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  • Biomass

    {“group”:”Ecology”,”term”:”Biomass”,”exam”:”Energy pyramid cannot be inverted.”}

  • Biodiversity

    {“group”:”Ecology”,”term”:”Biodiversity”,”exam”:”Hotspots combine richness, endemism and threat.”}

  • Red algae

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Red algae”,”exam”:”Source of agar.”}

  • Pteridophyte

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Pteridophyte”,”exam”:”Seedless but vascular: between bryophytes and gymnosperms.”}

  • Protonema

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Protonema”,”exam”:”Moss-specific; many liverworts germinate to a thallus.”}

  • Prothallus

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Prothallus”,”exam”:”Do not confuse with moss protonema.”}

  • Mycorrhiza

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Mycorrhiza”,”exam”:”Most land plants are mycorrhizal.”}

  • Monocot

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Monocot”,”exam”:”They do not form typical dicot wood (palms are fibrous stems).”}

  • Lichen

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Lichen”,”exam”:”Fungus gives structure; photobiont gives carbon.”}

  • Gymnosperm

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Gymnosperm”,”exam”:”Naked seed: no true fruit.”}

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