Question

@kidrah69

Answer 1

1. a. This organism is not a plant. (algae)
b. This organism is a plant. (go to step 2)
#2. a. This plant does not have vascular tissue. (go to step 3)
b. This plant has vascular tissue. (go to step 4)
#3. a. This plant's spore-producing capsule opens by splitting lengthwise. (liverworts)
b. This plant's spore-producing capsule releases spore through the tip of the capsule. (mosses)
#4. a. This plant does not produce seeds. (go to step 5)
b. This plant produces seeds. (go to step 7)
#5. a. This plant has hollow stems containing silica. (horsetails)
b. This plant does not have hollow stems containing silica. (go to step 6)
#6. a. This plant produces on the underside of its fronds. (ferns)
b. This plant produces spores in conelike tips (club mosses)
#7. a. This plant does not produce flowers. (gymnosperms)
b. This plant produces flowers. (angiosperms)
Question
61. Based on its characteristics, the plant called club moss is not a true moss. Examine the dichotomous key above. Which of the following sentences adequately defines a club moss?
A. Club mosses are plants that produce spores inside of their flowers.
B. A club moss is a vascular plant that does not produce seeds, but does produce spores in conelike tips.
C. Club mosses are plant-like organisms that have chlorophyll and are nonvascular.
D. Club mosses are plants that reproduce using seeds that grow in conelike structures.

Answer 2

im not sure about these @TheSmartOne

Answer 3

Ok

Answer 4

you would want to work backwards here :)
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Answer 5

Sorry my internet wont let me on that site

Answer 6

really? O_O it was a screenshot LOL

Answer 7

Sorry yea

Answer 8

basicallly, you have to work backwards.
So what numberis the one that concludes that the plant was a club moss?

Answer 9

@butterflydreamer
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Answer 10

oh okey dokey ^_^

Answer 11

Here we go :P

Answer 12

Oh ok thank you @TheSmartOne

Answer 13

Np :)

Answer 14

@butterflydreamer

Answer 15

yes??

Answer 16

Still confused

Answer 17

alright. you need to work backwards in this question :)
SO start from the number which CONCLUDES and tells you for certain that the plant is a club moss.. this would be number 6 right?
Then you also want to note that it says " this plant produces spores in conelike tips (club mosses)

Then we want to figure how how did we get to #6 in the first place?
So you want to look at #5 and can you see the part which says " this plant does not have hollow stems containing silica (go to step 6) "

So now we know that we needed 5b to get to 6. But now ... we need to find out how did we get to #5 ?
So if you look at the above ( #4) , you will see this bit " this plant does not produce seeds (go to step 5)" etc.

Then because we needed step 4 to get to step 5 to get to step 6. We need to know how to get to step 4.
Again, follow the same method and look at the step above. If you look at 3, it's completely useless because the two options are either liverworts or mosses so you skip to step 2.
Now in step 2 you will see "This plant has vascular tissue (go to step 4) "
Therefore, that is how we got to 4.

LASTLY, we want to know how to get to step 2. This one is simple. You look at step 1 and you will see " this organism is a plant (go to step 2) "

Do you kinda understand now?

Basically we got from Step 1 (b) -> Step 2 (b) -> Step 4 (a) ->Step 5 (b) -> Step 6 (b) = club mosses

Answer 18

@HappySprout