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| Distinguishing characteristics of seedless vascular plants |
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| Vascular tissue, stomata, cuticle, lignin & cellulose in cell wall, water still required for fertilization, sporophyte & gametophyte independent of each other, sporophyte long-lived. |
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| Distinguishing characteristics of bryophytes |
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| Small & compact: absorb water by osmosis, no true stems roots or leaves, "leafy" with rhizoids; Gametophyte stage is dominant; Zygote nourished by protective organs; Asexual & sexual reproduction (still dependent of water). |
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| Whisk Ferns; rhizoids; enations; Psilotum |
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| Club Moss, spike moss, quillworts; roots; leaves (microphylls); Lycopodium, selaginella, isoetes |
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| Horse tails, scouring rushes; roots; leaves (microphylls); Equisetum |
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| Ferns; roots; leaves (macrophylls); Azolla, "typical ferns," ophiglossum, tree ferns |
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| Phylum Ginkgophyta: Examples and types |
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Definition
| Maidenhair tree, Ginkgo Biloba; deciduous & dioecious |
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| Phylum Ginkgophyta: Morphology |
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| Stinky seeds, fan-shaped leaves, flagellated sperm |
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| Dioecious, flagellated sperm, palm-like leaves |
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| Phylum Gnetophyta: Genera |
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| Ephedra, Gnetum, Welwitschia |
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| Phylum Pinophyta: example |
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| "Conifers", pines, firs, spruces, hemlock, cedars, redwoods, Pinus strobus; ***fascicle of needles*** |
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| Reindeer moss, spanish moss, iris moss, club moss, spike moss... |
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| Ways hepiticophyta and anthocercophyta are similar to bryophya. |
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| Don't have vascular tissue and need water for reproduction |
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