Non-flowering Plants

• What kingdom do non-flowering plants belong to?

  Plantae
• Cell walls made up of?

  Cellulose
• Main 2 issues plants face on land?

  Water and support
• Bryophytes (Mosses and Liverworts):

  Dominant form? Gametophyte

  Grows in what environment? Moist

  Vascular or non-vascular? Non-vascular

  Seeds or seedless? Seedless

  Where does the sporophyte grow? Out of the gametophyte

  Dispersal by? Spores

  Yes or no. Long distance transport system (xylem and phloem)? No

  Sperm cells flagellated or non-flagellated? Flagellated
• Why do mosses, liverworts and ferns live in most environments?

  they have flagellated sperm that require a thin film or water to swim to the egg
• Ferns:

  Dominat form? Sporophyte

  Vascular or non-vascular? Vascular

  Dispersal by? Spores

  Seeds or seedless? Seedless

  Yes or no. Long distance transport system (xylem and phloem)? Yes

  Yes or no. Developed roots and rigid stem? Yes

  Sperm cells flagellated or non-flagellated? Flagellated
• Gymnosperms (conifers):

  Dominant form? Sporophyte

  Vascular or non-vascular? Vascular

  Seeds or seedless? Seeds

  Sperm cells flagellated or non-flagellated? Non-flagellated

  How is the male pollen dispersed? Wind

  Female gametophyte (ovule) remains attached to the what? Sporophyte

  The female gametophyte (ovule) is located in what? Cones
• Alternation of Generations alternate between what 2 phases?

  Haploid and Diploid

  Which one is 2n? Diploid

  Which is n? Haploid