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A: It is derived from the Greek word gymnos which means naked and sperma meaning seed. They were the…
Q: Define the concept of Gymnosperms ?
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Q: What is different about ferns, gymnosperms, and flowering plants compared to the rest of the plants?
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Q: Identify three gymnosperm phyla, and describe their importanceto humans.
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Q: Are seedless plants non-vascular or vascular?
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Q: Compare and contrast the four types of gymnosperms.
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Q: Of the following structures, which one is found is ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms? O Vascular…
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Q: List the major groups of gymnosperms.
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Q: Are gymnosperms heterosporous or homosporous? Explain what this means. What are the evolutionary…
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Q: Are gymnosperms heterosporous or homosporous? Explain what this means. What are the evolutionary…
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Q: Know examples of gymnosperm families that have the following characteristics: Only opposite…
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Q: Define the role of bryophytes,pteridophytes,gymnosperms and angiosperms?
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Q: How different aregymnosperms frombryophytes andpteridophytes?
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Q: The Plant Life Cycle What was the major evolutionary adaptation that ferns underwent? WI
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Q: Why are whisk ferns and horsetails now classified as ferns?
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Q: What features distinguish progymnosperms from seed ferns?
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Q: Monilophyta (equisetum) Monilophyta (true ferns) Gymnosperms Angiosperms
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Q: Describe the life cycle of ferns.
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Q: What adaptations do ferns have that both algae and bryophytes lack?
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Q: What are characteristic features of bryophytes or gymnosperms?
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Q: Are gymnosperms heterosporous or homosporous? Explain what this means. What are the evolutionary…
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Q: Which of the following traits characterizes gymnosperms? a. The plants carry exposed seeds on…
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Q: Ferns are; Sporophyte dominant Gametophyte dominant Neither
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Q: Why gymnosperms lacks fruit?
A: The gymnosperms are a group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and…
Q: What are external features of gymnosperms?
A: Plants are mainly multicellular organisms, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom…
Q: Know examples of gymnosperm families that have the following characteristics: A. Only opposite…
A: Gymnosperms : These are seed producing plants which includes conifers , cycads , ginkgo and…
Q: The evolutionary relationships among the major groups of seed plants are uncertain. The cladogram…
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Q: what dicot group to diverge from the gymnosperms?
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Q: Describe progymnosperms. What were the significant evolutionary advances that characterized…
A: Gymnosperms are naked seeded plants and have no flowers or fruits. They include different phyla,…
Q: You have discovered a new plant species that you think may be a gymnosperm. Which of the following…
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Q: What phylum are all angiosperms classified under? what are the two key features that all angiosperms…
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- Which of the following traits characterizes gymnosperms? a. The plants carry exposed seeds on modified leaves. b. Reproductive structures are located in a flower. c. After fertilization, the ovary thickens and forms a fruit. d. The gametophyte is longest phase of the life cycle.what structure of gymnosperms are homologous to gametophytes of the seedless plants?What is different about ferns, gymnosperms, and flowering plants compared to the rest of the plants?
- What evolutionary advantages do seed provide over spores? What was early gymnosperm ecology like? What ecological role did gymnosperms perform as the dominant terrestrial plant type 250 million years ago? what were did angiosperms begin to replace gymnosperms as the new dominant plant type in terrestrial ecosystemsWhat are characteristic features of bryophytes or gymnosperms?What adaptations do ferns have that both algae and bryophytes lack?