Biology 2217B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Thuja Plicata, Liliopsida, Sphagnum
22 Mar 2014
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Mosses, liverworts, homeostasis, non-vascular, gametophyte, spores, peat moss, 15000 species. Ferns, club mosses, horsetails, vascular, spores, swimming sperm, separate gametophyte and sporophyte, 13000 species. Gymnosperms, vascular, male and female gametophytes, naked seeds, pollen, conifers, cycads, ginko, gnetophytes, 980 species. Flowering plants, angiosperms, vascular, male and female gametophytes, seeds enclosed in ovary, earth"s dominant form, 200000 species. White oak, hard maple, black walnut, white ash, birch, oak, aspen, beech, cherry, teak, mahogany. White pine, bed cypress, pines, douglas fir, western red cedar, hemlock, spruce, larch, redwood, yew. Ring porous (oaks/ ashes, larger vessels in spring, smaller in summer) or ring diffuse (maples/birches, rings are even throughout) Spiral arranged leaves, fruit is a nut (acorn), deciduous and evergreen species, found in northern hemisphere. Heavy, strong (great strength and hardness), light coloured hardwood. Latin word meaning sharp, referring to the. Mahogany meliaceae (mahogan y family) characteristic points on maple leaves.
