Question

mant kates Plant Classifications Labs 21 24 For lab you are going to read though the sections on the history and evolution of plants Labs 21 through 24 in your lab book Use Chapter 21 (3"d edition: pg 309 through 326) to answer the following questions: 1. Complete the following table m oss e Example organism Support system Anchoring structures Method of transport norts 2. What are 10 reasons you should thank plants? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) B. To conquer the land, what sort of adaptations did early land plants have to develop? Use Chapter 22 (3° edition: pg 327 through 352) to answer the following questions 1. What is the significance of the vast fern forests of the Carboniferous period?

Answer 1

2. oxygen , food, medicine, fuel, natural beauty , wildlife support, prevent erosion , decoration, shade

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3. Vascular tissues, roots, leaves, cuticle cover, and a tough outer layer that protects the spores contributed to the adaptation of plants to dry land.

4. They played an important role in establishing the early land flora as they emerged shortly after the evolution of land plants and are much larger than bryophytes