Lecture Notes Review - Plant Biology

Flashcards generated from lecture notes about uses of mosses, characteristics of ferns, ancient plant life, and features of Sequoia National Park and bristlecone pines.

Mosses are low-lying and absorb moisture from the __.

environment

The dominant plant form in ferns is the __.

sporophyte

Some mosses have __ uses, acting as antiseptics.

medical

The green, carpet-like part of a moss is its __.

gametophyte

When a moss produces a sporophyte, it releases __.

spores

The fossilized remains of ancient plants are what we now use as __.

coal

Coal is referred to as a __ fuel.

fossil

Ancient plants were able to grow very large due to the development of __ tissue.

vascular

The plant groups angiosperms and __ had not yet developed when ancient ferns grew large.

gymnosperms

Generally, plants get larger when there is more __ available.

carbon

Artist renditions based on fossilized remains show that ancient club mosses, tree ferns, and __ were much larger.

horsetails

Compared to their ancient counterparts, modern club mosses are much __.

smaller

Today, the more adaptive plants are the gymnosperms and __.

angiosperms

In a fern, the entire big leaf with small leaflets coming out of it is called a __.

frond

The plant that makes gametes is known as the __.

gametophyte

The plant that makes spores is known as the __.

sporophyte

Mosses are unique because their __ is dominant and visible.

gametophyte

For most other plants, the gametophyte is non-dominant and __.

microscopic

Regular palm trees are actually classified as __.

angiosperms

Sequoia National Park is home to trees as tall as __.

high rises

Mount Whitney, at 15,000 feet, is the tallest peak in __.

America

Sequoia National Park is sometimes called a __ park due to its relatively quiet nature.

hidden

General Sherman, the largest living thing on Earth, is located in __ National Park.

Sequoia

General Sherman stands at approximately __ feet tall.

275

General Sherman is about __ feet wide.

25

General Sherman weighs approximately 2.7 __ pounds.

million

The ancient __ pines are known as the oldest living creatures on Earth.

bristlecone

Many ancient bristlecone pines were seedlings when the __ were built.

pyramids

The oldest bristlecone pines are more than __ years old.

4,700

Most of the visible wood on an ancient bristlecone pine is __.

dead

The dead wood of bristlecone pines forms a __ that supports the thin ribbon of life within.

superstructure

Bristlecone pines grow high above the normal __.

tree line

The extremely dense wood of bristlecone pines protects a thin __ of life within.

ribbon

Mosses have to absorb moisture directly from the __ because they are low-lying.

environment

The gametophyte in mosses is the main green part that resembles a green __.

carpet