Plants and Fungi
Many (but not all!) of the answers to these questions can be found in the lecture slides.
Additional resources: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/taxaform.html
Web search also acceptable (Wikipedia etc.)
This is an internet-based, exploration type of an assignment (learning to find answers on-line is part of the activity).
Earliest
date in
fossil
record/age
of group
Number
of
species
2 common
examples –
Vascular
tissues?
give common
name
Check for yes,
blank for no
Bryophytes
Pterophytes
(Ferns)
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Fungi: Yeasts
Fungi: Molds
Fungi:
Mushrooms
The password for the Plant and Fungi Diversity Quiz is “angiosperm”.
Seeds?
Check for
yes, blank
for no
Fruit or
flowers
Check for yes,
blank for no
Note: Different sources may give you slightly different
information, particularly for date of appearance or number of
species.
If this happens, choose the answer that is most common (where
2 out of 3 sources say the same thing).
Unique characteristic
not shared by any
other group in this list
Type of defense
against herbivory:
toxins, spines, etc.
*Some have none