Seed Plants Flashcards
1
Q
Vascular plants
A
Tallest living specimens
2
Q
Seeds include
A
- embryo (sporophyte)
- endosperm(food source)
- protective cover
3
Q
First seed plants
A
Gymnosperms
4
Q
4 types of Gymnosperms
A
- coniferophyta
- ginkgophyta
- cycadophyta
- gnetophyta
5
Q
Gymnosperms produce what type of seeds
A
Naked seeds
6
Q
- longest surviving gymnosperms
- largest sperm cell of all organisms
A
Cycads
7
Q
Bristlecone pine
A
Oldest living tree
8
Q
Ginkophytes only extant species
A
Ginko biloba
9
Q
What do seed plants use to produce microspores and megaspores
A
Meiosis
10
Q
Angiosperms only have?
A
- flowers
- fruit
- endosperm in seeds
11
Q
Angiosperms that use wind pollination
A
- oaks
- grasses
- birches
12
Q
Ripened ovary containing seeds
A
Fruit
13
Q
Pore like structure in leaves that regulate intake carbon dioxide, loss of water, release of oxygen
A
Stomata
14
Q
Polymer on leaves of vascular plants that protect it from pathogens and dehydration
A
Cutin
15
Q
Transport water and minerals upward to stems and leaves
A
Xylem
