22: Gymnosperms

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    Learning Objectives

    Content Objectives

    • Understand the changing conditions on Earth during the period in which gymnosperms evolved and how those conditions selected for features found in this group.
    • Learn the characteristics that distinguish gymnosperms from SVPs
    • Connect what you have learned about secondary growth and xerophytic leaf anatomy to gymnosperm structure
    • Learn the life cycle of pines

    Skill Objectives

    • Correlate features of gymnosperm morphology and life history traits with adaptation to the changing environment
    • Identify structures involved in the gymnosperm life cycle and describe their functions
    • Distinguish between different groups of gymnosperms
    • Distinguish between gymnosperms and SVPs, particularly ferns and cycads

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    This page titled 22: Gymnosperms was last modified on Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:53:38 GMT and is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Maria Morrow (ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative) .