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What are plant cells made up of? |
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1. cell wall 2. membrane 3. nucleus 4. other structures |
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Name 7 characteristics of seedless nonvascular plants. |
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1. don't grow from seeds 2. don't have true roots, stems, or leaves 3. usually just a few cells thick 5. have threadlike sturtures called rhizoids 6. grow in places that are damp 7. reproduce through spores |
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Name 4 characteristics of mosses |
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1. have leaf-like structures arranged around a central stalk 2. rhizoids made of many cells 3. spores produce in the caps of the stalks 4. grow on tree trunks, rocks, and ground |
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What does the stem "wort" mean? |
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Name 2 characteristics of liverworts |
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1. rootless plants with flattened leaf-like bodies 2. one-celled rhizoids |
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TRUE/FALSE Hornworts are less than 3cm in diameter. |
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FALSE they are less than 2.5 in diameter |
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TRUE/FALSE Hornworts have similar flattened bodies like those of the fern. |
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FALSE they have bodies similar to that of liverworts. |
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TRUE/FALSE seedless vascular plants reproduce through spores. |
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organisms that are the first to grow in new or disturbed environments. |
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What makes most plants green? |
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The chlorophyll that is located in the chloroplasts in their cells. |
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Name 3 examples of seedless vascular plants. |
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ferns, ground pines, and horsetails |
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What do the spore cases of hornworts look like? |
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What is the most abundant type of seedless vascular plant? |
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Which grow bigger? Nonvascular plants or vascular plants? |
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Where does photosynthesis occur? |
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Name 4 characteristics of seed plants. |
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1. most have leaves,roots, and vascular tissue 2. produce seeds that contain embryo and stored food 3. most plant species are seed plants 4. divided into 2 groups |
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What are the 2 groups that seed ants are divided into? |
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Gymnosperms and Angiosperms |
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vascular plants that produceseeds that are not protected by a fruit. |
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a vascular plant that flowers and produces fruits with one or more seeds. |
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What type of plant has the greatest number of gymnosperm species? |
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What are the 2 divisions of flowers? |
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Define monocot and give some examples |
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a flower that only has one cotyledon inside their seeds EX: corn, rice, bananas, and pineapples |
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Define dicot, and give some examples |
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a flower that has 2 cotyledons inside their seeds EX: peanuts, apples, and green beans |
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plants whose life cycles are completed within one year |
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plants whose life cycles are completed within 2 years |
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plants that take more than 2 years to grow maturity |
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What are some products do we get from seed plants? |
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paper, desks, furniture, books, clothing, wood, and resin |
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Why are else are seed plants important? |
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they are an important food source |
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colors, shapes, and sizes |
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Seeds only develope on which cone? |
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TRUE/FALSE Gymnosperms produce flowers |
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