A botanist discovers a new species of plant in a tropical rain forest
After observing its anatomy and life cycle, he notes the following characteristics: flagellated sperm, xylem with tracheids, separate gametophyte and sporophyte generations with the sporophyte dominant, and no seeds. This plant is probably most closely related to _____. A) mosses
B) ferns
C) gymnosperms
D) flowering plants
B
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Bryophytes are found:
A. where roots do not provide an advantage. B. throughout the world. C. where vascular plants do not have a competitive advantage. D. on rocks and trunks of trees. E. All of the answer options are true of bryophyte habitats.
A group of organisms sharing a derived trait is known as a ____
a. clade b. taxon c. tribe d. community e. population
A major disadvantage to torsion is that:A
the animal could die as a result of taking in waste products. B. the animal loses its excretory structures and must rely on diffusion. C. the mantle no longer covers the visceral mass. D. the animal is left with an incomplete digestive tract. E. the foot is displaced toward the anterior region.
Requirements for X and V factors are used to identify
A) Staphylococcus. B) Escherichia. C) Neisseria. D) Haemophilus. E) Pseudomonas.