Download FES 100 – Introduction to Forest Biology

FES 100 – Introduction to Forest Biology
Question for November 3, 2008
1.
What are the key adaptations needed for plants to be successful on land when compared to aquatic environments?
2.
Diagram the typical alternation of generations for a plant life cycle.
Question for November 5, 2008
3.
What are the similarities in the alternation of generations between mosses and ferns?
4.
What are the differences in the alternation of generations between mosses and ferns?
Question for November 7, 2008
5.
What are the similarities in the alternation of generations between conifers and flowering plants?
6.
What are the differences in the alternation of generations between conifers and flowering plants?
Question for November 10, 2008
7.
Select what you believe to be an important adaptation that plants made to land.
8.
Explain which tissues and cell types are involved with this adaptation.
9.
If you have time, select more adaptations to discuss.
Question for November 12, 2008
10. Explain the energy and chemical properties needed for material uptake by plant roots.
11. Explain the energy and chemical properties needed for the transport of material through the xylem.
Question for November 14, 2008
12. Stomata open and close, but plants have no muscles or joints. How can this happen?
13. What forces are involved in generating transport of materials in phloem tissue? How does this differ from xylem transport?
Question for November 17, 2008
14. “Civilizations rise and fall on their soils.” Use the topics in plant nutrition and plant ecology to justify this statement.
15. Relate nutrient uptake to plant structure and energy utilization.
Question for November 19, 2008
16. Use as many aspects of its life cycle as you can to explain why flowering plants are the most successful plant group in
adapting to land. The life cycle includes fertilization and seed development.
Question for November 21, 2008
17. Indicate which plant growth regulating substances (hormones and phytochrome) are present in each of the following plant
parts. Indicate the function of each substance in regulating how this part of the plant responds to its environment.
Plant parts: Roots, stems, leaves, seeds, fruit
Question for November 24, 2008
18. What are the similarities and differences between Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Imperfect Fungi?