Question 1

Which of the following statements applies to both moss and ferns?

Accepted Answer

A)   Young sporophyte leaves are called fiddleheads.
B)   The sporophyte stage lacks vascular tissue.
C)   The sporophyte has true leaves, stems, and roots.
D)   Fertilization requires moisture for the sperm to swim to the egg within the archegonia.
E)   The sporophyte stage is the dominant generation.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 2

Which of the following specifically refers to pteridophytes?

Accepted Answer

A)   water not required for sperm transport
B)   windblown spores
C)   pollen grains
D)   gametophyte dominant
E)   seedsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Which generation is dominant in the life cycle of a horsetail?

Accepted Answer

A)   haploid gametophyte
B)   diploid gametophyte
C)   haploid sporophyte
D)   diploid sporophyte
E)   monoploid sporophyteF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

List the five major events in the evolutionary history of plants.

Accepted Answer

1. Some form of protection developed for...

Question 5

Identify the traits of nonvascular plants that enabled them to adapt to life on land.

Accepted Answer

Nonvascular plants have rootlike, stemli...

Question 6

Which of these may occur in both angiosperms and gymnosperms?

Accepted Answer

A)   seeds in cones
B)   seeds in flowers
C)   seeds encased in fruit
D)   wind pollination
E)   insect pollinationF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

In the life cycle of the fern, meiosis takes place during the

Accepted Answer

A)   development of seeds.
B)   development of the gametophyte.
C)   production of egg and sperm.
D)   production of spores.
E)   development of vascular tissue.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Gladiolus produces leaves with parallel veins and a fibrous root system. This plant is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   bryophyte.
B)   eudicot.
C)   monocot.
D)   cycad.
E)   fern.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 9

If a plant has flower petals that are small and the same color as its leaves, it is likely to be pollinated by

Accepted Answer

A)   bats.
B)   bees.
C)   the wind.
D)   butterflies.
E)   moths.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

The sporophyte generation produces spores by mitosis in structures called sporangia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which feature is common across all seed plants?

Accepted Answer

A)   flowers
B)   fruits
C)   pollen tubes
D)   flagellated sperm
E)   sperm carried by pollinatorsF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Which of the following is a plant with no true roots, leaves, or stem?

Accepted Answer

A)   rose
B)   liverwort
C)   conifer
D)   ginkgo
E)   fernF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 13

The vascular tissue by which water and minerals are transported through a fern is called

Accepted Answer

A)   xylem.
B)   stigma.
C)   phloem.
D)   absent in roots.
E)   produced by stomata.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

The reproductive parts of an angiosperm are the

Accepted Answer

A)   petals and sepals.
B)   petals and stamen.
C)   sepals and stamen.
D)   sepals and carpel.
E)   carpel and stamen.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Which statement best describes double fertilization in an angiosperm?

Accepted Answer

A)   Two egg cells are fertilized within each ovule.
B)   A sperm nucleus fuses with an egg cell and a sperm nucleus fuses with polar nuclei.
C)   Two sperm are required for fertilization of one egg cell.
D)   A flower can engage in both self-pollination and cross-pollination.
E)   One sperm fertilizes the egg which divides twice to form two embryos.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 16

Of all the plant groups, only gymnosperms and angiosperms have male gametophytes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A gamete-producing plant is known as a

Accepted Answer

A)   sporophyte.
B)   fruit.
C)   gametophyte.
D)   homosporophyte.
E)   heterosporophyte.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following flower mechanisms would help prevent pollination by a foreign species?

Accepted Answer

A)   A pollen tube only grows in the style of its own species.
B)   The stigma is sticks only to its own species of pollen.
C)   The timing of flowering varies by species.
D)   Flowers attract a small number of specialized pollinators.
E)   All of the answer choices describe mechanisms that reduce the chance of pollination by a foreign species.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

The small, heart-shaped gametophyte called a prothallus is part of the life cycle of the

Accepted Answer

A)   mosses.
B)   ferns.
C)   liverworts.
D)   ginkgoes.
E)   gnetophyte.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is a component of a seed?

Accepted Answer

A)   seed coat
B)   endosperm
C)   embryo
D)   triploid tissue
E)   All of the answer choices list parts of a seed.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Exam 30: Plants

Which generation is dominant in the life cycle of a horsetail?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following specifically refers to pteridophytes?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following flower mechanisms would help prevent pollination by a foreign species?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The small, heart-shaped gametophyte called a prothallus is part of the life cycle of the

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following statements applies to both moss and ferns?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Gladiolus produces leaves with parallel veins and a fibrous root system. This plant is a(n)

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

In the life cycle of the fern, meiosis takes place during the

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

If a plant has flower petals that are small and the same color as its leaves, it is likely to be pollinated by

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Of all the plant groups, only gymnosperms and angiosperms have male gametophytes.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which statement best describes double fertilization in an angiosperm?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

A gamete-producing plant is known as a

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which feature is common across all seed plants?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The reproductive parts of an angiosperm are the

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The vascular tissue by which water and minerals are transported through a fern is called

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is a plant with no true roots, leaves, or stem?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of these may occur in both angiosperms and gymnosperms?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The sporophyte generation produces spores by mitosis in structures called sporangia.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

List the five major events in the evolutionary history of plants.

Correct Answerverified1. Some form of protection developed for...View AnswerShow Answer

Which of the following is a component of a seed?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Identify the traits of nonvascular plants that enabled them to adapt to life on land.

Correct AnswerverifiedNonvascular plants have rootlike, stemli...View AnswerShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
1. Some form of protection developed for...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
Nonvascular plants have rootlike, stemli...
View Answer