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Evolutionary Science for Beginners - Monday, 1st Period
Cutter had considered cancelling class after what had happened last week but he eventually dragged himself to the classroom after stopping for one of the largest cups of coffee he could get and he waited for class to begin.
“Welcome back,” he said softly once everyone had turned up and he and Connor were standing in front of the classroom, “this week we’re going to be looking at plant evolution,” which he belated realised that he should have changed this week’s topic after his and Connor’s encounter with the fungi and he looked rather apologetically over at Connor as he began that week’s class, “The early plants were small, unicellular or filamentous, with simple branching, because these plants are small and soft bodied it is often hard to identify plants in the Cambrian Strata,” he explained, “it should be noted that there were no land plants with vascular tissues until the mid silurian,” he nodded at Connor with a small tired smile for him to continue the class.
Connor forced a small smile as he set down the cup of coffee he had been clutching. As he pulled down the sleeve of his shirt, hiding the last remnants of the bruise-like mark from where the fungi had infected him, he started his part of the lecture.
“The first photosynthetic organisms were bacteria that lived in the water. So, where did plants come from? Evidence shows that plants evolved from freshwater green algae. The similarities between green algae and plants is one piece of evidence. They both have cellulose in their cell walls, and they share many of the same chemicals that give them color. So, what separates green algae from green plants? The answer is in the adaptations and how plants evolved to survive on land to be the plants we commonly think of today. Most plants today have adaptations that make them suitable for where they are found- stems, leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, they all are specially adapted to make it easier for the plants to survive and reproduce. Roots that anchor trees in place, stems and leaves that hold onto water, seeds that can spread on the wind, and overall plant design like vining stems or sticky tendrils all help plants adapt and survive in the environments they are found in.”
Connor nodded as he gave a small sigh and looked back to Cutter when he had finished, taking another long drink from the cup of coffee as he did.
“This week we have a worksheet for you to fill in,” Cutter finished up that week’s lecture, “the purpose of this worksheet is to match up the plant to the environment that it is found in and the era it is from, as always if you need help Mr. Temple and myself will be happy to answer any questions that you may have,”
“Welcome back,” he said softly once everyone had turned up and he and Connor were standing in front of the classroom, “this week we’re going to be looking at plant evolution,” which he belated realised that he should have changed this week’s topic after his and Connor’s encounter with the fungi and he looked rather apologetically over at Connor as he began that week’s class, “The early plants were small, unicellular or filamentous, with simple branching, because these plants are small and soft bodied it is often hard to identify plants in the Cambrian Strata,” he explained, “it should be noted that there were no land plants with vascular tissues until the mid silurian,” he nodded at Connor with a small tired smile for him to continue the class.
Connor forced a small smile as he set down the cup of coffee he had been clutching. As he pulled down the sleeve of his shirt, hiding the last remnants of the bruise-like mark from where the fungi had infected him, he started his part of the lecture.
“The first photosynthetic organisms were bacteria that lived in the water. So, where did plants come from? Evidence shows that plants evolved from freshwater green algae. The similarities between green algae and plants is one piece of evidence. They both have cellulose in their cell walls, and they share many of the same chemicals that give them color. So, what separates green algae from green plants? The answer is in the adaptations and how plants evolved to survive on land to be the plants we commonly think of today. Most plants today have adaptations that make them suitable for where they are found- stems, leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, they all are specially adapted to make it easier for the plants to survive and reproduce. Roots that anchor trees in place, stems and leaves that hold onto water, seeds that can spread on the wind, and overall plant design like vining stems or sticky tendrils all help plants adapt and survive in the environments they are found in.”
Connor nodded as he gave a small sigh and looked back to Cutter when he had finished, taking another long drink from the cup of coffee as he did.
“This week we have a worksheet for you to fill in,” Cutter finished up that week’s lecture, “the purpose of this worksheet is to match up the plant to the environment that it is found in and the era it is from, as always if you need help Mr. Temple and myself will be happy to answer any questions that you may have,”