Chapter 27 Outline
Kingdom Plantae
Plant diversity is discussed from an evolutionary
point of view which includes an examination of the life cycle
of the moss, fern, pine tree, and flowering plant.
Chapter Outline
In this chapter outline, the learning objectives
and the selected key terms are given for each major head in the
chapter.
1. List the characteristics shared by all plants.
Selected Key Terms: kingdom Plantae, sporophyte, gametophyte
Bryophytes Are Diverse (p. 445)
2. Describe the bryophytes and give the most significant stages of the moss life cycle.
3. Discuss the human uses of bryophytes.
bryophyte, liverwort, rhizoid, antheridium, archegonium, moss
Vascular Plants Include Seedless and Seed Plants (p. 448)
4. Describe the general characteristics of vascular plants and contrast the life cycle
of seedless vascular plants with seed vascular plants.
vascular plant, xylem, phloem, stomate
Ferns and Allies Are the Seedless Vascular Plants(p. 450)
5. Describe the rhyniophytes and list the seedless vascular plants alive today.
6. Describe the life cycle of the fern.
psilotophyte, club moss, horsetail, fern
Gymnosperms Have Naked Seeds (p. 454)
7. Describe the life cycle of seed plants, and tell how their life cycle is adapted to
a terrestrial environment.
8. List and describe the four divisions of gymnosperms, and describe the life cycle
of the pine tree.
9. Discuss the human uses and adaptations of gymnosperms.
gymnosperm, pollen grain, pollination, ovule, seed, conifer, cycad, ginkgo, gnetophyte
Angiosperms Have Covered Seeds (p. 457)
10. Contrast dicots with monocots, and describe the life cycle of flowering plants.
11. Compare the various plant life cycles, and explain why angiosperms are
more diverse and widespread than the other plant groups.
12. Discuss the human uses and adaptations of flowering plants.
angiosperm, herbaceous plant, woody plant, dicotyledon,
monocotyledon, stamen, anther, pistil, stigma, style, ovary, fruit
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