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1. Define what it means to be a plant. (551)
2. Describe the plant life cycle. Why is it called an alternation of generations? (552)
3. What do plants need to survive? (552)
4. What are Bryophytes? Describe their general features. (556) List examples. (556-
557)
5. What are ferns? Describe them. (560-561) What types of vascular tissue do they have that mosses lack? Describe the types. (560)
6. How are seed plants advanced compared to ferns and mosses? (564) List and describe their adaptations. (564-565)
7. What are gymnosperms? Describe them. (566-567)
8. What are angiosperms? Describe them. (569-570) What are the two classes of angiosperms? Describe them. (570)
9. What adaptations do angiosperms have that are unique in the plant kingdom? (569)
10. List the plant tissues, describe each of them, and explain their functions. (580-583)
11. List the types of roots and explain the function of each. (584)
12. List the layers of a root from the outside in, and list the functions of each. (585)
13. How does a root absorb water? Explain! (586-587) What is root pressure and how is it formed? (588)
14. List the functions of stems and their basic external structure. (589)
15. How do monocot and dicot stems differ? Explain. (590)
16. List the layers of a stem from the outside in, and explain the function of each layer.
(590-591)
17. How does primary and secondary stem growth differ? (590-591)
18. How is wood formed and how are tree rings related to its formation? (592)
19. How is bark formed? (593)
20. What is the basic structure and function of a leaf? (595)
21. List the layers of a leaf from the top down, and explain the function of each. (596)
22. How do guard cells operate to allow leaf gas exchange? (597)
23. What is capillary action? (599) What is transpiration? (600) How are they related
(599-600)
24. How does phloem transport nutrients? How are sources and sinks related? (602)
25. Draw a flower. Label all important parts. List the functions of each part. (612-613)
26. Describe life cycle of angiosperms in terms of gametophyte, sporophyte, and alternation of generations. (614-615)
27. How is pollination different from fertilization? What is double fertilization? (615-616)
28. How are seed and fruit development related? (618)
29. What are the different types of seed dispersal? (619)
30. What are seed dormancy and germination? (620-621)
31. List and describe the different types of asexual reproduction in plants. (622-623)
32. What is auxin? How does it control phototropism in a stem? How does it control gravitropism in a root? How does it control apical dominance? (634-636)
33. What is ethylene? How does it cause fruit to ripen? (638)
34. What are tropisms? (639)