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

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