Alternation of generations | Homework Help

1. What is the Alternation of Generations?

2. You see an oak tree dying in the forest, it is caused by Phytophthora, what kind of group is this a part of? and how do you know?

3. John Thompson wants to open his own horticulture business. He has no experience with owning his own business and doesn’t know where to start. After asking other experienced horticulturists, they tell him that his first step is to get the plants. But he forgot to ask them what kind. He has a choice of either getting sexually reproductive plants or asexually reproductive plants. Which ones should he choose and why?

4. What are secondary roots? In origin how secondary roots differentiate from shoots?

5. In the sporophyte generation, what is produced and what steps does it take in order to get there?

6. What is the main difference between a thorn and a prickle?

7. Do leaves of a moss plant have vascular tissues?

8. In general where is the sporophyte positioned in relation to the gametophyte in bryophytes? How does the sporophyte obtain nutrients?