Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 4RQ
From which algal group did green plants probably arise? Explain the evidence that supports this hypothesis.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Ch. 22.1 - describe the features that distinguish plants from...Ch. 22.2 - describe the probable ancestor of plants?Ch. 22.2 - identify the closest living relatives of plants...Ch. 22.2 - describe the adaptations that equip plants for...Ch. 22.2 - In stark contrast to the stinking corpse lily and...Ch. 22.3 - Why are all nonvascular plants short?Ch. 22.3 - In each of these photos, is the pictured structure...Ch. 22.3 - Can you think of some adaptations that help...Ch. 22.3 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of wind...Ch. 22.3 - Which Plant Provide Us with the Most Food?
Ch. 22.3 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 22.3 - describe the major plant taxonomic groups and...Ch. 22.3 - describe the key steps in the life cycles of...Ch. 22.3 - The stinking corpse lily harms species it...Ch. 22.4 - In the initial trials with Argemone mexicana in...Ch. 22.4 - describe some of the effects that plants have on...Ch. 22.4 - Perhaps surprisingly, a parasitic lifestyle is not...Ch. 22 - In an alternation of generations life cycle,...Ch. 22 - Which of the following are not nonvascular plants?...Ch. 22 - Which of the following structures is present in...Ch. 22 - In which of the following is the gametophyte stage...Ch. 22 - Prob. 5MCCh. 22 - Scientists hypothesize that the ancestors of...Ch. 22 - Plant adaptations to life on land include a(n)...Ch. 22 - Seedless vascular plants must reproduce when...Ch. 22 - Three groups of nonvascular plants are __________,...Ch. 22 - What is meant by alternation of generations? What...Ch. 22 - Prob. 2RQCh. 22 - Describe evolutionary trends in the life cycles of...Ch. 22 - From which algal group did green plants probably...Ch. 22 - Prob. 5RQCh. 22 - Prob. 6RQCh. 22 - Prob. 7RQCh. 22 - Prob. 8RQCh. 22 - Prob. 9RQCh. 22 - Prob. 1ACCh. 22 - Prob. 2AC
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