Question 1

Flowering plants belong to the division ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Lycophyta 
B) Magnoliophyta 
C) Sphenophyta 
D) Cycadophyta 
E) Ginkgophyta 
A) Lycophyta 
B) Magnoliophyta 
C) Sphenophyta 
D) Cycadophyta 
E) Ginkgophyta

Question 2

Retention of the developing embryo in the sporophyte is one of the major features of all ________.

Accepted Answer

land plant

Question 3

The gametophyte is very conspicuous in both the Bryophyta and Coniferophyta.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In a typical plant,which of the generations is diploid?

Accepted Answer

A) gametophyte 
B) sporophyte 
C) both gametophyte and sporophyte 
D) neither gametophyte nor sporophyte 
E) All of the above are haploid plants. 
A) gametophyte 
B) sporophyte 
C) both gametophyte and sporophyte 
D) neither gametophyte nor sporophyte 
E) All of the above are haploid plants.

Question 5

Which of the following gymnosperm divisions contain plants that look like palms?

Accepted Answer

A) Coniferophyta 
B) Cycadophyta 
C) Ginkgophyta 
D) Gnetophyta 
E) None of the above is correct. 
A) Coniferophyta 
B) Cycadophyta 
C) Ginkgophyta 
D) Gnetophyta 
E) None of the above is correct.

Question 6

The origin of angiosperms dates back to the Cambrian Period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following are exclusively absorptive heterotrophs?

Accepted Answer

A) fungi 
B) plants 
C) bacteria 
D) protists 
E) animals 
A) fungi 
B) plants 
C) bacteria 
D) protists 
E) animals

Question 8

The largest trees and the oldest trees occur in the division ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The largest trees and the oldest trees...

Question 9

The largest and most diverse group of nonseed vascular plants belong to which of the following taxa?

Accepted Answer

A) horsetails 
B) club mosses 
C) ferns 
D) quill mosses 
E) whisk mosses 
A) horsetails 
B) club mosses 
C) ferns 
D) quill mosses 
E) whisk mosses

Question 10

The silica impregnated in the walls of club mosses gave rise to the name scouring rushes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In mosses,the ________ depends on the ________ for nutrition and support,whereas in pines and ferns,it's the opposite.

Accepted Answer

A) gametophyte;sporophyte 
B) gamete;zygote 
C) zygote;gamete 
D) sporophyte;gametophyte 
E) None of the above is correct. 
A) gametophyte;sporophyte 
B) gamete;zygote 
C) zygote;gamete 
D) sporophyte;gametophyte 
E) None of the above is correct.

Question 12

Which of the following is not a division of seed producing vascular plants?

Accepted Answer

A) Coniferophyta 
B) Cycadophyta 
C) Ginkgophyta 
D) Pterophyta 
E) Gnetophyta 
A) Coniferophyta 
B) Cycadophyta 
C) Ginkgophyta 
D) Pterophyta 
E) Gnetophyta

Question 13

You find a primitive-looking plant with no leaves or true roots,branching stems with globose yellow sporangia.This plant would be classified as which of the following taxa?

Accepted Answer

A) a fern 
B) Lycopodium 
C) Equisetum 
D) Psilotum 
E) It is impossible to determine the answer with the information given. 
A) a fern 
B) Lycopodium 
C) Equisetum 
D) Psilotum 
E) It is impossible to determine the answer with the information given.

Question 14

This member of Gnetophyta lives in the Namib desert,has a long taproot,two leathery leaves,and can live over 1000 years.This plant is likely which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Ephedra 
B) Gnetum 
C) Welwitschia 
D) an undescribed cycad 
E) None of the above is correct. 
A) Ephedra 
B) Gnetum 
C) Welwitschia 
D) an undescribed cycad 
E) None of the above is correct.

Question 15

Resin from conifers can do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) seal wounds. 
B) serve as a source of turpentine. 
C) serve as a source of rosin. 
D) form amber. 
E) All of the above are correct. 
A) seal wounds. 
B) serve as a source of turpentine. 
C) serve as a source of rosin. 
D) form amber. 
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 16

Land plants first evolved over ________ million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 40 
C) 400 
D) 4000 
E) None of the above is correct. 
A) 4 
B) 40 
C) 400 
D) 4000 
E) None of the above is correct.

Question 17

In which structure does meiosis take place?

Accepted Answer

A) gametophyte 
B) sporophyte 
C) zygote 
D) gamete 
E) None of the above is correct. 
A) gametophyte 
B) sporophyte 
C) zygote 
D) gamete 
E) None of the above is correct.

Question 18

The fossil record indicates that ________ were dominant features of the landscape during the Mesozoic Era.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Fungi are closest phylogenetically to which of the following taxons?

Accepted Answer

A) plant 
B) animals 
C) bacteria 
D) protists 
E) archaea 
A) plant 
B) animals 
C) bacteria 
D) protists 
E) archaea

Question 20

Land plants never have flagellated sperm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Diversity of Plant Life

Flowering plants belong to the division ________.

Retention of the developing embryo in the sporophyte is one of the major features of all ________.

The gametophyte is very conspicuous in both the Bryophyta and Coniferophyta.

In a typical plant,which of the generations is diploid?

Which of the following gymnosperm divisions contain plants that look like palms?

The origin of angiosperms dates back to the Cambrian Period.

Which of the following are exclusively absorptive heterotrophs?

The largest trees and the oldest trees occur in the division ________.

The largest and most diverse group of nonseed vascular plants belong to which of the following taxa?

The silica impregnated in the walls of club mosses gave rise to the name scouring rushes.

In mosses,the ________ depends on the ________ for nutrition and support,whereas in pines and ferns,it's the opposite.

Which of the following is not a division of seed producing vascular plants?

You find a primitive-looking plant with no leaves or true roots,branching stems with globose yellow sporangia.This plant would be classified as which of the following taxa?

This member of Gnetophyta lives in the Namib desert,has a long taproot,two leathery leaves,and can live over 1000 years.This plant is likely which of the following?

Resin from conifers can do which of the following?

Land plants first evolved over ________ million years ago.

In which structure does meiosis take place?

The fossil record indicates that ________ were dominant features of the landscape during the Mesozoic Era.

Fungi are closest phylogenetically to which of the following taxons?

Land plants never have flagellated sperm.

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