Biology Lab: Orchids, Roses And Daisies And Daisies

Biology Lab: Orchids, Roses And Daisies And Daisies

Part 1: Biology Lab

1. Describe three specific characteristics that all members of kingdom Plantae have in common (One paragraph)

2. Identify a characteristic that mosses have in common with ferns, but not with conifers.(One paragraph)

3. Identify a characteristic that ferns have in common with conifers, but not with mosses. (One paragraph)

4. What characteristic determines whether a plant is considered nonvascular? (One paragraph)

Check: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL0_fOOBCA0

Read:

https://microbiologynote.com/sphagnum/

* Spanish moss is not a moss but a Bromeliad in the same family as pineapples.

5. Describe Gametophyte and  sporangium of moss (One paragraph)

7. Describe Sporophyte and  Rhizoid  of moss (One paragraph)

9. Describe Leaf?like Structure, Antheridium and Archegonium (One paragraph)

10. When visualizing moss, a low?lying soft green plant may come to mind. (One paragraph)

a. Would this visualization reflect the gametophyte, sporophyte, or rhizoid?

11. Moss has a great number of leaf?like structures over a small area.(One paragraph) 

a. How does this arrangement assist the leaves in interacting with their environment?

12. Why are rhizoids not considered true roots?(One paragraph)

13. Where is the sperm housed? (One paragraph)

a. Where are the eggs housed? 

b. What conditions must exist for the sperm to reach the egg?

 

14. Describe the similarities and differences between gymnosperms and angiosperms. (One paragraph)

a.Why are conifers classified as gymnosperms and not angiosperms?

15. In a conifer,  where does the union of the egg and sperm occur? (One paragraph)

a. How does sperm reach the egg?

16. Describe the structure and shape of the conifer needle. (One paragraph)

a. What is the role of the conifer needle? 

b. How does its structure help conserve water?

17. What purpose do the root hairs serve? (One paragraph)

c. What purpose does the tap root serve?

18. What is the function of the seed coat? (One paragraph)

a. What is the benefit of the stored carbohydrates in the seed?

19. What generation, sporophyte or gametophyte, does the embryo of a seed represent?(One paragraph)

20. Describe the function of Flower and Petiole (One paragraph)

21. Describe the function of Leaf and Node (One paragraph)

22. Describe the function of internode, Stem, and Roots (One paragraph)

Specie monocot: bromeliads

Specie dicot: daisies

23. Describe the differences and similarities of flowers (One paragraph)

a. Bromeliads

b. Daisies. 

24. Describe the differences and similarities of (One paragraph)

a. Bromeliads Sheath

b. Daisies Petiole

25.  Describe the  differences and similarities of the leaf (One paragraph)

a. Bromeliads

b. Daisies. 

26.  Describe the differences and similarities of nodes (One paragraph)

a. Bromeliads

b. Daisies. 

27.  Describe the differences and similarities of internode (One paragraph)

a. Bromeliads

b. Daisies. 

28.  Describe the differences and similarities of the stem (One paragraph)

a. Bromeliads

b. Daisies. 

29.  Describe the differences and similarities of roots (One paragraph)

a. Bromeliads

b. Daisies.