Stomatophyta

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/stomatophyta

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the proposed phylogenetic group?Stomatophyta, hypothesized as a sister lineage to Marchantiophyta (liverworts)
2. What is the significance in plant evolution?Represents a key step enabling the colonization and diversification of terrestrial environments
3. Why are stomata important for plants?Stomata let plants take in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis and release oxygen. They also control how much water the plant loses, keeping the plant from drying out.
4. How did stomata help plants move from water to land?By opening and closing, stomata let plants manage water loss. This helped plants grow bigger and made it possible for them to build tissues that carry water up from the soil.

Phylogeny: The evolutionary history and relationships among individuals or groups of organisms.
Clade: A group of organisms believed to have evolved from a common ancestor, including that ancestor.
Stomata (singular: stoma): Pores on plant epidermis regulating gas exchange and transpiration, typically surrounded by guard cells.
Embryophyta: The taxonomic group comprising all land plants, characterized by a multicellular embryo stage.