Name: Jolene, Michelle, Jerell, Gaby, and Yatzi

Lab Section:

Worksheet 11
Kingdom Plantae (10 points)

Plant Presentations

Nonvascular Plants
1. When did they evolve?
470 million years ago

2. Which is the dominant generation?

Gametophyte

3. Do they have true leaves, stems, and roots?

no

4. Do they produce seeds? Are the seeds inside fruits?

no

5. Do they produce flowers?

no

6. What size are they?

They have different sizes depending on the plant.
Mosses: 0.2-10cm
Liverwort: 0.2-2cm wide, 10cm long
Hornwort: 100.6-298.7cm

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7. List some common examples:
moss, liverwort, and hornwort

Seedless Vascular Plants

1. When did they evolve?
425 million years ago

2. Which is the dominant generation?

Sporophyte

3. Do they have true leaves, stems, and roots?

yes, except no true roots

4. Do they produce seeds? Are the seeds inside fruits?

no

5. Do they produce flowers?

no

6. What size are they?

depends on how much water they absorb
horsetails: 30cm
club mosses: 10 ft
whisk ferns: 50.8cm
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7. List some common examples:
Horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns

The Gymnosperms
1. When did they evolve?
390 million years ago

2. Which is the dominant generation?

Sporophyte

3. Do they have true leaves, stems, and roots?

yes

4. Do they produce seeds? Are the seeds inside fruits?

yes, but no seeds in fruits

5. Do they produce flowers?

no, but still produce pollen

6. What size are they?

varies in size
Ginkgo biloba: 50-80ft tall, 30-40ft wide
cycads: size varies
Conifers: 2.5-30cm
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7. List some common examples:
Ginkgo biloba, cycads, and conifers

Flowering Plants
1. When did they evolve?
140 million years ago

2. Which is the dominant generation?

Sporophyte

3. Do they have true leaves, stems, and roots?

yes

4. Do they produce seeds? Are the seeds inside fruits?

yes

5. Do they produce flowers?

yes

6. What size are they?

Flowers are diverse plant that vary in sizes

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7. List some common examples:
Dicots, monocots, and mesophytes