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Chapter 27.3, Problem 1C
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To determine: The adaptations possess by the ferns which are absent in algae and
Introduction: Ferns belong to a diverse group of spore-forming plants. Approximate 11,000 species of ferns are found in terrestrial habitats and few are also found in the aquatic environment. Ferns commonly inhabit temperate regions such as swamps, stream banks, and marshes. Members of bryophytes are called amphibians of the plant kingdom and are commonly found in damp and humid climates. Algae belong to group thallophyta and contain chlorophyll pigments to perform photosynthesis.
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Ch. 27.1 - Discuss some environmental challenges of living on...Ch. 27.1 - Name the green algal group from which plants are...Ch. 27.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 27.1 - Prob. 2CCh. 27.1 - Prob. 3CCh. 27.1 - Prob. 4CCh. 27.2 - Summarize the features that distinguish bryophytes...Ch. 27.2 - Name and briefly describe the three phyla of...Ch. 27.2 - Describe the life cycle of mosses and compare...Ch. 27.2 - Prob. 1C
Ch. 27.2 - How are mosses, liverworts, and hornworts similar?...Ch. 27.3 - Discuss the features that distinguish seedless...Ch. 27.3 - Name and briefly describe the two phyla of...Ch. 27.3 - Describe the life cycle of ferns and compare their...Ch. 27.3 - Compare the generalized life cycles of homosporous...Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 1CCh. 27.3 - Prob. 2CCh. 27.3 - Which of the following are parts of the sporophyte...Ch. 27.3 - Why are whisk ferns and horsetails now classified...Ch. 27.3 - How does heterospory modify the plant life cycle?Ch. 27 - Plants probably descended from a group of green...Ch. 27 - Which of the following is not a characteristic of...Ch. 27 - In plant life cycles, (a) the first products of...Ch. 27 - The bryophytes (a) include mosses, liverworts, and...Ch. 27 - The waxy layer that covers aerial parts of plants...Ch. 27 - Prob. 6TYUCh. 27 - Prob. 7TYUCh. 27 - Know and Comprehend 8. The green,...Ch. 27 - Prob. 9TYUCh. 27 - Know and Comprehend 10. These plants have...Ch. 27 - Know and Comprehend 11. These plants have hollow,...Ch. 27 - Know and Comprehend 12. Which of the following...Ch. 27 - Apply and Analyze 13. VISUALIZE Draw a simple...Ch. 27 - Evaluate and Synthesize 14. EVOLUTION LINK How may...Ch. 27 - Evaluate and Synthesize 15. INTERPRET DATA...Ch. 27 - Evaluate and Synthesize 16. EVOLUTION LINK Where...
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