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Overview - Faculty of Science - The University of Auckland
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Bryophytes overview 2: Liverworts. What is a bryophyte? But differ from all other land plants in that the larger plant and the one present most of the year is the gamete-producing form (gametophyte) while the spore-producing form (sporophyte) is very small and short-lived. The Liverworts today (phylum Hepatophyta). There are two main groups: leafy and thalloid. New Zealand has an unusually rich liverwort flora: over 10% of the world's 6,500 - 7,000 described species of liverworts are native here. Thalloi...
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Overview - Faculty of Science - The University of Auckland
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Maori uses of plants: Overview. Polynesian colonists, the ancestors of the Māori, were skilled sea people and fishermen who had learned how to domsticate plants and animals for their needs. When they arrived in New Zealand about 800 years ago ( see time line. They were faced with unfamiliar and diverse environments within which to settle. With time, however, native plants were adapted for use as foods, medicines and fibre. Poor Knights Islands, coastal forest. (photo, Peter de Lange). Staff Only Mail Exc...
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Overview - Faculty of Science - The University of Auckland
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Vascular plant organs and tissue systems. The roots, stems and leaves contain three tissue systems. 1) Ground tissue system (yellow). Photosynthetic parenchyma tissue known as mesophyll is found in the leaf blade. Parenchyma tissue also is found within the root and stem. Support tissues such as collenchyma and sclerenchyma may also be found within the ground tissue system. More information on Ground Tissue. 2) Vascular tissue system (purple). More information on Vascular Tissue. Middot; New Zealand Plants.
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Overview - Faculty of Science - The University of Auckland
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Flowering seed plants: Overview. What is a flowering plant? The ovule of flowering plants contains female tissue with two cells that are fertilised, surrounded by a protective jacket. The ovule in these plants is contained within the ovary of a carpel. Flowering plants are therefore known as the angiosperms (angion-vessel; sperma, seed). After fertilisation the ovary wall develops into a dry or a fleshy fruit containing one or more seeds. Flowering plants today (phylum Anthophyta). 2) By common name.
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Overview - Faculty of Science - The University of Auckland
http://www.nzplants.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/science/about/departments/sbs/newzealandplants/mosses/overview.cfm
Bryophytes overview 1 : Mosses. What is a bryophyte? But differ from all other land plants in that the larger plant and the one present most of the year is the gamete-producing form (gametophyte) while the spore-producing form (sporophyte) is attached to the gametophyte, is very small and short-lived. The mosses today (phylum Bryophyta). There are more than 10,000 described species of mosses worldwide. There are three major groups, the Bryales, Polytrichales and the primitive mosses. The capsule opens by...
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Overview - Faculty of Science - The University of Auckland
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What is a fern? Ferns have leaves, stems and roots with conducting (vascular) tissue. Leaves are usually large (megaphylls) and are called fronds. All vascular plants including ferns have an alternation of generations. Ferns can be traced back almost 400 million years to the Lower Devonian period and became very abundant 360 million years ago in the Carboniferous period. Ferns today (phylum Pterophyta). Most stems are creeping (rhizome) or erect. Most fronds are large and often dissected into leaflets.
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Overview - Faculty of Science - The University of Auckland
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What is a lycophyte? The Lycophyta can be traced back almost 350 million years to the Devonian. By the Carboniferous they formed extensive forests of large trees in swampy areas. Tree forms became extinct by the end of the Permian while herbaceous forms survive up to the present. Stems vary from creeping to short and erect. Leaves are relatively small and contain a single unbranched vascular bundle. Sporangia are attached to the upper leaf surface. Middot; New Zealand Plants. New Zealand Plants Timeline.
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3-D Animations: Ordering - Faculty of Science - The University of Auckland
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Animation topics and content. Computer generated three dimensional animations have been made by Dr Larry Jensen and Andrew Chung at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The viewer is placed inside the plant to see the dynamic events that take place during plant growth and reproduction by the use of spectacular compter simulations. 1) The Secret life of Plants. 2) The Plant Leaf. A single animation covering leaf structure and functio is available in DVD format. How to order animations. Middot; The Leaf.
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Overview - Faculty of Science - The University of Auckland
http://www.nzplants.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/science/about/departments/sbs/newzealandplants/seed-plants-nonflowering/overview.cfm
Non-flowering seed plants: Overview. The seed of nonflowering plants (gymnosperms). The ovule of non-flowering plants contains female tissue with one or more eggs surrounded by a protective jacket. The ovule in these plants is not surrounded by a protective structure such as the fruit wall that encloses the seeds of flowering plants. Non-flowering plants are therefore known as the gymnosperms (gymnos-naked; sperma, seed). The seed plants were present in the Late Devonian Period about 360 million years ago.
