I turned this paper in two days late, but the teacher was so impressed that I still got 100% Excellent; I couldn' t have written a better paper myself. DIVERSITY OF PLANTS         Plants evolved more than 430 million years ago from multicellular green algae. By 300 million years ago, trees had evolved and formed forests, within which the diversification of vertebrates, insects, and fungi occurred. Roughly 266,000 species of plants are now living.         The two major groups of plants …showed first 75 words of 2865 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2865 total…elements in adaptation of plants to their environments. By means of turgor movements, leaves, flowers, and other structures of plants track light and take full advantage of it. Dormancy         Dormancy is a necessary part of plant adaptation that allows a plant to bypass unfavorable seasons, such as winter, when the water my be frozen, or periods of drought. Dormancy also allows plants to survive in many areas where they would be unable to grow otherwise.