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Water Plants

Early Plants| Primitive Plant| Plant Relationship
Mud Flats| Shallow Rocky Shore| Open Ocean

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Early Plants
Umps	Early life began to develop in the oceans of Eupleides over 3.9 billion years ago when Eupleides had cooled down enough for life forms to grow. Microscopic unicellular organisms called Umps were found in Northern Euseus Ocean. The Umps were very similar to Protists found on Earth. The unique feature of these unicellular organism was that they were self sustaining and can utilize the radiant energy from Luminous. They contain special cellular organelles called chloroplast that can convert solar energy to useful energy for the organisms to live off of. back to top
A Primitive Multicellular Plant
Mumples	As years past, more and more Umps were found drifting towards the shores of the continents. The Umps began to aggregate and formed Mumples. The Mumples were multicellular and their cell walls stayed connected. Mumples continued to utilize the radiant energy from Luminous to reproduce and sustain life.

Astermups	Some Mumples had drifted towards the shores of the continents and attached themselves to the rocks and muddy areas in the shallow warm water of the oceans. They adapted to the new environment and formed Astermups. The Astermups began to develop specialized features to help keep them from drifting to the open ocean. They couldn't grow very tall, so instead, they spread themselves across any surface that they can attach themselves to. The are similar to slimy blue-green algae that can form a layer on rocks. They can only grow 0.5-1 inch high.

Environment 1: Shallow Water, Mud Flats

Rumples

In the muddy flat area close to shore, Rumples developed. Their ancestors were the Astermups. The Rumples are very simple in structure. Since the muddy area had warm gentle waters, the Rumples were able to thrive as a very simple plant with not many specialized features. Their roots were intertwined to help main the stability of the plant in the muddy area. They got their nutrients through the roots that were anchored to the mud. However they also utilized the radiant energy from Luminous. Rumples have a simple blade structure that extend upwards into the the air. They can only grow 3-6 inches high.

Environment 2: Shallow Rocky Shore

Lausterumples
	Along the shallow rocky shores, there are rocky and muddy areas where Lausterumples have thrived. Nutrients from the land have been washed away to the ocean from the many rainfalls Eupleides experienced. The nutrients, as well as Luminous, provides a source of energy for the Lausterumples to grow. The Lausterumples have developed a structures that are stronger than the Rumples. Since they need to withstand strong waves and tides, their roots and anchoring system is more extensive. The stem is strong and more sturdy than the Rumples. Extensions/branches are formed from the main stem, which provides more surface area for acquiring radiant energy. Plus, the branches provides more balance as waves pass over the plants in the rocky areas. The Lausterumples can grow up to 8-12 inches high.
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Environment 3: Open Ocean

Trumplelets

The Trumplelets also developed from the Mumples. Some Mumples had drifted to the shores of the continents to form Astermumps, but others floated freely in the open ocean. The ones in the open ocean were the ansestors of the Trumplelets. The unique adaptation of the Trumplelets was their ability to float freely in the open ocean. It was important for them to stay on the surface of the water to maximize their exposure to Luminous in order to ultilize its radiant energy.

Diagram of Plant relationship

Plant	Name	Height	Environment	Special Adaptations
	Umps	microscopic	free floating, open ocean	Eukaryotic with cell wall and chloroplast
	Mumples Tres/Mumples	microscopic	free floating, open ocean	Cell walls stay connected together
	Astermups Tres/Mumples/ Astermups	thin film about 0.5-1 inch	clings to mud and rocks in shallow area	slimy
	Rumples Tres/Mumples/ Astermups/Rumples	3-6 inches tall	muddy and flat; full of nutrients from tidal flow warm water (~22-25C) depth: 0-10m deep depending on tide	Root projections to attach to mud. Grows straight up with a single blade showing simple body structure.
	Lausterumples Tres/Mumples/ Astermups/Rumples/ Lausterumples	8-12 inches tall	rocky or muddy shallow area; begins at shoreline and slopes gently towards the open ocean warm water (~22-25C) depth: 5m-200m deep	Root projects to attach to mud or sand. Forms branches to maximize surface area and helps maintain balance. Strong stem structure to help with stand strong waves and tides.
	Trumplelets Tres/Mumples/ Trumplelets	thin layer, floats on water	open ocean	small vacuoles filled with air to help keep them afloat

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