Plant Phylum Quiz

General Characteristics

Answer

Microphyll leaves, vascular system

Algae with unique chloroplasts that have a bacterial-like wall layer; ancient and blue-green in color

Horn-shaped sporophytes, no vascular system

Mainly autotrophs with exceptions and have the same chlorophyll a and b pigments as "higher" plant divisions

Ephemeral unbranched sporophytes, no vascular system

Algae group closely related to land plants, showing advanced cell structures like those in terrestrial plants, found mainly in freshwater

Cones containing seeds and wood composed of tracheids

Seeds not protected by fruit

Seeds, crown of compound leaves

Seeds and woody vascular system with vessels

Flowers and fruit, vascular system with vessels

Persistent unbranched sporophytes, no vascular system