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What characteristic differentiates seedless vascular plants from nonvascular plants?
What characteristic differentiates seedless vascular plants from nonvascular plants?
Which advantage does vascular tissue provide to land plants?
Which advantage does vascular tissue provide to land plants?
What is a key feature of fungi that distinguishes them from plants?
What is a key feature of fungi that distinguishes them from plants?
What role does fruit play in the reproduction of seed plants?
What role does fruit play in the reproduction of seed plants?
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Which of the following accurately describes a disadvantage of plants adapting to a terrestrial environment?
Which of the following accurately describes a disadvantage of plants adapting to a terrestrial environment?
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Study Notes
Plant Characteristics
- Plants have cellulose cell walls, store sugar as starch, and have specialized tissues (roots, leaves, stems).
- They photosynthesize using a green pigment.
Plant Evolution and Adaptation
- Plants adapted to land by developing vascular tissues, seeds, flowers, and fruit.
- Early land plants lived near water.
- Vascular tissue allows plants to grow tall and transport water and nutrients.
- Benefits of moving to land: more sunlight, CO2.
- Disadvantages: less water/support, harder reproduction (spore dispersal).
Plant Groups
- Nonvascular plants: lack vascular tissue, seeds, and flowers/fruit; reproduction difficult due to lack of seeds—often live in moist environments.
- Seedless vascular plants: possess vascular tissue (allowing tall growth), but lack seeds, flowers, and fruit; typically located in or near water, e.g., ferns.
- Seed plants: have both vascular tissue and seeds; can thrive in dry environments.
Plant Structures and Functions
- Vascular tissue: tubes transporting water and nutrients throughout the plant (xylem transports water, phloem transports sugars & other nutrients). This allows for tall growth.
- Seeds: protect the developing plant embryo and allow for long-term survival. Seeds are easily dispersed (moved from parent plant).
- Flowers: involved in plant reproduction.
- Fruit: develops from the ovary of a flower. Fruit attracts animals, and the animals disperse the seeds.
Fungi Characteristics
- Fungi are heterotrophic (obtain nutrients by consuming other organisms).
- Fungi are more closely related to animals than plants.
- They reproduce via spore dispersal.
- Fungi have chitin cell walls.
Fungi Environmental Impact
- Fungi are decomposers, breaking down dead plants and animals, and contributing to maintaining the environment.
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Test your knowledge about the characteristics, evolution, and adaptation of plants. This quiz covers various plant groups, including nonvascular and seed plants, as well as their structures and functions. Ideal for students studying plant biology.
