Campbell Biology
Campbell Biology
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ISBN: 9780135188743
Author: Urry
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 30.2, Problem 3CC
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To draw: A phylogenetic tree of seed plants depicting the relationship between Elkinsia, gymnosperms, and the angiosperms.

Concept introduction: The first evidence of seed plant comes from 360 million-year-old fossils of plants in the genus Elkinsia. Elkinsia is a group of extinct gymnosperms. It lived 55 million years before the first fossil was classified as gymnosperms.

The early seed plants became extinct, and there is no information about the lineage that gave rise to the gymnosperms. The early gymnosperms lived in the Carboniferous Period. In the Permian period, the gymnosperms replaced the lycophytes and ferns. In the late Mesozoic era, the angiosperms started to replace the gymnosperms.

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Now you will practice identifying the phylogenetic tree that corresponds to a given character table. The following table shows three key events in the evolution of plants: the development of vascular tissue, the development of flowers, and the development of seeds. Plant groups Vascular Tissue Flowers Seeds Gymnosperms 1 0 1 Mosses 0 0 0 Ferns 1 0 0 Angiosperms 1 1 1 Select the phylogenetic tree that correctly represents the data in the character table.
Describe what the early angiosperm may have been like with regard to flowers, body, ecołogy, wood and pollen. For each of the characters, what living angiosperms still have those characters? In what ways have those changed in certain lines of evolution?
One of the major phylogenetic conclusions of this study is: choose one    a.   The Ginkgoales are the sister group to angiosperms among extant gymnosperms.   b.   There is no sister group to angiosperms among extant gymnosperms.   c.   The Cycads are the sister group to angiosperms among extant gymnosperms.   d.   The Gnetales are the sister group to angiosperms among extant gymnosperms.   e.   The Conifers are the sister group to angiosperms among extant gymnosperms.
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