Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 26.1, Problem 1CC
Why do researchers identify charophytes rather than another group as the closest relatives of plants?
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Ch. 26.1 - Why do researchers identify charophytes rather...Ch. 26.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 26.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 26.1 - WHAT IF? What would the human life cycle be like...Ch. 26.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 26.2 - Describe the importance of mycorrhizae, both today...Ch. 26.2 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Review Figures 8 .3 and 8.5. If a...Ch. 26.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 26.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 26.3 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Monilophytes and seed plants both...
Ch. 26.4 - What features not present in seedless plants have...Ch. 26.4 - Explain why Darwin called the origin of...Ch. 26.4 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Suppose the Bennettitales and...Ch. 26.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 26.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 26.5 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Figure 1.9 illustrates the...Ch. 26.5 - Prob. 4CCCh. 26 - Prob. 1TYUCh. 26 - Which of the following characteristics of plants...Ch. 26 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 26 - Prob. 4TYUCh. 26 - Prob. 5TYUCh. 26 - DRAW IT Use the letters a-d to label where on the...Ch. 26 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY INTERPRET THE DATA The grass...Ch. 26 - FOCUS ON EVOLUTION The history of life has been...Ch. 26 - FOCUS ON INTERACTIONS Giant lycophyte trees of...Ch. 26 - SYNTHESIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE These stomata are from...
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- which plant family often has a basal rosette of leaves and a well-developed hypanthium?arrow_forwardWhat characteristics do all land plants have in common?arrow_forwardCompare and contrast bryophytes (e.g. mosses) and seedless vascular plants (e.g. ferns). What differences exist between these classifications of plants, and how have these differences become evolutionarily advantageous?arrow_forward
- What are the three groups of nonvascular plants? How would you determine whether an unknown specimen is a vascular plant?arrow_forwardHow does the symmetry of a moss gametophyte compare with that of a liverwort gametophyte?arrow_forwardWhat key traits distinguish each group from the other listed in the comparison? A) All land plants from green algae? B) Pteridophyta (ferns) from Bryophyta (mosses)? C) Angiosperms from ferns?arrow_forward
- How are the gametophytes of seedless vascular plants similar to the gametophytes of bryophytes? How are they different?arrow_forwardWhat is the characteristic that distinguishes bryophytes from the other plant phyla? Answers: They do not have embryos. They do not have vascular tissue. They have flowers. They have fruits. They have lignin in their cell walls. Please explain which answer is the correct one.arrow_forwardWhat would be a more distinct lifestage in seedless vascular plants? Sporophyte or Gametophytearrow_forward
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