Question 1

The colorless rootlike projections of mosses,liverworts,and hornworts,which anchor them to the substrate are called

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A)  rhizoids.
B)  tap roots.
C)  fibrous roots.
D)  specialized roots.
E)  storage roots.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Heterosporous;sperm lack flagella;pines,spruces,etc.

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A)  Anthophyta
B)  Coniferophyta
C)  Cycadophyta
D)  Bryophyta
E)  PterophytaF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

A bryologist (a scientist that studies mosses,and their allies) gives a lecture to your biology class.In her lecture,she makes a reference to fern reproduction.She says,"Fern spores germinate into _____."

Accepted Answer

A)  gametophytes,which are often heart-shaped and have rhizoids that anchor the fern to the substrate
B)  gametophytes,which are often heart-shaped and have roots that anchor the fern to the substrate
C)  sporophytes,which are often heart-shaped and have rhizoids that anchor the fern to the substrate
D)  sporophytes,which are often heart-shaped and have roots that anchor the fern to the substrateE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

If we begin with the zygote stage,which of the following sequence of processes is consistent with the life cycle of Ulva?

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A)  fertilization,mitotic cell divisions,meiosis
B)  meiosis,mitotic cell divisions,fertilization
C)  fertilization,mitotic cell divisions,fertilization,meiosis
D)  mitotic cell divisions,meiosis,fertilization,meiosis
E)  mitotic cell divisions,meiosis,mitotic cell divisions,fertilizationF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Sporophytes are attached to the gametophytes;green gametophytes that manufacture food;distinct leaves and roots;mosses.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthophyta
B)  Coniferophyta
C)  Cycadophyta
D)  Bryophyta
E)  PterophytaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Tracheophyte plants are characterized by all of the following except

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A)  specialized conducting systems.
B)  waxy cuticle.
C)  stomata.
D)  homospory or heterospory.
E)  seeds.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

Most adult tracheophyte plants represent the

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A)  epiphyte generation.
B)  sporophyte generation.
C)  spore generation.
D)  gametophyte generation.
E)  angiosperm generation.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 8

Conifers have all of the following characteristics except

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A)  conifers have recessed stomatal opening.
B)  conifers have needle-like leaves in clusters of two to five per bundle.
C)  the gametophyte generation is the most conspicuous generation.
D)  all conifers are heterosporous.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

In _____,both the sporophytes and the smaller gametophytes are photosynthetic.

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Question 10

Bryophytes,like ferns and certain other tracheophyte plants,require

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A)  air to reproduce sexually.
B)  water to reproduce sexually.
C)  soil to reproduce sexually.
D)  shade to reproduce sexually.
E)  sunlight to reproduce sexually.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 11

Within the life cycle of a pine,which of the following structures are haploid?

Accepted Answer

A)  nucellus
B)  integument with micropyle
C)  megasporangium
D)  pollen grain
E)  scale of coneF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following groups is most closely related to the tracheophytes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bryophytes
B)  Charophytes
C)  Liverworts
D)  Hornworts
E)  PterophytaF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Which one of the following statements about the evolution of land plants is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Charophyta are a sister clade to all the land plants.
B)  The Chlorophyta are a sister clade to all the green plants.
C)  Land plants evolved from freshwater algae.
D)  The tracheophytes include all the land plants except for the bryophytes.
E)  Mosses are a sister clade to all the tracheophytes.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The process unique to angiosperms is called

Accepted Answer

A)  syngamy.
B)  embryogenesis.
C)  double fertilization.
D)  zygote formation.
E)  self-fertilization.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following is not true about Amborella trichopoda?

Accepted Answer

A)  most basal living angiosperm
B)  more primitive than magnolias and water lilies
C)  exhibits characteristics most closely associated with gymnosperms
D)  arose approximately 135 million years ago
E)  closest living relative of original angiospermF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Plants lacking well-developed conducting systems such as mosses,liverworts,and hornworts have been called

Accepted Answer

A)  gametophytes.
B)  sporophytes.
C)  angiosperms.
D)  gymnosperms.
E)  bryophytes.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Which one of the following statements about haplodiplontic life cycles is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  For each gene,cells of the gametophyte stage have a single allele.
B)  Spore mother cells produce haploid spores by meiosis.
C)  The gametophyte stage produces gametes by mitosis.
D)  The zygote is the only diploid cell in the sporophyte stage.
E)  Mitosis occurs in both sporophyte and gametophyte stages.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following tissues transport water and dissolved minerals upward from the roots?

Accepted Answer

A)  phloem
B)  xylem
C)  cortex
D)  vascular cambium
E)  cork cambiumF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following features are common to both moss leaves and true leaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  vascular strands
B)  chlorophyll a and b
C)  all the cells are haploid
D)  except at the midrib only one cell thick
E)  stomataF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Among the bryophytes,which of the following contain distinct stemlike axis,small leaves,and rootlike rhizoids?

Accepted Answer

A)  liverworts
B)  hornworts
C)  mosses
D)  algae
E)  cycadsF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Exam 30: Overview of Green Plants

Among the bryophytes,which of the following contain distinct stemlike axis,small leaves,and rootlike rhizoids?

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Which of the following features are common to both moss leaves and true leaves?

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Heterosporous;sperm lack flagella;pines,spruces,etc.

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Which one of the following statements about the evolution of land plants is false?

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Plants lacking well-developed conducting systems such as mosses,liverworts,and hornworts have been called

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The colorless rootlike projections of mosses,liverworts,and hornworts,which anchor them to the substrate are called

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Which of the following tissues transport water and dissolved minerals upward from the roots?

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Within the life cycle of a pine,which of the following structures are haploid?

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Which of the following groups is most closely related to the tracheophytes?

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The process unique to angiosperms is called

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Conifers have all of the following characteristics except

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Most adult tracheophyte plants represent the

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Sporophytes are attached to the gametophytes;green gametophytes that manufacture food;distinct leaves and roots;mosses.

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If we begin with the zygote stage,which of the following sequence of processes is consistent with the life cycle of Ulva?

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Tracheophyte plants are characterized by all of the following except

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Which one of the following statements about haplodiplontic life cycles is false?

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Which of the following is not true about Amborella trichopoda?

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Bryophytes,like ferns and certain other tracheophyte plants,require

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A bryologist (a scientist that studies mosses,and their allies) gives a lecture to your biology class.In her lecture,she makes a reference to fern reproduction.She says,"Fern spores germinate into _____."

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In _____,both the sporophytes and the smaller gametophytes are photosynthetic.

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