BIOA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Carboniferous, Welwitschia, Antheridium

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Tree of life lycophytes: life cycle similar to ferns, originated in silurian time, better at conquring life on land because they have cuticle and vascular tissues, vascular tissues allows them to grow taller and have a backbone. Conquering of dry land by vascular plants: 420m years old, waxy cuticle- keeps in water, soma- opening through waxy layer, vascular tissue- first time it ever evolved, modern day plants- clubmosses, quillworts, spikmosses (most) Both generations are photosynthetic: sporophyte feeds itself. Two mobile life cycle phases: pores fro sorus when released are wind dependent and have long distance dispersal, spermatozoid self propelled over short distances. Interpretation of life cycle(ferns and lycophytes: diploid, sprophytic generation is the longest. Still strong water dependence: sporphyte better equipt to withstand drougt, prothallium doesn"t have a cuticle need mist shady conditions, spermatozoid needs water to travel, ferns most abundant in tropics. True ferns: azolla smallest fern, tree ferns the biggest ferns.

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