Advantages and Challenges of Plant Life: Water vs. Land, Quizzes of Biology

Download Advantages and Challenges of Plant Life: Water vs. Land and more Quizzes Biology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Advantages of Plant Life in Water DEFINITION 1 1. Surrounded by water 2. No cuticle needed 3. No transport system 4. Nutrients and gases (CO2) dissolved in water 5. Metabolism wastes removed by diffusion TERM 2 Advantages of Plant life on Land DEFINITION 2 1. Greater UV radiation 2. Greater abundance of O2 and CO2 3. Less competition for nutrients on land 4. Less predators (initially) TERM 3 Problems on Land DEFINITION 3 1)Obtaining enough water 2) transport of water and foods within plant 3) preventing excess water loss from leaf 4) Allowing for gas exchange for photosynthesis 5) withstanding temperature extremes 6) supporting the plant body 7) fertilization without water 8) dispersal of new progeny to new suitable locations . 9) Development of new photosynthetic structures and biochemical protectionss TERM 4 Bryrophytes DEFINITION 4 First terrestrial plants (mosses) lack supportive tissues, must grow close to the ground predominant phase of life is gametophte needs water to reproduce grow in moist places on forest ground TERM 5 Male gametophyte Bryrophyte DEFINITION 5 antheridia