Q3W7 SS connection

What do a quillwort plant and a lump of coal have in common?

• They both absorb sunlight

• They both share a history with ancient plants

• They are both fossil fuels

• They are both modern plants

What type of environment did lycopsids thrive in?

• Dry deserts

• Warm and humid swamps with shallow water

• Cold and icy tundras

• Open grassy plains

What advantage did lycopsids have over plants that lacked vascular systems?

• They produced seeds

• They could grow tall and capture more sunlight

• They absorbed water without roots

• They lived in all types of climates

How did lycopsids reproduce?

• By producing seeds

• By cloning themselves

• By using spores, like modern ferns

• By dividing their roots

What happens to peat over long periods of time under sediment?

• It turns into oil

• It turns into coal

• It dissolves completely

• It becomes a plant again

What does coal sometimes still contain traces of?

• Fossilized animals

• Fossilized leaves

• Fossilized insects

• Fossilized peat

Why did lycopsids grow tall?

• To protect themselves from predators

• To raise their leaves above other plants and capture more sunlight

• To store water in their stems

• To reproduce more effectively

What are modern quillwort plants related to?

• Plants that lived in deserts

• Plants that once filled Earth’s swamps

• Plants that grew in cold climates

• Plants that lacked roots

What is peat made of?

• Rocks and soil

• Plant and animal materials that are partially broken down

• Fossilized coal

• Minerals and water

What eventually happened to the lycopsids?

• They adapted to desert climates

• They became extinct

• They became the most dominant plants on Earth

• They grew into larger trees