Kingdom Plantae Flashcards
What are three major plant characteristics?
Multicellular
Eukaryotic
Photosynthetic
In seedless plants, what is a cuticle?
A waxy covering to prevent dryness
What do plants store food as?
STARCH
What is a major component of plant cell walls?
CELLULOSE
In plant cells, there is a formation of a ____________________ during mitosis
CELL PLATE
IN plant cells, what is the structure where CO2 is released termed?
A stomata
Mosses and their relatives are considered to be in what group of plants?
NONVASCULAR BRYOPHYTES
Ferns and their allies are considered to be in what group of plants?
SEEDLESS, VASUCLAR
Gymnosperms are considered to be in what group of plants?
SEED, VASCULAR
Angiosperms are considered to be in what group of plants?
SEED, VASCULAR
What phylum do mosses belong to?
Phylum Bryophyta
What is a gametophyte?
The HAPLOID body form
What is a sporophyte?
The DIOPLOID body form
What are rhizoids?
ABSORPTIVE HAIRS
Why are the absorbed hairs termed rhizoids instead of roots?
Because mosses are nonvascular, and to have roots, the organism must be vascular
What is the term for female in plants?
Archegonium
What is the term for male in plants?
Antheridium
What is a protenema?
The first growth out of a spore in MOSSES
What is an example of mosses?
Sphagnum, mnium
Be able to draw the “Moss Life Cycle”
YES SIR MISTER SIR
To what phylum do liverworts belong?
PHYLUM HEPATOPHYTA
What is a thallus?
The first growth from a spore in LIVERWORTS
What is the male termed in liverworts?
ANTHERIDIA
What is the female termed in liverworts?
ARCHEGONIA
What is “gemmae”?
Asexual reproduction by a ball of cells