Introduction to the Plant Kingdom copyright cmassengale
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Aquatic to Terrestrial Life Early Ancestors Aquatic to Terrestrial Life copyright cmassengale
copyright cmassengale Aquatic Ancestor Closest living species to a possible land plant ancestor Group of green algae Called Charyophyceans Chara copyright cmassengale
Algae & Land Plant Similarities Both contain chlorophylls a and b Have chloroplasts with stacks of thylakoids Store starch in plastids Cellulose in cell walls Go through Alternation of Generations life Cycle copyright cmassengale
copyright cmassengale Aquatic Habitat Terrestrial Habitat copyright cmassengale
Living in Aquatic Environments Plants surrounded by water so don’t dry out Sperm swims to egg Water supports plant Plants stay in upper surface near light Absorb nutrients from the H2O copyright cmassengale