BIOL 1002 Chapter : Ch 21 Notes

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The diversity of plants: chapter 21: the main distinguishing characteristics of the kingdom plantae are, eukaryotic, multicellular, photosynthetic autotrophs, varied and complex life cycles, cell walls made of cellulose, food reserve stored as starch or oils. The life cycle in plants: most plants go through a life cycle that involves an alternation of generations (see fig. In this life cycle the diploid phase produces a sporophyte that produces haploid spores by meiosis: the spores grow into the gametophyte that produces gametes. These gametes fuse during fertilization to form a diploid zygote that then grows into another sporophyte. The primitive plants: since plants (like other organisms) originated in the water, the most primitive plant types are the algae, the green algae and plant share some common traits however there are some major differences. The algae traits include: most or all of life cycle in water.

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