1. Introduction to the Plant Kingdom
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3. Aquatic to Terrestrial Life
Early Ancestors
Aquatic to Terrestrial Life
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Aquatic Ancestor
Closest living species to a possible land plant ancestor
Group of green algae
Called Charyophyceans
Chara
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5. 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
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Aquatic Habitat
Terrestrial Habitat
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7. 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
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