What is the main importance of the plant traits that separate vascular seedless plants from nonvascular
plants besides vascular tissue?
What will be an ideal response?
The presence of lignin provides mechanical support for vertical growth. The presence of apical
meristems allows for a branching shoot system. Roots, stems and leaves provide for enhanced uptake
and transport of nutrients and enhanced photosynthesis. Finally, the diploid phase of the life cycle
starts to become more dominant resulting in a larger, longer-lived sporophyte.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What other information is related to the question? Which information is most useful?
What will be an ideal response?
After ten years of hard work and intensive study, you complete your PhD in botany. Your dissertation is celebrated in your field, and your adviser informs you that you can choose any plant in the world to continue your research. Without hesitation, you choose one of the strangest plants on the planet, the Welwitschia! But this rare species, the singular in its genus, can be found in only one place. Where must you travel to research this bizarre and fascinating plant?
a. Siberia b. New Guinea c. Namib d. Tibet
The contractile vacuole of the paramecium is possibly an evolutionary of the kidney
a. true b. false