AP Biology (Mader), 11th Edition

Chapter 23: Plant Evolution and Diversity

Learning Outcomes

23.1 The Green Algal Ancestor of Plants

1. List the traits that enabled plants to adapt to life on land.
2. Identify the key structural innovations that occurred during the evolution of various plant groups.
3. Identify the features present in the ancestor of land plants that helped give rise to the land plants.

23.2 Evolution of Bryophytes: Colonization of Land

1. List the traits that classify a plant as a Bryophyte.
2. Compare the three groups of Bryophytes.
3. Identify the key structures and stages in the life cycle of a moss.

23.3 Evolution of Lycophytes: Vascular Tissue

1. List the unique structural adaptations found in the lycophytes.
2. Recognize the features present in Cooksonia that make it a vascular plant.

23.4 Evolution of Pteridophytes: Megaphylls

1. Identify three types of pteridophytes.
2. Compare and contrast microphylls and megaphylls.
3. Identify the components of the ferns' life cycle.

23.5 Evolution of Seed Plants: Full Adaptation to Land

1. Compare and contrast the differences between seed and seedless plants.
2. List the key features of monocots and eudicots.
3. Explain the symbiotic relationship between pollinators and flowering plants.
4. Identify the key components of the gymnosperm and angiosperm life cycles.