1. If you were looking at a root system, what would you expect to see or not see?
2. What are the three main funtions of the root?
3. What is the difference between primary and secondary growth.
4. Discuss the main funtions of the stem.
5. Identify the differnce betweeb a compund leaf , simple leaf, and doubly [...]
1. Describe three basic types of plants.
2. Compare three plant tissue systems.
3. Describe the type of growth in each of the three main types of meristems.
4. Diffrentiate between primary and secondary growth.
5. Explain the difference between tap root, a fibrous root, and an adventitious root.
parenchyma
collenchyma
sclerenchyma
tap root adventitous root
transpiration
simple leaf
compund leaf
mesophyll
venation
guard cell
1. How does the cuticle represent the adaptive advantage of early land plants?
2. Compare the structure of a spore with that of a seed.
3. What is the difference between the vascular and non vascular plants?
4. Explain how alternation of generations between the gametophyte phase and the sporophyte phase differs in vascular plants and non vascular [...]
1. True roots, stems, and leaves are characteristics of what types of plant?
2. Name two vascular seed plants.
3. Describe the characteristics of monocots.
4. Explain why angiosperms have been more successful than gymnosperms?
5. Compare the vascular tissue if vascular plants with the circulatory system of vertebrate animals.
cuticle
spore
seed
vascular tissue
xylem
phloem
nonvascular plant
seed plant
gymnosperm
angiosperm
sporophyte
gametophyte
alternation of generation
Chapter 21 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Major ecosystems that occur over wide areas of land are called a. communities. c. biomes. b. habitats. d. food chains. Biome Average Yearly Temperature Range Vegetation 1 -10°C–14°C Needle-leaved evergreen trees 2 0°C–25°C Tall grasses in moist areas, [...]
1. ____________is a cold biome characterized by perafrost under the surface of the ground.
2. __________ forests receive abundant rainfall and have stable temperatures. They have a greater species richness than any other biome.
3. _____is a cold but is warmer than tundra and receives more precipitation. It is dominated by coniferous forests.
4. _________ are tropical grasslands [...]
Define the following terms: biome, tundra, permaforest, tropical forest, canopy, coniferous tree, deciduous tree, temperate deciduous forest, taiga, temperate grassland, savanna, chaparral, desert, aphotic zone, photic zone, intertidal zone, neritic zone, oceanic zone, pelagic zone, benthic zone, plankton, estuary, eutrophic lake, oligotrophic lake, freshwater wetland
