Question 1

The sporophyte is the dominant plant form of the gymnosperms and angiosperms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The acid environment created by living Sphagnum allowed the preservation of prehistoric humans in both Europe and North America.One anthropological find in Florida suggested which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The people preserved in the bogs had been there for less than 100 years. 
B) The people preserved in the bogs had been victims of murder. 
C) The brain tissue was well preserved and yielded good DNA samples. 
D) The people preserved in the bogs were closely related to modern Native Americans. 
E) None of the above is correct. 
A) The people preserved in the bogs had been there for less than 100 years. 
B) The people preserved in the bogs had been victims of murder. 
C) The brain tissue was well preserved and yielded good DNA samples. 
D) The people preserved in the bogs were closely related to modern Native Americans. 
E) None of the above is correct. E

Question 3

Which of the following plants has xylem and phloem?

Accepted Answer

A) mosses 
B) hornworts 
C) ferns 
D) liverworts 
E) None of the plants above has xylem and phloem. 
A) mosses 
B) hornworts 
C) ferns 
D) liverworts 
E) None of the plants above has xylem and phloem. C

Question 4

Guam disease has been attributed to the toxins found in which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A) angiosperms 
B) ferns 
C) mosses 
D) cycads 
E) pines 
A) angiosperms 
B) ferns 
C) mosses 
D) cycads 
E) pines

Question 5

The sporophytes of ferns have roots but the gametophyte prothallus has rhizoids.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

These plants are vascular,non-seed producers that 200 to 300 million years ago formed extensive forests.These plants are from which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A) bryophytes 
B) lycophytes 
C) pterophytes 
D) hepatophytes 
E) angiosperms 
A) bryophytes 
B) lycophytes 
C) pterophytes 
D) hepatophytes 
E) angiosperms

Question 7

Another name for the fern gametophyte is the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Another name for the fern gametophyte is...

Question 8

What do ferns and mosses have that conifers such as pines lack?

Accepted Answer

A) a gametophyte 
B) sporangia 
C) archegonia 
D) flagellated sperm 
E) More than one of these are correct. 
A) a gametophyte 
B) sporangia 
C) archegonia 
D) flagellated sperm 
E) More than one of these are correct.

Question 9

A plant in its life cycle has the following structures: a short-lived gametophyte with archegonia and antheridia,sporangium with annulus,and rhizomes.This plant would be classified as which one of the following taxa?

Accepted Answer

A) fern 
B) moss 
C) pine 
D) dicot 
E) monocot 
A) fern 
B) moss 
C) pine 
D) dicot 
E) monocot

Question 10

The male gametangium in mosses is called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) archegonium 
B) antheridium 
C) sporophyte 
D) capsule 
E) protonema 
A) archegonium 
B) antheridium 
C) sporophyte 
D) capsule 
E) protonema

Question 11

You discover an organism living in a hot spring near the boiling point of water.It has no organelles and some molecular characteristics that are very similar to eukaryotes.You likely have found a member of which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A) bacterium. 
B) archaeon. 
C) fungus. 
D) single-celled plant. 
E) single-celled animal. 
A) bacterium. 
B) archaeon. 
C) fungus. 
D) single-celled plant. 
E) single-celled animal.

Question 12

All of these statements about BMAA are correct except one.Choose the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) BMAA is an amino acid. 
B) BMAA is found in the starch of conifers. 
C) BMAA blocks communication of brain nerve cells. 
D) BMAA is found in high concentrations in seeds. 
E) BMAA may contribute to a host of human diseases found on Guam. 
A) BMAA is an amino acid. 
B) BMAA is found in the starch of conifers. 
C) BMAA blocks communication of brain nerve cells. 
D) BMAA is found in high concentrations in seeds. 
E) BMAA may contribute to a host of human diseases found on Guam.

Question 13

You find a vascular plant that produces spores,sporangia in a conelike structure at the tips of stems and with silica in the cell walls.This plant would be classified into which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A) club moss 
B) horsetail 
C) spike moss 
D) whisk fern 
E) Calamites 
A) club moss 
B) horsetail 
C) spike moss 
D) whisk fern 
E) Calamites

Question 14

Which of the following is not an embryophyte?

Accepted Answer

A) Loblolly pine 
B) Nootka rose 
C) Bongo kelp 
D) Sphagnum moss 
E) white pine 
A) Loblolly pine 
B) Nootka rose 
C) Bongo kelp 
D) Sphagnum moss 
E) white pine

Question 15

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Seed plants are currently the dominant vegetation in the world. 
B) In cones,the seeds are exposed at maturity and for this reason are said to be "naked." 
C) The conifers,like all gymnosperms,are an ancient group of plants that reached their greatest diversity during the past geological periods. 
D) The Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis)is literally a "living fossil" 
E) All of the above are correct. 
A) Seed plants are currently the dominant vegetation in the world. 
B) In cones,the seeds are exposed at maturity and for this reason are said to be "naked." 
C) The conifers,like all gymnosperms,are an ancient group of plants that reached their greatest diversity during the past geological periods. 
D) The Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis)is literally a "living fossil" 
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 16

________ are gymnosperms which resemble palms and are found in tropical and subtropical areas.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ are gymnosperms which resemble palms and...

Question 17

One characteristic of land plants is a life cycle with an alternation of gametophyte and sporophyte generations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A club moss is a

Accepted Answer

A) bryophyte. 
B) lycophyte. 
C) pterophyte. 
D) hepatophyte. 
E) conifer. 
A) bryophyte. 
B) lycophyte. 
C) pterophyte. 
D) hepatophyte. 
E) conifer.

Question 19

A plant in its life cycle has the following structures: microsporangia and megasporangia,pollen cones,archegonia,and naked seeds.This plant would be classified as which one of the following taxa?

Accepted Answer

A) fern 
B) moss 
C) pine 
D) dicot 
E) monocot 
A) fern 
B) moss 
C) pine 
D) dicot 
E) monocot

Question 20

Lycopodium powder was once used for all of the following purposes except one.Choose the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) gunpowder 
B) photography flash powder 
C) talcum powder 
D) coating for pills 
E) to stop bleeding 
A) gunpowder 
B) photography flash powder 
C) talcum powder 
D) coating for pills 
E) to stop bleeding

Exam 9: Diversity of Plant Life

The sporophyte is the dominant plant form of the gymnosperms and angiosperms.

The acid environment created by living Sphagnum allowed the preservation of prehistoric humans in both Europe and North America.One anthropological find in Florida suggested which of the following?

Which of the following plants has xylem and phloem?

Guam disease has been attributed to the toxins found in which of the following groups?

The sporophytes of ferns have roots but the gametophyte prothallus has rhizoids.

These plants are vascular,non-seed producers that 200 to 300 million years ago formed extensive forests.These plants are from which of the following groups?

Another name for the fern gametophyte is the ________.

What do ferns and mosses have that conifers such as pines lack?

A plant in its life cycle has the following structures: a short-lived gametophyte with archegonia and antheridia,sporangium with annulus,and rhizomes.This plant would be classified as which one of the following taxa?

The male gametangium in mosses is called which of the following?

You discover an organism living in a hot spring near the boiling point of water.It has no organelles and some molecular characteristics that are very similar to eukaryotes.You likely have found a member of which of the following groups?

All of these statements about BMAA are correct except one.Choose the exception.

You find a vascular plant that produces spores,sporangia in a conelike structure at the tips of stems and with silica in the cell walls.This plant would be classified into which of the following groups?

Which of the following is not an embryophyte?

Which of the following is correct?

________ are gymnosperms which resemble palms and are found in tropical and subtropical areas.

One characteristic of land plants is a life cycle with an alternation of gametophyte and sporophyte generations.

A club moss is a

A plant in its life cycle has the following structures: microsporangia and megasporangia,pollen cones,archegonia,and naked seeds.This plant would be classified as which one of the following taxa?

Lycopodium powder was once used for all of the following purposes except one.Choose the exception.

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