Quiz open book for Plants and societyLevetin, E., & McMahon, K. (2008). Plants and society (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.Review chapter 9, "Diversity of Plant Life," in your course text, paying close attention to "A Closer Look 9.1: Alternation of Generations".
Focus Questions
Answer the following questions. Some of the terms and concepts will be revisited as we get into the course, so it would be a good idea to become familiar with them now.
1.What features distinguish green algae from plants? What characteristics do they share? How are plants better adapted to life on land?
2.The fundamental properties of life apply to all organisms. Explain how these principles apply to plants. (Consider the problems that confront plants in terrestrial environments.)
3.Identify the main groups of plants. What are the basic features of each of the groups? Why do the angiosperms figure so prominently in human life (in contrast to the other groups of plants)?
4.Test your knowledge about how plants affect society by seeing how many questions you can answer from Table 1.1 of your text. We will be visiting many of these topics throughout this course.