Question 1

Horsetails and club mosses are seedless vascular plants like ferns.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

You are reading about a garden designer who has invented something called the "megagarden space" in which a few specimens are planted in a disturbed area and allowed to make a garden by self-propagation.Why might this designer choose to work with angiosperms rather than gymnosperms?

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A)   Angiosperms can produce flowers and fruits to aid in seed dispersal.
B)   Angiosperms produce pollen and do not require water to reproduce.
C)   Angiosperms have alternation of generations.
D)   Angiosperms have a vascular system, which allows them to grow taller.
E)   Angiosperms can produce spores, which are more stable than seeds from gymnosperms.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

What reproductive adaptation did plants evolve on dry land?

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A)   stomata
B)   vascular tissues
C)   cuticle
D)   pollen
E)   ligninF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Gymnosperms are less successful than ferns because ferns make seeds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Ferns have advantage over bryophytes in that ferns

Accepted Answer

A)   photosynthesize.
B)   are heterotrophs.
C)   have a vascular system, which allow them to grow taller.
D)   do not require water to reproduce.
E)   have alternation of generations.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

What is the purpose of flowers?

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A)   to attract pollinators
B)   to support gamete production
C)   to capture windblown pollen
D)   to protect reproductive structures
E)   All answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

You are asked to place descriptive labels on a plant model which all students in an introductory laboratory will examine.________ would receive a label saying "transports sugars around the plant."

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A)   Stomata
B)   Roots
C)   Phloem
D)   Xylem
E)   CuticleF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

In plants,

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A)   the diploid zygote develops into the sporophyte.
B)   the haploid zygote develops into the sporophyte.
C)   the haploid gametophyte develops into the sporophyte.
D)   the diploid zygote develops into the gametophyte.
E)   the haploid gametophyte produces gametes by meiosis.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Evidence that green algae are the closest relatives to plants is that they both

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A)   have chloroplasts.
B)   contain chlorophyll a.
C)   have cellulose-rich cell walls.
D)   use starch as a nutrient reserve.
E)   All answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

The purpose of fruit is to provide nourishment for the growing plant after the seed germinates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which group of plants lack true leaves and roots?

Accepted Answer

A)   liverworts, hornworts, and mosses
B)   ferns, club mosses, horsetails, and whisk ferns
C)   ginkgo, cycads, conifers, and gnetophytes
D)   monocots and eudicots
E)   All plants lack true leaves and roots.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Cycads are

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A)   trees that produce flowers.
B)   bryophytes.
C)   trees that produce large cones.
D)   algae.
E)   ferns.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

A cotyledon is

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A)   the first leaf structure to arise in the embryo of an angiosperm.
B)   a spore-like structure used for reproduction in plants.
C)   the fruit produced by flowers of angiosperms.
D)   a fragment of tissue used for reproduction in bryophytes.
E)   the zygote formed in ferns from the union of two gametes.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

In alternation of generations,a haploid gametophyte goes through mitosis to form a ________ gamete.

Accepted Answer

A)   haploid
B)   diploid
C)   tetraploid
D)   uniploid
E)   No gametes are formed. (This occurs in meiosis, not mitosis.) F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Seedless vascular plants can ________ without water,but cannot ________ without water.

Accepted Answer

A)   reproduce asexually; reproduce sexually
B)   reproduce sexually; reproduce asexually
C)   grow; reproduce
D)   utilize phloem; utilize xylem
E)   utilize xylem; utilize phloemF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

The parts of the plant that allow for gas exchange are the

Accepted Answer

A)   roots.
B)   stomata.
C)   xylem.
D)   phloem.
E)   cuticle.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 17

The two groups of angiosperms are

Accepted Answer

A)   mosses and club mosses.
B)   ginkgos and cycads.
C)   monocots and eudicots.
D)   horsetails and ferns.
E)   conifers and gnetophytes.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 18

The four phyla of the gymnosperms are

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A)   monocotyledons, dicotyledons, conifers, and cycads.
B)   horsetails, true ferns, whisk ferns, and club mosses.
C)   conifers, monocotyledons, dicotyledons, and cycads.
D)   mosses, liverworts, club mosses, and hornworts.
E)   conifers, cycads, ginkgos, and gnetophytes.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

How have plants transformed the world?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are a food source for many animals, fungi, and even some prokaryotes and protists.
B)   They are a habitat for breeding, rearing young, and escaping predators.
C)   Photosynthesis provides oxygen for aerobic respiration to make ATP.
D)   Fibers are used for clothing and paper.
E)   All answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

The fruits of plants function in

Accepted Answer

A)   providing food for animals.
B)   seed protection.
C)   both protecting and dispersing seeds.
D)   seed dispersal.
E)   both feeding animals and protecting seeds.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Exam 16: Evolution and Diversity of Plants

The fruits of plants function in

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What is the purpose of flowers?

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Evidence that green algae are the closest relatives to plants is that they both

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In alternation of generations,a haploid gametophyte goes through mitosis to form a ________ gamete.

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The four phyla of the gymnosperms are

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The purpose of fruit is to provide nourishment for the growing plant after the seed germinates.

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The two groups of angiosperms are

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How have plants transformed the world?

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Ferns have advantage over bryophytes in that ferns

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Seedless vascular plants can ________ without water,but cannot ________ without water.

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Horsetails and club mosses are seedless vascular plants like ferns.

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Which group of plants lack true leaves and roots?

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You are reading about a garden designer who has invented something called the "megagarden space" in which a few specimens are planted in a disturbed area and allowed to make a garden by self-propagation.Why might this designer choose to work with angiosperms rather than gymnosperms?

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The parts of the plant that allow for gas exchange are the

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What reproductive adaptation did plants evolve on dry land?

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You are asked to place descriptive labels on a plant model which all students in an introductory laboratory will examine.________ would receive a label saying "transports sugars around the plant."

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