Q: Which gymnosperm family has fleshy, drupaceous appearing fruits?
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Q: what structure of gymnosperms are homologous to gametophytes of the seedless plants?
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Q: What features distinguish gymnosperms from seedless plants?
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Q: What features of seeds and fruits have enabled angiosperms to become so widespread?
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Q: Which gymnosperm family has genera that are not evergreen?
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Q: Define the role of bryophytes,pteridophytes,gymnosperms and angiosperms?
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Q: Describe and compare at least two differences in the stem architecture of the ferns and the ancient…
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Q: Does horsetails are gymnosperms?
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Q: What features distinguish progymnosperms from seed ferns?
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Q: What can you say about an early interpretation or hypothesis that the gnetophytes are probably the…
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Q: What adaptations do ferns have that both algae and bryophytes lack?
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Q: Which of the following are parts of the sporophyte generation in ferns: frond, sperm cells, egg…
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Q: What are characteristic features of bryophytes or gymnosperms?
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A: Rhynia existed during Siluria and Devonian times.
Q: The evolutionary relationships among the major groups of seed plants are uncertain. The cladogram…
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Q: Both gymnosperms and angiosperms bear seeds, then why are they classified separately?
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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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- Both gymnosperms and angiosperms bear seeds, then why they classified separately? areWhat phylum are all angiosperms classified under? what are the two key features that all angiosperms possess? What are fruits? What can they look like? What are their functions? What were early angiosperms like? Where and when did they likely diverge from? What are some current threats to angiosperms?What are the four modern-day groups of gymnosperms?
- What are characteristic features of bryophytes or gymnosperms?You have been hired as research assistant to investigate the origins of the angiosperms, specifically the boundary between a gymnosperm and an angiosperm. Which characteristics would you use to clearly define a new fossil as a gymnosperm? An angiosperm?Which gymnosperm family has fleshy, drupaceous appearing fruits?
- Which of the following statements best compares the two dominant lineages of modern angiosperms? -Monocots are monophyletic whereas eudicots have multiple origins. -Monocots have only one pistil per flower whereas eudicots have three. -Monocots have only one cotyledon whereas eudicots have two. -Monocots are lycophylls whereas eudicots are euphylls. -Monocots have only one stamen per flower whereas eudicots have six.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 can you say about an early interpretation or hypothesis that the gnetophytes are probably the sister lineage of the angiosperms? Do you agree or not?
- What is different about ferns, gymnosperms, and flowering plants compared to the rest of the plants?The evolutionary relationships among the major groups of seed plants are uncertain. The cladogram below is one possible representation of these relationships. Which of the following can be inferred from this cladogram of the seed plants? eudicots monocots other angiosperms angiosperms water lities Amborella conifers gnetophytes gymnosperms cycads early seed plants girikgo /What features distinguish progymnosperms from seed ferns?