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| reproductive cycle in which both multicellular haploid and diploid phases occur |
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| alternation of generations |
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| a multicellular photosynthetic organism with cellulose cell walls, a life cycle characterized by alternation of generations, and indeterminate growth |
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| scientific term for wood, provides structural support |
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| means "naked seed"; not enclosed in fruit |
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| most successful of the tracheophytes; flowering plants; seed enclosed in fruit |
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| plant with no vascular tissue, where the gametophyte (haploid) generation is dominant; relies on moist areas for reproduction |
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| moves water, sugars, and nutrients throughout a plant |
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| covers 1% of the earth's surface and lives mostly in bogs, creates peat, can hold 20 times its weight in water, super acidic, Amy's favorite! |
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| largest phyla of bryophytes; lives in diverse habitats |
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| most primitive of the bryophytes, cells operate independently of each other; grows on soil, rock, and bark; female plant produces umbrella structures that house a non-motile egg |
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| What are the "horns" in hornworts? |
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| division of plants that have vascular tissue, distinct plant organs (leaves, roots, stems) and specialization of tissues; and a dominant sporophyte generation |
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| tracheophyte subdivision in which the embryo of the sporophyte develops on the gametophyte, which provides protection and nutrients |
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| mostly tropical phyla of seedless plants; super flammable |
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| tropical seedless plant phyla with highly reduced leaves that produce spores; stem does most of the photosynthesis |
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| phyla of seedless plant where the top is a sporophyte; some species branch, some don't; has highly reduced leaves |
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| largest group of seedless plant phyla; has greatest diversity |
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| slow-growing, highly toxic phyla of seed plants |
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| phyla of seed plants that has a male and female species; very tolerant of pollution and widely distributed, although there used to be more species |
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| mostly evergreens, high in vitamin C; has highly reduced leaves |
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| phyla of seed plants divided into three groups (ephedra, gnetum, and welwitschia) |
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| the "pinnacle of plant organisms"; most evolved and most diverse of the plant kingdom |
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| What purposes does a flower have for angiosperms? |
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| The flower allows for greater efficiency of reproduction because it attracts polinators that help in the dispersal of seeds |
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| What purpose does fruit have for angiosperms? |
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| offers nourishment and protection for the plant embryo |
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