1. Name the evolutionary ancestors to plants and list the 3 characteristics they share with

plants.

2. Name one advantage to the land environment for plants.

3. State 3 challenges faced by plants to living life on land.

4. List the 5 major plant groups in order of simple to most complex and give example plants from each

group

5. State the 5 significant events that took place in the evolution of plants and explain

why each event is important.

6. Name the two generations present in the life cycle of any plant and state what each produces.

7. Label a diagram that represents the overall steps of alteration of generations life cycle.

8. State the importance of meiosis and mitosis in alternation of generations.

9. State which generation (gametohyte or sporophyte) is the dominant generation in each plant group.

10. Describe the gametophyte and sporophyte generation in each plant group. (ex. large, small,

microscopic, leafy, etc.)

1. Name the evolutionary ancestors to plants