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29.1 Evolutionary History of Plants - Plants, unlike algae, protect the embryo. This is an adaptation that facilitates a land existence.
- The presence of vascular tissue and reproductive strategy are used to compare plants.
| - What are four significant events associated with the evolution of the kingdom Plantae?
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- What adaptations do plants have to help them withstand dry conditions on land?
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- Describe the life cycle of plants.
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Introduction
Characteristics
Aesexual Reproduction
Life Cycles |
29.2 Nonvascular Plants - The nonvascular plants, which are low-growing, lack a means of water transport and internal support.
| - What are the three basic types of nonvascular plants and where are they likely to live?
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- What life cycle generation is dominant in the bryophytes?
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Non-vascular Plants Art Quiz
Moss Life Cycle |
29.3 Seedless Vascular Plants - Vascular plants have a system that not only transports water but also provides internal support.
- In nonseed plants, spores disperse the species, and in seed plants, seeds disperse the species.
| - What life cycle generation is dominant in the seedless vascular plants?
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- Compared to nonvascular plants, how are seedless vascular plants better-adapted to life on land?
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Vascular-seedless I
Vascular-seedless II Art Quiz
Fern Life Cycle |
29.4 Seed Plants - In seed plants, a germinating pollen grain transports sperm to the egg.
| - What is double fertilization and where does it occur in seed plants?
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- How do seed plants benefit terrestrial animals?
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Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Gamete Formation
Fertilization
Embryos and Seeds
Fruits
Germination 1
Germination 2 Art Quizzes
Pine Life Cycle
Angiosperm Flower
Angiosperm Life Cycle |
