Plants

Evidence that land plants have evolved from algae.

Disadvantages and advantages of life on land.

The major evolutionary characteristics of bryophytes and seedless vascular

plants.

Plants have a unique life cycle termed alternation of generations with a

gametophyte generation and a sporophyte generation.

The typical life cycle patterns of plants, as demonstrated by ferns.

The evolutionary significance of seeds and pollen as key adaptations to life

on land.

The evolutionary significance of flowers and fruits in angiosperm

reproduction.

Plants grow only at meristems.

How leaf anatomy relates to photosynthesis.

The role of root hairs and mycorrhizae in resource acquisition.

Roots, stems, and leaves interact in essential plant life functions.

The biology of pollination and examples of coevolution.

The relationship between seed and fruit.

How temperature and moisture determine seed germination.

The role of seed dormancy in promoting survival of the species.

How different modes of plant reproduction affect their genetic diversity.

The role of auxins and hormones in plants.

How phototropism and photoperiodism use changes in the environment to

modify plant growth and behavior.

How plants respond to attacks by herbivores and pathogens.