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What is the primary reason for the importance of land plants in today's ecological processes?
What is the primary reason for the importance of land plants in today's ecological processes?
- Being the primary producers in terrestrial food webs (correct)
- Providing habitats for marine organisms
- Acting as primary consumers in food chains
- Absorbing excess atmospheric oxygen
Which evolutionary event dramatically influenced both terrestrial and aquatic conditions?
Which evolutionary event dramatically influenced both terrestrial and aquatic conditions?
- Emergence of insects
- Evolution of land plants (correct)
- Appearance of flowering plants
- Evolution of marine mammals
What is the primary reason for land plants being considered the ancestor of green algae?
What is the primary reason for land plants being considered the ancestor of green algae?
- Multicellularity with specialized transport structures
- Cellulose cell walls in both types of organisms (correct)
- Similar storage of products as amylose starch
- Use of chlorophyll in photosynthesis
Which pigment is found in land plants that allows them to carry out photosynthesis?
Which pigment is found in land plants that allows them to carry out photosynthesis?
How do land plants mainly support their bodies in terms of obtaining nutrients?
How do land plants mainly support their bodies in terms of obtaining nutrients?
What is the primary focus of artificial selection?
What is the primary focus of artificial selection?
Which evolutionary concept highlights the accumulation of changes in lineages without an increase in the number of species?
Which evolutionary concept highlights the accumulation of changes in lineages without an increase in the number of species?
What is a common misconception about evolution's progression according to the provided text?
What is a common misconception about evolution's progression according to the provided text?
In Evolutionary Developmental Biology, what is the primary focus of study?
In Evolutionary Developmental Biology, what is the primary focus of study?
Which type of genes control the transcription of developmental genes and can lead to significant morphological changes with minor alterations?
Which type of genes control the transcription of developmental genes and can lead to significant morphological changes with minor alterations?
What can cause 'maladaptation' in species according to the text?
What can cause 'maladaptation' in species according to the text?
What is the function of rhizoids in early plants?
What is the function of rhizoids in early plants?
What is the defining characteristic of autopolyploidy?
What is the defining characteristic of autopolyploidy?
Which vascular tissue conducts sugars through the plant body?
Which vascular tissue conducts sugars through the plant body?
Which evolutionary biologist hypothesized the principle of use & disuse and the principle of inheritance of acquired characteristics?
Which evolutionary biologist hypothesized the principle of use & disuse and the principle of inheritance of acquired characteristics?
What type of plants produce two types of spores?
What type of plants produce two types of spores?
In allopolyploidy, how are the offspring's chromosomes derived?
In allopolyploidy, how are the offspring's chromosomes derived?
What is the main function of xylem in plants?
What is the main function of xylem in plants?
What is the main observation leading to the inference of competition between individuals in a population for resources?
What is the main observation leading to the inference of competition between individuals in a population for resources?
What defines adaptive evolution?
What defines adaptive evolution?
Which type of plants produce one type of spore that develops into one type of gametophyte?
Which type of plants produce one type of spore that develops into one type of gametophyte?
According to Lamarck, what allows organisms to adapt to environmental conditions?
According to Lamarck, what allows organisms to adapt to environmental conditions?
What is the purpose of endosporous development in many heterosporous plants?
What is the purpose of endosporous development in many heterosporous plants?
Which hormone promotes the growth and elongation of stems, lateral root formation, fruit development, and inhibits leaf abscission?
Which hormone promotes the growth and elongation of stems, lateral root formation, fruit development, and inhibits leaf abscission?
What hormone is synthesized mostly in root tips, stimulates cell division, promotes leaf expansion, and inhibits leaf aging?
What hormone is synthesized mostly in root tips, stimulates cell division, promotes leaf expansion, and inhibits leaf aging?
Which hormone is crucial for regulating the growth, senescence, and abscission of leaves, flowers, and fruits in plants?
Which hormone is crucial for regulating the growth, senescence, and abscission of leaves, flowers, and fruits in plants?
Which plant hormone promotes break dormancy in seeds and buds, increases internode distance, and helps in fruit and stem enlargement?
Which plant hormone promotes break dormancy in seeds and buds, increases internode distance, and helps in fruit and stem enlargement?
In which tissues is auxin primarily responsible for promoting growth and elongation of stems, lateral root formation, and the orientation of plants with respect to light and gravity?
In which tissues is auxin primarily responsible for promoting growth and elongation of stems, lateral root formation, and the orientation of plants with respect to light and gravity?
Which hormone stimulates cell division and elongation, differentiation of vascular tissue, and necessary for pollen elongation and tube formation?
Which hormone stimulates cell division and elongation, differentiation of vascular tissue, and necessary for pollen elongation and tube formation?
What hormone is synthesized in all plant parts, produced in response to environmental stress, and promotes responses such as inhibiting growth, inducing dormancy, and closing stomata in water-stressed plants?
What hormone is synthesized in all plant parts, produced in response to environmental stress, and promotes responses such as inhibiting growth, inducing dormancy, and closing stomata in water-stressed plants?
'Axial elongation of stems' is frequently promoted by which plant hormone?
'Axial elongation of stems' is frequently promoted by which plant hormone?
In which plant tissues can Brassinosteroids be found at their highest concentrations?
In which plant tissues can Brassinosteroids be found at their highest concentrations?
What is the main function of Jasmonates in plant biology?
What is the main function of Jasmonates in plant biology?
