Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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Author: Hoefnagels
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Chapter 19.1, Problem 1MC
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The evidence that plants are closely related to green algae.
Concept introduction:
The land plants are evolved from the green algae and they show a lot of similar characteristics and structures. The similarities show the close relation between the land plants and green algae.
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Chapter 19 Solutions
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Ch. 19.1 - Prob. 1MCCh. 19.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 19.1 - How does vascular tissue adapt plants to land?Ch. 19.1 - Describe the reproductive adaptations of plants.Ch. 19.2 - Describe the three main groups of bryophytes.Ch. 19.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 19.3 - Describe the four groups of seedless vascular...Ch. 19.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 19.3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 19.4 - What are the characteristics of gymnosperms?
Ch. 19.4 - What are the four groups of gymnosperms?Ch. 19.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 19.4 - What happens during and after pollination in...Ch. 19.5 - Prob. 1MCCh. 19.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 19.5 - Prob. 3MCCh. 19.5 - Prob. 4MCCh. 19.6 - Prob. 1MCCh. 19.6 - What are some alternative hypotheses for why the...Ch. 19 - Which of the following is NOT a similarity between...Ch. 19 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 19 - What conditions did plants face when they moved to...Ch. 19 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 19 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 19 - Which adaptation to land is present in the most...Ch. 19 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 19 - Reproduction in a pine tree is associated with a....Ch. 19 - In comparing the life cycle of an angiosperm to...Ch. 19 - What plant group is correctly matched with an...Ch. 19 - What characteristics do all land plants have in...Ch. 19 - Prob. 2WIOCh. 19 - How are terrestrial habitats different from...Ch. 19 - Prob. 4WIOCh. 19 - List the characteristics that distinguish the four...Ch. 19 - Prob. 6WIOCh. 19 - A fern plant can produce as many as 50 million...Ch. 19 - How do the adaptations of gymnosperms and...Ch. 19 - Prob. 9WIOCh. 19 - Describe how the petals, ovary, and ovule of...Ch. 19 - The immature fruit of the opium poppy produces...Ch. 19 - Scientists have studied plant populations that...Ch. 19 - Prob. 13WIOCh. 19 - Prob. 14WIOCh. 19 - Prob. 15WIOCh. 19 - Compare and contrast the life cycles of the four...Ch. 19 - Prob. 17WIOCh. 19 - Prob. 18WIOCh. 19 - Prob. 19WIOCh. 19 - What are the pros and cons of pursuing biofuels as...Ch. 19 - Prob. 1PITCh. 19 - Prob. 2PITCh. 19 - Prob. 3PITCh. 19 - Prob. 4PIT
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