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AP Biology Plant Unit Study Guide

This study guide covers several chapters in an AP Biology plant unit, including how plants colonized land, the evolution of seed plants, plant structure and growth, transport in plants, plant nutrition, plant reproduction, and plant responses to internal and external signals. Key topics include adaptations that allowed plants to survive on land, the alternation of generations in early land plants, the dominance of seed plants, tissue and cell types, transport of water and nutrients, plant hormones, seed germination, and tropisms. Figures are provided throughout to illustrate key concepts and structures. Students are directed to review bullet points, learn bold vocabulary terms, and use figures to frame their understanding.

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AP Biology Plant Unit Study Guide

This study guide covers several chapters in an AP Biology plant unit, including how plants colonized land, the evolution of seed plants, plant structure and growth, transport in plants, plant nutrition, plant reproduction, and plant responses to internal and external signals. Key topics include adaptations that allowed plants to survive on land, the alternation of generations in early land plants, the dominance of seed plants, tissue and cell types, transport of water and nutrients, plant hormones, seed germination, and tropisms. Figures are provided throughout to illustrate key concepts and structures. Students are directed to review bullet points, learn bold vocabulary terms, and use figures to frame their understanding.

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AP Biology Plant Unit Study Guide (Chapters 29, 30, 35, 36, 37, 38) As always: Review the

bullet points at the beginning of each chapter. Learn vocabulary in bold font in the context of the bullet points. Use the figures listed to frame your understanding.
Chapter 29: How Plants Colonized the Land pp. 575-578 Predecessors of land plants (evidence for descent from Charophyscean algae 500 mya) Fig. 29.1 Adaptations to terrestrial living: What are the challenges of the terrestrial environment? What are the advantages? pp. 585-594 Bryophytes and Pterophytes increasing adaptation to terrestrial life Alternation of generations Figs. 29.6, 29.16, 29.23 Coal beds formed in the Carboniferous (a very ferny period of Earths history!) Chapter 30: The Evolution of Seed Plants p. 598 the sporophyte becomes dominant generation p. 597 bullet points gymnosperm (coniferous plants and gingkos) radiation in the Mezozoic angiosperm (flowering plant) radiation into the Cenozoic Fig. 30.17 (angiosperm lifecycle) co-evolution of angiosperms and animals pp. 612-613 plants and human welfare (A lot of this is intuitive!) Chapter 35: Plant Structure and Growth pp. 721-724 structure and function of roots, stems, and leaves Fig. 35.2 apical dominance pp. 724-728 structure and function of three tissue types: dermal, vascular and ground Fig. 35.7 Fig. 35.8 (xylem cellular structure) Fig. 35.9 (phloem cellular structure) distribution and function of three cell types: parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma Fig. 35.11 pp. 729-730 meristems what are they and where do you find them?

Fig. 35.12 Fig. 35.14 (Fig. 35.16 and Fig. 35.17 optional) p. 734 Leaf anatomy Fig. 35.19 a good place to review tissue and cell types p. 746 Summary of mechanisms of plant growth and development (Theres a lot of interesting info here about genetic control of plant development. You are not responsible for knowing it, but you should have read through it once.)

Chapter 36: Transport in Plants p. 749 Fig. 36.1 (This should be a no-brainer) pp. 750-752 review water potential and role in transport in plants pp. 753-756 symplast, apoplast, and tonoplast structure and function surface area to volume ratio in root hairs (microrrhizal symbiosis) role of Casparian strip pp. 757-758 xylem transport Fig. 36.11 pp. 759-762 root pressure and guttation transpiration and factors that affect it guard cells and stomatal control adaptation to dry environments pp. 762-764 phloem sap moves from source to sink phloem structure and function sieve tubes Fig. 36.17 Chapter 37: Plant Nutrition Be aware that plants require nutrients Table 37.1 is a summary of the nutrients and their functions nitrogen fixation p. 776 parasitic and carnivorous plants (because theyre cool) p. 780 Chapter 38: Plant Reproduction Fig. 38.1 (angiosperm lifecycle reprise) Fig. 38.2 (flower structure) Fig. 38.4 (male and female gametophyte formation) pp. 789-791 Double fertilization endosperm and zygote formation Seed structure Fig. 38.14 seed germination pp. 797-799

Artificial selection vs. technically engineered crops Be aware of genetically modified crops, their benefits and their drawbacks Chapter 38: Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals Fig. 39.2 review signal transduction Fig. 39.3 as an example of signal transduction (specifics unnecessary!) p. 807 experimental design in the elucidation of auxin function pp. 808-816 Table 39.1 summary chart for familiarity with plant hormones, their locations and functions (this level of understanding is the minimum) Fig. 39.6 another example of chemiosmosis! pp. 817-823 adaptive reasons for regulation of seed germination and flowering relationship of light/dark patterns and circadian clocks (phytochromes) tropisms

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