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Plants - Coggle Diagram
Plants
Characteristics
membrane bound nucleus
cell wall
chloroplasts
other membrane bound vesicles
multicellular
photosynthetic
live in a variety of habitats
vary in size
Plant Adaptations
roots absorb H2O and minerals
lignin and cellulose in cell walls for support
vascular transport system
waxy cuticle and stomata with guard cells
pollen containing sperm
Algae & Land Plant Similarities
have choroplast with stacks of thylakoids
store starch in plastids
both contain chlorophylls a and b
cellulose in cell walls
Evolutionary History
nonvascular plants:
advent nourishment of multicellular embryo within body of female plant
hornworts
liverworts
mosses
granite mosses
true mosses
peat mosses
seedless vascular plants:
advent of vascular tissue
gymnosperms and angiosperms:
produces seeds
angiosperms: flowering plants
monocotyledons
eudicotyledons
gymnosperms: seeds not enclosed by fruit
ginkgoes
gnetophytes
cycads
conifers
flowering plants:
attract pollinators and produces fruit
Organization
shoot system
vegetative organs
includes roots, stems, and leaves
root system
reproductive organs
include flowers, seeds, and fruits
Tropisms
geotropism
thigmotropism
phototropism
Diversification
Leaves
shade leaves
spines
climbing leaves
Pollination
bird
wind
insect