1) For each of the organisms in the following table, complete the empty columns with an appropriate answer for each taxa. Organism Gymnosperm Angiosperm Sister Taxa Derived Trait Ancestral Trait Mode of Reproduction
1) For each of the organisms in the following table, complete the empty columns with an appropriate answer for each taxa. Organism Gymnosperm Angiosperm Sister Taxa Derived Trait Ancestral Trait Mode of Reproduction
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Transcribed Image Text:### Exercise: Taxonomic Traits and Reproduction
For each of the organisms in the following table, complete the empty columns with an appropriate answer for each taxa.
| **Organism** | **Sister Taxa** | **Derived Trait** | **Ancestral Trait** | **Mode of Reproduction** |
|--------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| Gymnosperm | | | | |
| Angiosperm | | | | |
Fill in the table to demonstrate your understanding of these plant taxa, their evolutionary traits, and reproduction methods.
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Step 1: Introduction to Phanerogams
Phanerogams, Classification and its Characteristics:
- Phanerogams are multi-cellular, eukaryotic, advanced types of plants. They are well-differentiated plants which bear seeds.
- They are also known as spermatophytes.
- They are classified into two types including gymnosperms and angiosperms.
- The non-flowering plants are called gymnosperms and flowering plants are angiosperms.
Characteristics of Gymnosperms are :
- Seeds are not enclosed in an ovary ie., naked seeds.
- They will not make fruits or flowers.
Characteristics of angiosperms are :
- Seeds are present inside the ovary.
- They will produce flowers/fruits.
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