How Plants Colonized Land Exam Questions & Answers

How Plants Colonized Land Exam Questions &
Answers
Biol 1407

Algal Ancestry - ANSWER-Plants share traits with charophytes, their closest algal
relatives



.Alternation of Generations - ANSWER-Two generations: gametophytes and
sporophytes



.Angiosperms - ANSWER-Plants producing seeds within chambers in flowers



.Apical Meristems - ANSWER-Localized regions of cell division at root and shoot tips



.Asexual Reproduction - ANSWER-Reproduction without the need for water or
gametes



.Bryophytes - ANSWER-Nonvascular plants including liverworts, mosses, and
hornworts



.Ecological Importance of Mosses - ANSWER-Mosses colonize and retain nitrogen in
bare soils



.Evolution of Leaves - ANSWER-Increase surface area for light capture and

, photosynthesis



.Evolution of Roots - ANSWER-Organs that anchor plants and absorb water and
nutrients



.Exploring Lycophyte Diversity - ANSWER-Diverse group of small herbaceous plants
and giant trees



.Exploring Monilophyte Diversity - ANSWER-Ferns, horsetails, whisk ferns, and
relatives



.Fern Life Cycle - ANSWER-Sporophyte produces spores that develop into
gametophytes



.Gametangia - ANSWER-Structures in gametophytes that produce gametes



.Gymnosperms - ANSWER-Plants producing naked seeds



.Hornworts - ANSWER-Bryophytes with horn-shaped sporophytes



.Lack of Structural Support - ANSWER-Challenge of plants moving to land



.Leaves - ANSWER-Increase surface area for light capture and photosynthesis