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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

Contributors and Attributions


This page titled 22: Gymnosperms 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) .

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