Kingdom Plantae
... o Nonvascular (no system to move fluids around body) o Can absorb water throughout entire body o No organs (roots, stems, leaves) o Have thin, hairy tubes called rhizoids for anchorage o Gametophyte generation is dominant, reduced sporophyte o Classes include the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts ...
... o Nonvascular (no system to move fluids around body) o Can absorb water throughout entire body o No organs (roots, stems, leaves) o Have thin, hairy tubes called rhizoids for anchorage o Gametophyte generation is dominant, reduced sporophyte o Classes include the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts ...
Pteridophytes are vascular cryptogams. They are the
... The discovery of an alternation of heteromorphic generations in algae was possible because the individuals could be grown in culture and their life cycle could be observed. This is impossible with fossils, but it is possible to suspect that because Rhynia-type sporophytes occur together with Sciad ...
... The discovery of an alternation of heteromorphic generations in algae was possible because the individuals could be grown in culture and their life cycle could be observed. This is impossible with fossils, but it is possible to suspect that because Rhynia-type sporophytes occur together with Sciad ...
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... gymnosperms (mostly conifers, cone producing plants like the Norfolk Island Pine, for example) and angiosperms (all flowering plants). Since Metrosideros polymoprha, or `Ohi`a lehua, is an angiosperm, we will focus on flowering plants. Flowering plants are the most recently evolved and diversified o ...
... gymnosperms (mostly conifers, cone producing plants like the Norfolk Island Pine, for example) and angiosperms (all flowering plants). Since Metrosideros polymoprha, or `Ohi`a lehua, is an angiosperm, we will focus on flowering plants. Flowering plants are the most recently evolved and diversified o ...
Study guide for Quiz # 1
... a. Like cellulose, but structure is branched out instead of being a long chain i. Makes it not as strong as cellulose b. Important to plant texture iii. Fibrous composition due to 3 carbohydrates 1. humans do not have enzyme to brake down these carbs a. keep you regular 2. Chicory a. Basic Info ...
... a. Like cellulose, but structure is branched out instead of being a long chain i. Makes it not as strong as cellulose b. Important to plant texture iii. Fibrous composition due to 3 carbohydrates 1. humans do not have enzyme to brake down these carbs a. keep you regular 2. Chicory a. Basic Info ...
9 Asexual reproduction and cloning in plants
... 3 Before stem cuttings are planted, the cut end of the stem is often dipped in a hormone powder. What is the point of this? 4 The following are thought to be some of the advantages of either vegetative reproduction or sexual reproduction: produces greater variety in the offspring, good at colonising ...
... 3 Before stem cuttings are planted, the cut end of the stem is often dipped in a hormone powder. What is the point of this? 4 The following are thought to be some of the advantages of either vegetative reproduction or sexual reproduction: produces greater variety in the offspring, good at colonising ...
Chapter 18 Land environment: plant and fungi
... – For vascular plants, the sporophyte (2n) is the dominant generation. • During the evolution of land plants, the sporophyte developed vascular tissue and became the larger, dominant generation of plants. • In the life cycle of seed plants, the spores, the gametes, and zygote are protected from dryi ...
... – For vascular plants, the sporophyte (2n) is the dominant generation. • During the evolution of land plants, the sporophyte developed vascular tissue and became the larger, dominant generation of plants. • In the life cycle of seed plants, the spores, the gametes, and zygote are protected from dryi ...
Coral Beans
... found primarily in New Mexico, Arizona, Baja California and Sonora Mexico. This document discusses the Erythrina flabelliformis or Southwestern Coral Bean. It is also known by the name “Chilicote”. The Coral Bean is a deciduous, perennial plant whose size and configuration is determined by its envir ...
... found primarily in New Mexico, Arizona, Baja California and Sonora Mexico. This document discusses the Erythrina flabelliformis or Southwestern Coral Bean. It is also known by the name “Chilicote”. The Coral Bean is a deciduous, perennial plant whose size and configuration is determined by its envir ...
Chapter 29 and 30 ppt
... nuclei, creating a 3N nucleus. This divides and forms the “endosperm” = nourishment and food for the zygote ...
... nuclei, creating a 3N nucleus. This divides and forms the “endosperm” = nourishment and food for the zygote ...
Article 24 Spanish Broom - Botanical Society of South Africa
... Introduced from the Mediterranean area of Europe as an ornamental and hedging plant, Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) with its fragrant bright yellow pea-type flowers in spring is a Category One weed. This weed is a potential transformer and is known to invade fynbos areas, roadsides, urban open spa ...
... Introduced from the Mediterranean area of Europe as an ornamental and hedging plant, Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) with its fragrant bright yellow pea-type flowers in spring is a Category One weed. This weed is a potential transformer and is known to invade fynbos areas, roadsides, urban open spa ...
Plant Processes - Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District
... 2. Have the students draw the leaf or give them a line drawing of a leaf with basic veins. (Attached to this lesson plan) ...
... 2. Have the students draw the leaf or give them a line drawing of a leaf with basic veins. (Attached to this lesson plan) ...
Singapore Botanic Gardens
... water are obviously spread by water, there are many other ways in which water plays a part in dispersing seeds. • Seeds of some tropical trees can even be carried along by ocean currents to land on shores half a world away. ...
... water are obviously spread by water, there are many other ways in which water plays a part in dispersing seeds. • Seeds of some tropical trees can even be carried along by ocean currents to land on shores half a world away. ...
6SC11 Intro to Plants
... root. The root structure is comprised of vascular tissue, root hairs, and a root cap. The vascular tissues, the xylem and phloem, transport materials throughout the plant. The root hairs help absorb water and other nutrients and also help to anchor the plant. Root caps are dead cells that act like a ...
... root. The root structure is comprised of vascular tissue, root hairs, and a root cap. The vascular tissues, the xylem and phloem, transport materials throughout the plant. The root hairs help absorb water and other nutrients and also help to anchor the plant. Root caps are dead cells that act like a ...
Plant Parts
... The oxygen is given off into the air through openings in the leaf and the sugar is used as food. Respiration is the process by which a plant uses oxygen to change food into the energy it needs for life functions. ...
... The oxygen is given off into the air through openings in the leaf and the sugar is used as food. Respiration is the process by which a plant uses oxygen to change food into the energy it needs for life functions. ...
Division Pterophyta: Ferns
... 8. How can a plant control the amount of carbon dioxide it takes in and the amount of water it loses? ...
... 8. How can a plant control the amount of carbon dioxide it takes in and the amount of water it loses? ...
Parasitic fungi - Biology Resources
... years. It is, in fact, a colourless, filamentous alga and its walls contain some cellulose, unlike the true fungi. It is described here because its parasitic life style closely resembles that of the pathogenic fungi which infest plants and also because it causes serious plant diseases such as tomato ...
... years. It is, in fact, a colourless, filamentous alga and its walls contain some cellulose, unlike the true fungi. It is described here because its parasitic life style closely resembles that of the pathogenic fungi which infest plants and also because it causes serious plant diseases such as tomato ...
Week 1 Topic: Plant anatomy Reading: Chapter 24, sections 1
... • All plant cells arise from meristem cells. These are rapidly dividing, undifferentiated cells found at the shoot tips, root tips, edges of leaves and petals, and in a cylinder around many stems. In general, plants grow from the tips outward. • Apical meristems are found at the top shoot and the ti ...
... • All plant cells arise from meristem cells. These are rapidly dividing, undifferentiated cells found at the shoot tips, root tips, edges of leaves and petals, and in a cylinder around many stems. In general, plants grow from the tips outward. • Apical meristems are found at the top shoot and the ti ...
Chapter 42a
... • All plant cells arise from meristem cells. These are rapidly dividing, undifferentiated cells found at the shoot tips, root tips, edges of leaves and petals, and in a cylinder around many stems. In general, plants grow from the tips outward. • Apical meristems are found at the top shoot and the ti ...
... • All plant cells arise from meristem cells. These are rapidly dividing, undifferentiated cells found at the shoot tips, root tips, edges of leaves and petals, and in a cylinder around many stems. In general, plants grow from the tips outward. • Apical meristems are found at the top shoot and the ti ...
Guide 17
... Like the club mosses and horsetails, many seedless vascular plants have their sporophylls arranged spirally around a central stem into a structure called a strobilus, or "cone." Cycads produce male and female cones on separate plants, and are thus dioecious ...
... Like the club mosses and horsetails, many seedless vascular plants have their sporophylls arranged spirally around a central stem into a structure called a strobilus, or "cone." Cycads produce male and female cones on separate plants, and are thus dioecious ...
Weed Botany Basics Roots Underground Stems Aerial stems Life
... Annual: Plants that arise from seed, flower profusely, go to seed, and die in one growing season (Examples: Nipplewort, miners lettuce, geranium) Biennials: Plants requiring two years to reach maturity and seed. During the first season seeds germinate and young plants usually form a rosette of leave ...
... Annual: Plants that arise from seed, flower profusely, go to seed, and die in one growing season (Examples: Nipplewort, miners lettuce, geranium) Biennials: Plants requiring two years to reach maturity and seed. During the first season seeds germinate and young plants usually form a rosette of leave ...
Plant WebQuest: Activity
... 3. What process must angiosperms go through before they can reproduce? 4. What are the male sex organs of angiosperms? 5. Where is the pollen made in angiosperms? 6. What are the female sex organs of angiosperms? 7. Where is the pollen left on angiosperms? 8. What does cross-pollinate mean? 9. How m ...
... 3. What process must angiosperms go through before they can reproduce? 4. What are the male sex organs of angiosperms? 5. Where is the pollen made in angiosperms? 6. What are the female sex organs of angiosperms? 7. Where is the pollen left on angiosperms? 8. What does cross-pollinate mean? 9. How m ...
Leaves Roots Stems Flowers Definitions Miscellaneous Plant
... absorbs water and minerals from the soil and transports them to the stem Root Part of plant that provides support for upright growth and transports food Stem Part of a plant that contains reproductive organs ...
... absorbs water and minerals from the soil and transports them to the stem Root Part of plant that provides support for upright growth and transports food Stem Part of a plant that contains reproductive organs ...
6. Reproduction of plants File - E
... forms, Pr (inactive) and Pfr (active). • It is important in the flowering response in plants but is also involved in other light initiated responses, such as germination and shoot growth. ...
... forms, Pr (inactive) and Pfr (active). • It is important in the flowering response in plants but is also involved in other light initiated responses, such as germination and shoot growth. ...
Tropical Rainforest Primary Worksheets Focus on: Key Plant
... know why it is this shape? (hint: think of the rain!) This leaf has a very pointed end known as a ‘drip tip’ which channels rain water down to the plant’s roots. ...
... know why it is this shape? (hint: think of the rain!) This leaf has a very pointed end known as a ‘drip tip’ which channels rain water down to the plant’s roots. ...