Chapter 28 Reading Worksheet

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Chapter 28: Plants Without Seeds: From Water to Land

What are the 6 aquatic (not land plants) photosynthetic eukaryotes? Describe what distinguishes them from
one another.
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

What are the 2 groups of green algae that are the closest relative to land plants? Describe their characteristics.
a.

b.

What are the 7 adaptations of life that distinguish land plants (Streptophytes) from algae.
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.
Name and describe the key characteristics of each of the 6 major groups of seedless land plants. List
examples.
Nonvascular Seedless Land Plants:
a.

b.

c.

Vascular Seedless Land Plants (Lycophytes and Monilophytes):


d.

e.

f.

What distinguishes the Monilophytes from the Lycophytes? What benefit is provided by these characteristics?
Moss life cycle: Look on page 576 at the structures
Fern Life cycle: Look on page 582 at the structures
What are: antheridium, archegonium, sporangium, sporangium/sori (male/female? haploid/diploid?)
Describe the life cycles using these terms:

Define and determine the benefit of having those labeled with an *:


*Phycoerythrin
*Tracheids
Sporophyte
Gametophyte
Sporangia
Gametangia
Gemmae
Thalloid
*Xylem
*Phloem
*Rhizomes
*Rhizoids
*Microphylls
*Megaphylls
Stroboli
Sori
*overtopping
Compare and contrast homospory and heterospory with a Venn Diagram

What is the significance of the micro- and mega- prefixes of the terms in a heterosporous plant?

List any concept or terms you find unclear and need additional explanation.

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