Important terms - Lecture 5

Diversity of plants

 

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Plantae

Lycophyta (club moss, ground pine)

Chlorophyll a & b

Mycoparasitic

Carotenoids

Sphenophyta (horsetails)

Chlorophyta

Pterophyta (ferns)

Alternation of generations

Ferns

Sporophyte

Coniferophyta (conifers)

Gametophyte

Gymnosperms

Spores

Fertilization vs. pollination

Gametes

Seeds

Zygote

Cone

Bryophyta

Ovule

Cuticle

Cycadophyta (cycads)

Gametangia

Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo biloba)

Archegonia

Gnetophyta (Gnetum, Ephedra, Welwitschia)

Antheridia

Anthophyta (Angiosperms = flowering plants)

Moss

Flower

Liverwort

Fruit

Psilophyta (whisk ferns)

Ovary

Vascular tissue

Double fertilization

Homosporous vs. heterosporous

Endosperm

Monocots vs. dicots

What are the main adaptations of flowering plants to life on land?

 

Why are flowering plants so much more successful than the other groups of plants in terms of numbers of species and domination of the landscape?

 

 

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