAsupplyAofAnutrientsAinsideAaAprotectiveAcoatA
-dividedAintoAintoAgymnospermsAandAangiosperms