Plant Evolution & Structure

What are the 2 MAIN groups of plants?

• seed plants and seedless plants
• gymnosperms and angiosperms
• horsetails and ferns
• vascular and nonvascular

Which plants are very short and grow close to the ground?

• vascular
• nonvascular

Why is the plant in the picture a vascular plant?

• it can absorb light from the sun
• it has a stem that can carry water and nutrients
• it has more than one cell
• it can make it's own foo

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Select ALL functions of roots.

• Absorb water and nutrients from the soil

• Hold the plant in the soil

• Release plant wastes into the soil

• Some plants store food in them

• Produce food for the plant

Which type of the root is shown in the picture?

• Fibrous

• Taproot

• Vascular

• Nonvascular

The flowers from plants turn into _________.

• Fruits

• Trees

• Leaves

• Vegtables

Scientists believe that plants evolved from an organism similar to today’s ____________.

• Red Algae
• Green Algae
• Brown Algae

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what is the function of cuticle?

• protects the underlying tissues
• transport water
• transport mineral and nutrients
• reduce loss of water through transpiration

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• Vascular
• Nonvascular