BIOL 1002 Chapter : Chapter 21 Outline

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Receives nutrients from tissues of parent plant: alternating multicellular haploid and diploid generations. Alternation of generations plant reproduction life cycle, separate diploid and haploid generations alternate with one another. Diploid generation body consists of diploid cells known as sporophyte (multicellular embryos) undergo meiosis to produce haploid reproductive cells called spores. Use photosynthesis to capture solar energy and convert to leaves, shoots, seeds, and fruits. Main providers of energy and nutrients: make contributions to atmosphere. Produce oxygen gas as a byproduct of photosynthesis and replenish oxygen in atmosphere: create and maintain soil. Decomposition of plants turns into organic matter that helps soil to hold water and nutrients making the soil more fertile: keep ecosystem moist. Take water in from soil and retain in tissues. Plants slow the rate at which water escapes from terrestrial ecosystems and increase water availability for other inhabitants: plants provide for humans, shelter, fuel, medicine. Wood was the main fuel for warming and cooking.

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