Embryophyta
E52297
Embryophyta, also known as land plants, is the clade of primarily terrestrial, multicellular, photosynthetic organisms that includes mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
→
group of plants → taxon → |
| cellWallComponent |
cellulose
→
|
| commonName |
land plants
→
|
| contributesTo |
oxygen production
→
primary production on land → |
| domain |
Eukaryota
→
|
| evolvedFrom |
charophyte green algae
→
|
| fertilizationType |
oogamy
→
|
| firstAppearance |
Ordovician period
→
Paleozoic era → |
| gametophyteProduces |
gametes
→
|
| habitat |
freshwater environments
→
terrestrial environments → |
| hasCharacteristic |
alternation of generations
→
cuticle on aerial parts → embryo retained on the parent plant → multicellular gametangia → multicellular sporangia → specialized transfer cells for nutrient transport to embryo → walled spores with sporopollenin → |
| includes |
angiosperms
→
conifers → cycads → ferns → flowering plants → ginkgo → gnetophytes → gymnosperms → hornworts → liverworts → lycophytes → mosses → |
| includesMajorLineage |
Bryophyta sensu lato
→
Tracheophyta → |
| isA |
multicellular organism
→
photosynthetic organism → primarily terrestrial organism → streptophyte → |
| kingdom |
Plantae
→
|
| lifeCycle |
haplodiplontic
→
|
| photosyntheticPigment |
chlorophyll a
→
chlorophyll b → |
| reproduction |
oogamous
→
|
| sisterGroupTo |
Zygnematophyceae
→
|
| sporophyteProduces |
spores
→
|
| storesCarbonAs |
starch
→
|
| subdivision |
non-vascular land plants
→
vascular plants → |
| taxonRank |
subkingdom
→
|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Spermatophyta
→
|
partOf |
|
Tracheophyta
→
|
subdivisionOf |