Chapter 1: Living On Land

Flashcards covering key vocabulary from the lecture on plants' transition to land.

Land Plants

Organisms studied to understand the transition from water to terrestrial environments and the traits essential for living on land.

Mitochondria

Cellular organelles that appeared approximately 2 billion years ago.

Green Algae

Aquatic organisms that appeared approximately 700 million years ago, estimated to have about 8,000 species, and are photosynthetic.

Photosynthesis

The process by which green algae and plants create sugar (energy) from sunlight.

Traits for living on land

Characteristics that differentiate land plants from green algae, enabling survival and reproduction in a terrestrial environment.