Slide 1Plant Diversity & Structure 1.General Characteristics 2.Major Plant Groups 3.Plant Evolution Slide 2 General Plant Characteristics Multicellular Eukaryotic Cell…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Plant Diversity I. Importance of plants II. Science of Life A. Taxonomic categories B. Species concept C. Domains of life D. Kingdoms of Eukarya E. Viruses…

Slide 1 Plant Evolution Slide 2 The Plant Kingdom Nearly all are multicelled Vast majority are photoautotrophs –Energy from sun –Carbon dioxide from air –Minerals dissolved…

Slide 1 History of Life On Earth Slide 2 1) Geological Time Scale 2) Major Episodes in History of Life 3) Extinctions and Radiations Today’s OUTLINE: Slide 3 Geology plays…

Slide 1 Plant Evolution Slide 2 Introduction to the Green Plants  Land plants first appeared in the Ordovician (~460 million years ago)  Today, with more than 250,000…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Plant Evolution Slide 3 Evolved from green algae (450 mya) –B–Both have chlorophyll, store energy as starch, DNA similarities Green algae ancestor –M–Multicellular…