1. How are A) bacteria and B) fungi important in plant nutrition? (4 marks)
2. How are photosynthetic protists similar to plants? How would you distinguish a plant from a photosynthetic protist? (5 marks)
3. A) List two differences between the life cycle of an angiosperm and that of a bryophyte. (2 marks)
   B) How has each difference (that you listed in part A) affected the relative success of these two groups on land? (4 marks)
4. In the section that covered the diversity and phylogeny of animals, I recommended that you develop tables to organize the information about each taxon. Choose one of those tables, and submit 5 rows (information for five different taxa). (15 marks)
5. As both plants and animals evolved to live in terrestrial habitats, they had to evolve adaptations to overcome a number of new problems. Five of these problems are listed below. Explain the adaptations that a) plants and b) animals evolved to deal with each problem. (20 marks)

1. Resisting gravity
2. Resisting/preventing desiccation
3. Obtaining O₂ or CO₂
4. Transporting nutrients, water, gases around the body
5. Movement of gametes between individuals

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