Quiz 3 Flashcards
1
Q
The second group of plants reproduce via ____
A
seeds
2
Q
All SEED plants possess ____ ____ and the ____ is the ____ portion of the Alternation of Generations life cycle
A
- vascular tissues
- sporophyte
- dominant
3
Q
Angiosperms (3)
A
- ‘enclosed seeds’
- seeds that are enclosed in a vessel (fruits).
- only group that produce flowers and fruits
4
Q
Phylum Anthrophyta (3)
A
- angiosperm
- most diverse group of living plants
- 300,000 + species
5
Q
Gymnosperms (2)
A
(‘Naked seeds’)
The seeds that are not enclosed when produced
6
Q
Instead of being enclosed, the seeds are exposed on scale like structures called
A
Strobuli / Cones
Singular = strobilus
7
Q
Gymnosperms produce 2 types of spores: ____ & ____
A
Microspores & Megaspores
8
Q
Microspores (3)
A
- Smaller
- produced in male cones
- form male gametophytes
9
Q
Megaspores
A
- larger
- produced in female (seed) cones
- form female gametophytes
10
Q
What 4 phyla are referred to as the gymnosperms
A
- Cycadophyta
- Ginkophyta
- Coniferophyta
- Gnetophyta
