Kingdom Plantae Review - Part 1

1. What characteristics are shared by all plants?

2. What similarities and differences exist between plants and monerans?

3. What similarities and differences exist between plants and protists?

4. What similarities and differences exist between plants and fungi?

5. How are vascular plants and non-vascular plants different?

6. What group of plants lacks vascular tissue?

7. Multicellular algae can attain large size without the presence of support tissue while mosses cannot. Explain.

8. Name two plant requirements that were met by vascular tissue.

9. State one difference and one similarity between mosses and ferns.

10. State one difference and one similarity between ferns and seed plants.

11. Why are ferns often described as the evolutionary link between mosses and seed plants?

12. What is the sex of a moss plant that has a sporophyte attached to it?

13. In what way are mosses still dependant on water?

14. Why do people spray their ferns with water from a mist sprayer?

15. How do seeds of gymnosperms differ from those of angiosperms?

16. What is the main distinguishing feature of angiosperms?

17. Why is the flower an advantage to angiosperms?

18. Describe the function of each of the main parts of the flower.

19. Describe reproduction in angiosperms.

20. Name and state the function of each of the nuclei in the pollen grain.

21. In double fertilization, which two nuclei join to make the diploid cell? The triploid cell?

22. What is the name of the part of the pistil in which the ovules develop?

23. Where does fertilization occur in the flower?

24. Ovules mature into ____ and ovaries mature into _____

25. Explain the differences you would expect to see in flowers of plants that are wind pollinated as opposed to those that are insect pollinated.

26. Grasses often grow in open areas forming large fields. Explain.

27. In addition to protecting the seeds, what is the major function of fruits?

28. How would you expect seeds of large, colorful fruits to be dispersed?

29. Describe the differences between monocots and dicots.

30. Is the lettuce plant a monocot or dicot?

31. What are the main reasons that angiosperms are so diverse and abundant?

32. The directions on some seed packages suggest soaking them in water overnight. Why is this recommended?

33. Why are we more likely to eat tap roots than fibrous roots?

34. Certain vascular plants, such as water lilies, live in water. Does this mean they are older than ferns?