BIOL 2004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Andreaeaceae, Paraphyses, Chondrus Crispus
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Evolved at the same time as amphibious animals. Evolved from green algae about 450 million years ago. Play in important role of being the pioneers of new forests. Other seeds from species will come in forest begins! Serve as food for herbivores in tundra ecosystems. Thylakoid membrane of the are located in the chloroplast. Q: which statement is not correct about the. Thylakoid membrane of the human uses of plants? chloroplast. The challenge of living in a terrestrial environment i. Solution: epidermis, stomata and cuticle help this by minimizing water loss ii. Spatial separation of nutrients, energy and carbon sources. Solution: vascular tissue and xylem and phloem help this! iii. Solution: organic polymer lignin in cell wall is very strong. Plants have two adult forms that alternate in producing each other. Plants have a multicellular embryo protected within the female parent! Gametes are non-flagellate eggs and smaller flagellate sperm fuse into single-celled diploid zygote.