Investigating Simple Plants: Video Review

The video explores the fascinating features of simple plants, starting with the origin of the first plants from green algae around 470 million years ago. It discusses the challenges these plants faced to survive on land. The video then delves into the general characteristics of bryophytes, focusing on major phyla such as liverworts, hornworts, and mosses. Finally, it examines the origins and characteristics of seedless vascular plants, highlighting major phyla like whisk ferns, club mosses, horsetails, and ferns.

What is the estimated time period when the first plants originated from green algae?

• 600 million years ago

• 300 million years ago

• 500 million years ago

• 470 million years ago

What are the main challenges early plants faced when adapting to life on land?

• Competing for sunlight

• Avoiding predators

• Finding food

• Overcoming gravity

Which of the following is NOT a major bryophyte phylum?

• Mosses

• Ferns

• Hornworts

• Liverworts

Which of the following is a characteristic of seedless vascular plants?

• They are aquatic

• They have vascular tissues

• They produce seeds

• They are all flowering plants

Which plant group includes whisk ferns and club mosses?

• Seedless vascular plants

• Angiosperms

• Bryophytes

• Gymnosperms