Question 1

List the key features used to identify if a flowering plant is a monocot or a eudicot.

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Monocot features:
1.One cotyledon
2.Flow...

Question 2

Which part of a seed provides nourishment for the embryo enabling seed plants to survive on land?

Accepted Answer

A)   ovary
B)   seed coat
C)   egg sac
D)   endosperm
E)   ectospermF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Which life cycle phase is diploid in moss?

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A)   sporophyte generation
B)   gametophyte generation
C)   gametes
D)   spores
E)   antheridiumF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 4

In the moss life cycle,the ______ generation is dominant.

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

Question 5

What flower mechanism(s) would NOT help prevent pollination by a foreign species?

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A)   A pollen tube only grows in the style of its own species.
B)   The stigma is sticky mainly to its own species of pollen.
C)   The timing of flowering varies by species and keeps pollinators moving among a limited number of species.
D)   Flowers attract a small number of specialized pollinators, and therefore pollen is not spread equally to all available species of flowers.
E)   Flowers of different species are the same color and attract similar pollinators.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Which statement is NOT correct about the sporophyte generation in gymnosperms?

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A)   It is the diploid generation.
B)   It contains vascular tissue.
C)   It is the dominant generation.
D)   They produce winged naked seeds.
E)   They produce homospores.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

In the life cycle of a fern,the zygote

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A)   becomes the sporophyte generation.
B)   becomes the gametophyte generation.
C)   does not occur.
D)   undergoes meiosis.
E)   is haploid.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Which statement is NOT true about the life cycle of gymnosperms?

Accepted Answer

A)   The sporophyte is diploid.
B)   The sporophyte produces two distinct types of spores.
C)   The megasporocyte develops into the pollen grain.
D)   The microsporocyte develops into the pollen grain.
E)   Two nonflagellated sperm are released by the male gametophyte.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Swimming sperm are produced in the ____ of the moss gametophyte stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   antheridia
B)   archegonia
C)   rhizoids
D)   protonema
E)   soriF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

Psilotum are most closely related to

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A)   angiosperms.
B)   gymnosperms.
C)   conifers.
D)   green algae.
E)   ferns.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

The structure that forms most of the flesh of an apple is the

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A)   carpel.
B)   sepal.
C)   ovary.
D)   petal.
E)   stamen.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Seeds contain all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   a seed coat.
B)   an endosperm.
C)   an embryo.
D)   a pollen grain.
E)   triploid tissue.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Which sequence is correct in the life cycle of alternation of generations?

Accepted Answer

A)   gametophyte  →\rarr→  spores  →\rarr→  sporophyte
B)   gametophyte  →\rarr→  gametes  →\rarr→  spores  →\rarr→  sporophyte
C)   gametophyte  →\rarr→  gametes  →\rarr→  zygote →\rarr→ spores  →\rarr→  sporophyte
D)   gametophyte  →\rarr→  spores  →\rarr→  gametes  →\rarr→  zygote  →\rarr→  sporophyte
E)   gametophyte  →\rarr→  gametes  →\rarr→  zygote  →\rarr→  sporophyte  →\rarr→  spores F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the ginkgo is unique?

Accepted Answer

A)   The ginkgo grows well in polluted areas.
B)   Ginkgo biloba is the only surviving species in its division.
C)   The tree is propagated vegetatively to provide male trees that lack smelly seeds.
D)   Ginkgos have naked seeds.
E)   Ginkgos are popular for big cities along streets and parks.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Which of these may occur in both angiosperms and gymnosperms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Seeds develop within a cone.
B)   Seeds develop within a flower.
C)   Seeds are surrounded by a fruit at maturity.
D)   Pollen is carried by the wind for pollination.
E)   Pollen is carried by honeybees as pollinators,F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

The function of endosperm is to

Accepted Answer

A)   form the seedling.
B)   develop into the fruit.
C)   provide water to the embryo.
D)   provide nutrients to the embryo.
E)   provide a protective coating for the embryo.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

One adaptation that was necessary for charophytes to move onto land was the protection of the embryo from desiccation.In mosses the embryo,called a developing sporophyte,is

Accepted Answer

A)   Protected within the archegonium and nourished by the 'foot' growing down into the gametophyte tissue.
B)   Protected by the antheridia and nourished by the rhizoids.
C)   Protected by the protonema and nourished by the 'foot' growing down into the gametophyte.
D)   Protected within the antheridia and nourished by the 'foot' growing down into the sporophyte tissue.
E)   Not protected since mosses are not vascular plants.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 18

Plants that flourished in the Mesozoic era along with dinosaurs were the

Accepted Answer

A)   ferns.
B)   bryophytes.
C)   cycads.
D)   flowering plants.
E)   conifers.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following types of plants will produce a naked seed?

Accepted Answer

A)   moss
B)   ferns
C)   algae
D)   gymnosperms
E)   angiospermsF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   xylem-conducts water up from the soil
B)   phloem-transports organic nutrients
C)   vascular tissue-xylem and phloem
D)   vascular plants-sporophyte is dominant
E)   sporophyte-haploidF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Exam 30: Plants

Which statement is NOT true about the life cycle of gymnosperms?

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The function of endosperm is to

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Which part of a seed provides nourishment for the embryo enabling seed plants to survive on land?

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Which of the following is NOT correct?

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Swimming sperm are produced in the ____ of the moss gametophyte stage.

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Which sequence is correct in the life cycle of alternation of generations?

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Which life cycle phase is diploid in moss?

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Which of these may occur in both angiosperms and gymnosperms?

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In the life cycle of a fern,the zygote

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Which of the following is NOT a reason why the ginkgo is unique?

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Which of the following types of plants will produce a naked seed?

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Psilotum are most closely related to

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Seeds contain all of the following EXCEPT

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List the key features used to identify if a flowering plant is a monocot or a eudicot.

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One adaptation that was necessary for charophytes to move onto land was the protection of the embryo from desiccation.In mosses the embryo,called a developing sporophyte,is

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In the moss life cycle,the ______ generation is dominant.

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What flower mechanism(s) would NOT help prevent pollination by a foreign species?

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Which statement is NOT correct about the sporophyte generation in gymnosperms?

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The structure that forms most of the flesh of an apple is the

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Plants that flourished in the Mesozoic era along with dinosaurs were the

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