Question 1

Which term refers to the region of constantly dividing cells near the tips of shoots and roots?

Accepted Answer

A)  lignin
B)  xylem
C)  apical meristem
D)  cuticle

Question 2

What plant structures comprise a sorus?

Accepted Answer

A)  rhizomes
B)  fronds
C)  strobili
D)  sporangia

Question 3

Where do the megaspores develop in pine trees?

Accepted Answer

A)  within an ovule
B)  within a strobilus
C)  within a sporopollenin
D)  within a seed

Question 4

Which of the following best explains why modern seedless vascular plants are confined largely to wet or humid environments?

Accepted Answer

A)  They require soil.
B)  They require reflected sunlight.
C)  They require symbiotic bacteria in the water.
D)  They require external water for reproduction.

Question 5

Describe the major differences between bryophytes and vascular plants.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which of the following plant traits represent an adaptation to terrestrial life?

Accepted Answer

A)  chloroplasts with chlorophyll b
B)  leaves
C)  stomata
D)  cell walls made of cellulose

Question 7

Which term refers to the slender, rootlike structures found in nonvascular plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  protonemata
B)  rhizomes
C)  rhizoids
D)  gametangia

Question 8

What is the name for the simple body that makes up the gametophyte generation for many liverworts?

Accepted Answer

A)  archegonium
B)  thallus
C)  gemma
D)  rhizoid

Question 9

What is the name of the specialized leaves on which club moss sporangia form, and which occur near stem tips?

Accepted Answer

A)  sporophylls
B)  cladophylls
C)  antheridia
D)  archegonia

Question 10

What does the word gymnosperm mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  covered seed
B)  covered sperm
C)  active sperm
D)  naked seed

Question 11

Match each plant structure or stage of the plant life cycle with the term that best describes the cells in that structure or stage. Each term may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
-sporophyte

Accepted Answer

A)  haploid (n) 
B)  diploid (2n) 
C)  some haploid and some diploid cells
D)  triploid (3n)

Question 12

Which of the following types of plants are NOT represented in the phylum Pterophyta?

Accepted Answer

A)  horsetails
B)  mosses
C)  whisk ferns
D)  ferns

Question 13

In the pine life cycle, when does fertilization often take place?

Accepted Answer

A)  a few days before pollination
B)  at the same time as pollination
C)  a few weeks after pollination
D)  months to a year after pollination

Question 14

Match each plant structure or stage of the plant life cycle with the term that best describes the cells in that structure or stage. Each term may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
-pine seed

Accepted Answer

A)  haploid (n) 
B)  diploid (2n) 
C)  some haploid and some diploid cells
D)  triploid (3n)

Question 15

This group is one of the two main angiosperm clades. This plant group has about 60 000 species that are characterized by having a single cotyledon. What is the name of this plant group?

Accepted Answer

A)  eudicots
B)  orchids
C)  monocots
D)  water lilies

Question 16

Which feature is found in both nonvascular and vascular plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  xylem
B)  cuticle
C)  apical meristem
D)  lignin

Question 17

Which plants are often the dominant land plants in cool temperate zones, especially in areas with poor soils?

Accepted Answer

A)  gymnosperms
B)  ferns
C)  angiosperms
D)  bryophytes

Question 18

Which of the following is a characteristic of Bryophytes?

Accepted Answer

A)  asexual reproduction with gemmae
B)  true leaves
C)  lignified tissue
D)  true roots

Question 19

Which phylum contains the ferns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthocerophyta
B)  Bryophyta
C)  Pterophyta
D)  Hepatophyta

Question 20

A seed is often described as "a baby plant in a box with its lunch." Explain this statement using more proper terms for baby plant, box, and lunch.

Accepted Answer

A seed has a "baby plant" called an embr...

Exam 26: Plants

Which feature is found in both nonvascular and vascular plants?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of Bryophytes?

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What does the word gymnosperm mean?

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What is the name for the simple body that makes up the gametophyte generation for many liverworts?

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A seed is often described as "a baby plant in a box with its lunch." Explain this statement using more proper terms for baby plant, box, and lunch.

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Which of the following types of plants are NOT represented in the phylum Pterophyta?

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What plant structures comprise a sorus?

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Which of the following plant traits represent an adaptation to terrestrial life?

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Which phylum contains the ferns?

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Describe the major differences between bryophytes and vascular plants.

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What is the name of the specialized leaves on which club moss sporangia form, and which occur near stem tips?

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Where do the megaspores develop in pine trees?

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Which plants are often the dominant land plants in cool temperate zones, especially in areas with poor soils?

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This group is one of the two main angiosperm clades. This plant group has about 60 000 species that are characterized by having a single cotyledon. What is the name of this plant group?

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Match each plant structure or stage of the plant life cycle with the term that best describes the cells in that structure or stage. Each term may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -pine seed

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Which term refers to the slender, rootlike structures found in nonvascular plants?

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In the pine life cycle, when does fertilization often take place?

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Which of the following best explains why modern seedless vascular plants are confined largely to wet or humid environments?

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Match each plant structure or stage of the plant life cycle with the term that best describes the cells in that structure or stage. Each term may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -sporophyte

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Which term refers to the region of constantly dividing cells near the tips of shoots and roots?

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