At 5:52 PM 11/24/96 +0000, Sean Whitty wrote:
>Hello, my name is Sean. I have a huge project that is due December 3, but I
>have no idea where to find what I need for it. If ANYONE is good with
>plants, PLEASE reply via e-mail ASAP if you could find it in your heart to
>help me. See... I get a list of clues, and I have to figure out what kind
>of plant it is talking about from the clue. Then I have to name the clue,
>draw the plant, name the plant, and explain it's adaptation. I have 20 to
>do, and my partner the other 20.
>>For example:
>>37. Land plant that must be covered in water to sexually reproduce.
>>If anyone could help me with this type of information PLEASE let me know! I
>am DESPERATE. Thank you SO MUCH in advance.
Sean,
If you have a botany textbook, that would be the best place to
start looking for how the clues fit into a life history
and that will lead you to your plant.
If this is a school project, I bet your teacher wants you
to do the digging in the book to find the plant...kind of
like a scavenger hunt. Think of it that way and have some
fun with it...a kind of challenge!
I won't give you specific details on any other one, but
I'll help you with this first one...
#37
Land plant that must be covered with water to sexually reproduce...
"Land plant" gets rid of algae.
"sexually reproduce" gets rid of bacteria.
That leaves Kingdom Fungi and Kingdom Plantae.
It is likely that "plant" gets rid of Fungi, but that
is not necessarily so...depends on who is using the word
"plant."
"covered with water" indicates that water is needed for
sexual reproduction. This is an important clue...it means
that the plant probably has a swimming cell that must go
somewhere for sexual reproduction to occur. A motile sperm!
That eliminates true fungi and many fungal protists (but not
all!).
Motile sperm also eliminates monocots, dicots, conifers.
That the sperm swim in free water eliminates gnetophytes,
ginkgophytes, and cycads.
So what is left? Bryophytes, Ferns, and Fern Allies (horsetails,
club mosses, etc.).
As I see it, that is as far as the clue can go in terms of
identification...it is a plant in one of those three groups.
Now perhaps you can dig into the other clues in a similar
sort of way and arrive at identifications.
Good Luck! Again, see it as a game and have some fun with
it...you'll be amazed at how you can learn and enjoy it
if you see it in a different light!
ross
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