AT THE END OF THIS LECTURE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. Discuss the characteristics of the kingdom Plantae, and some criteria used in classifying plants.
2. List the major phyla of the plants and give some examples of each.
3. List the way plants differ from bacteria, protista, and fungi.
4. Define selected key terms.
01. True (a) or false (b): Plants can photosynthesize. _________
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02. Plants are autotrophs or heterotrophs? ______________________________________________________
03. List the four major evolutionary plant groups :
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04. Considering an evolutionary tree with the evolutionary most advanced taxa on top of the tree, and the most primitive taxa on the bottom of the tree, choose the most primitive plant (Plantae) group:
a. algae
b. mosses
c. ferns _________
d. conifers
e. horse tails
05. Considering an evolutionary tree with the evolutionary most advanced taxa on top of the tree, and the most primitive taxa on the bottom of the tree, choose the most advanced plant (Plantae) group:
a. algae
b. mosses
c. ferns _________
d. conifers
e. horse tails
06. Flowers with three petals: ______________________________________________________
07. Give the common name of the following plant phyla:
Magnoliophyta: _________________________________ Coniferophyta: _________________________________
Bryophyta: ___________________________________ Pteridophyta: _________________________________
Angiospermophyta: ___________________________________ Anthophyta: _________________________________
08. Most advanced Plantae phylum: ____________________________________________________
09. Most primitive Plantae phylum: ____________________________________________________
10. Plants invaded land: ___________________ Fungi invaded land: ___________________ Animalia invaded land: ___________________
11. Plants possessing water transporting vessels (xylem & phloem) are called ____________________________________ plants
12. Monocots and Dicots are groups of the phylum _________________________________________________
13. Phloem?
a. Vascular tissue in plants transporting food materials from the leaves to other parts of the plant.
b. Vascular tissue in plants transporting water from the roots to other parts of the plant.
c. Sex organ in plants with pollen sacs that produces the male gametophyte _________
d. Sex organ in plants with the ovule that produces the female gametophyte
e. The male reproductive structure of a flower (consisting of the anther and the filament)
14. Anther?
a. Vascular tissue in plants transporting food materials from the leaves to other parts of the plant.
b. Vascular tissue in plants transporting water from the roots to other parts of the plant.
c. Sex organ in plants with pollen sacs that produces the male gametophyte _________
d. Sex organ in plants with the ovule that produces the female gametophyte
e. The male reproductive structure of a flower (consisting of the anther and the filament)
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