Question 1

Strobili are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) flowers 
B) spore-forming, cone-shaped structures with modified leaves 
C) clusters of spore-producing capsules 
D) accessory leaf-like structures 
E) stems that grow horizontally underground 
A) flowers 
B) spore-forming, cone-shaped structures with modified leaves 
C) clusters of spore-producing capsules 
D) accessory leaf-like structures 
E) stems that grow horizontally underground

Question 2

Four of the five answers below are correct statements about gymnosperm reproduction. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) Pollen grains mature into mature male gametophytes. 
B) Sperm in gymnosperms are not flagellated. 
C) Sperm reach egg cells through a pollen tube. 
D) The zygote develops into a mature seed. 
E) Seed cones and pollen cones always develop on separate trees. 
A) Pollen grains mature into mature male gametophytes. 
B) Sperm in gymnosperms are not flagellated. 
C) Sperm reach egg cells through a pollen tube. 
D) The zygote develops into a mature seed. 
E) Seed cones and pollen cones always develop on separate trees.

Question 3

A pine tree is a(n) ____, and a pine cone is a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) angiosperm; seed 
B) haploid plant body; diploid plant body 
C) sporophyte; gametophyte 
D) gametophyte; sporophyte 
E) egg; pollen grain 
A) angiosperm; seed 
B) haploid plant body; diploid plant body 
C) sporophyte; gametophyte 
D) gametophyte; sporophyte 
E) egg; pollen grain

Question 4

What is the most appropriate term for a mature pollen grain?

Accepted Answer

A) megaspore 
B) microspore 
C) male gametophyte 
D) female gametophyte 
E) immature sporophyte 
A) megaspore 
B) microspore 
C) male gametophyte 
D) female gametophyte 
E) immature sporophyte

Question 5

Which plants do not have lignin-reinforced vascular tissues?

Accepted Answer

A) angiosperms 
B) conifers 
C) ferns 
D) lycophytes 
E) bryophytes 
A) angiosperms 
B) conifers 
C) ferns 
D) lycophytes 
E) bryophytes

Question 6

What is the feature of horsetails that was useful before the existence of scouring pads?

Accepted Answer

A) rhizomes 
B) silica in the stems 
C) photosynthetic cells 
D) cones at the tips 
E) scale-like leaves 
A) rhizomes 
B) silica in the stems 
C) photosynthetic cells 
D) cones at the tips 
E) scale-like leaves

Question 7

The dominant part of the angiosperm life cycle is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) diploid gametophyte 
B) diploid sporophyte 
C) haploid gametophyte 
D) haploid sporophyte 
E) fertilization step 
A) diploid gametophyte 
B) diploid sporophyte 
C) haploid gametophyte 
D) haploid sporophyte 
E) fertilization step

Question 8

What role do rhizoids perform in mosses?

Accepted Answer

A) They structurally support the sporophyte stalk. 
B) They anchor the gametophyte. 
C) They take up water. 
D) They absorb nutrients. 
E) They act as a root underground. 
A) They structurally support the sporophyte stalk. 
B) They anchor the gametophyte. 
C) They take up water. 
D) They absorb nutrients. 
E) They act as a root underground.

Question 9

Gametophytes of ____ plants form protected inside reproductive parts on a sporophyte body.

Accepted Answer

A) nonvascular seed 
B) nonvascular seedless 
C) vascular seed 
D) vascular seedless 
E) all of the above 
A) nonvascular seed 
B) nonvascular seedless 
C) vascular seed 
D) vascular seedless 
E) all of the above

Question 10

Match the term to the correct statement.
-eudicots

Accepted Answer

A) have rhizoids, cuticle, and protected embryo sporophyte; no xylem 
B) produce fruit 
C) nonseed-bearing, heart-shaped gametophytes; spore-bearing leaves with sori 
D) Lycopodium; cone-bearing sporophyte; free-living gametophyte 
E) gymnosperm; only one species left
F)pine and redwood; mostly evergreen
G)confined to tropics or warm, temperate zones; resemble squat cone-bearing palm trees
H)flowering plant with two seed leaves
I)flowering plant with only one seed leaf 
A) have rhizoids, cuticle, and protected embryo sporophyte; no xylem 
B) produce fruit 
C) nonseed-bearing, heart-shaped gametophytes; spore-bearing leaves with sori 
D) Lycopodium; cone-bearing sporophyte; free-living gametophyte 
E) gymnosperm; only one species left
F)pine and redwood; mostly evergreen
G)confined to tropics or warm, temperate zones; resemble squat cone-bearing palm trees
H)flowering plant with two seed leaves
I)flowering plant with only one seed leaf

Question 11

A sorus is____.

Accepted Answer

A) a collection of rust-colored disease spots on a fern 
B) the fern gametophyte 
C) an egg-producing structure 
D) a spore-forming cone shaped structure with modified leaves 
E) a collection of spore-producing structures 
A) a collection of rust-colored disease spots on a fern 
B) the fern gametophyte 
C) an egg-producing structure 
D) a spore-forming cone shaped structure with modified leaves 
E) a collection of spore-producing structures

Question 12

The conifers, such as pines and junipers, are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) gymnosperms 
B) angiosperms 
C) bryophytes 
D) lycophytes 
E) seedless vascular plants 
A) gymnosperms 
B) angiosperms 
C) bryophytes 
D) lycophytes 
E) seedless vascular plants

Question 13

The first haploid cell in the life cycle of a plant is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) zygote 
B) gamete 
C) gametophyte plant 
D) spore 
E) spore mother cell 
A) zygote 
B) gamete 
C) gametophyte plant 
D) spore 
E) spore mother cell

Question 14

Bryophytes differ from all other land plants in that they ____.

Accepted Answer

A) possess swimming sperm 
B) have dominant gametophytes 
C) produce spores 
D) exhibit alternation of generations 
E) produce lignin 
A) possess swimming sperm 
B) have dominant gametophytes 
C) produce spores 
D) exhibit alternation of generations 
E) produce lignin

Question 15

Ephedra, evergreen desert shrubs, are classified in which plant group?

Accepted Answer

A) cycads 
B) gnetophytes 
C) conifers 
D) ginkgos 
E) angiosperms 
A) cycads 
B) gnetophytes 
C) conifers 
D) ginkgos 
E) angiosperms

Question 16

Four of the five answers below possess vascular tissue. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) whisk ferns 
B) mosses 
C) pine trees 
D) flowering plants 
E) horsetails 
A) whisk ferns 
B) mosses 
C) pine trees 
D) flowering plants 
E) horsetails

Question 17

Which plant's seeds are "naked" (not within a fruit)?

Accepted Answer

A) angiosperms 
B) gymnosperms 
C) bryophytes 
D) endosperms 
E) lycophytes 
A) angiosperms 
B) gymnosperms 
C) bryophytes 
D) endosperms 
E) lycophytes

Question 18

Match the term to the correct statement.
-club mosses

Accepted Answer

A) have rhizoids, cuticle, and protected embryo sporophyte; no xylem 
B) produce fruit 
C) nonseed-bearing, heart-shaped gametophytes; spore-bearing leaves with sori 
D) Lycopodium; cone-bearing sporophyte; free-living gametophyte 
E) gymnosperm; only one species left
F)pine and redwood; mostly evergreen
G)confined to tropics or warm, temperate zones; resemble squat cone-bearing palm trees
H)flowering plant with two seed leaves
I)flowering plant with only one seed leaf 
A) have rhizoids, cuticle, and protected embryo sporophyte; no xylem 
B) produce fruit 
C) nonseed-bearing, heart-shaped gametophytes; spore-bearing leaves with sori 
D) Lycopodium; cone-bearing sporophyte; free-living gametophyte 
E) gymnosperm; only one species left
F)pine and redwood; mostly evergreen
G)confined to tropics or warm, temperate zones; resemble squat cone-bearing palm trees
H)flowering plant with two seed leaves
I)flowering plant with only one seed leaf

Question 19

Gymnosperms lack which structure found in angiosperms?

Accepted Answer

A) independent gametophytes 
B) pollen grains 
C) fruits 
D) roots 
E) leaves 
A) independent gametophytes 
B) pollen grains 
C) fruits 
D) roots 
E) leaves

Question 20

Match the term to the correct statement.
-conifers

Accepted Answer

A) have rhizoids, cuticle, and protected embryo sporophyte; no xylem 
B) produce fruit 
C) nonseed-bearing, heart-shaped gametophytes; spore-bearing leaves with sori 
D) Lycopodium; cone-bearing sporophyte; free-living gametophyte 
E) gymnosperm; only one species left
F)pine and redwood; mostly evergreen
G)confined to tropics or warm, temperate zones; resemble squat cone-bearing palm trees
H)flowering plant with two seed leaves
I)flowering plant with only one seed leaf 
A) have rhizoids, cuticle, and protected embryo sporophyte; no xylem 
B) produce fruit 
C) nonseed-bearing, heart-shaped gametophytes; spore-bearing leaves with sori 
D) Lycopodium; cone-bearing sporophyte; free-living gametophyte 
E) gymnosperm; only one species left
F)pine and redwood; mostly evergreen
G)confined to tropics or warm, temperate zones; resemble squat cone-bearing palm trees
H)flowering plant with two seed leaves
I)flowering plant with only one seed leaf

Exam 21: Plant Evolution

Strobili are ____.

Four of the five answers below are correct statements about gymnosperm reproduction. Select the exception.

A pine tree is a(n) ____, and a pine cone is a ____.

What is the most appropriate term for a mature pollen grain?

Which plants do not have lignin-reinforced vascular tissues?

What is the feature of horsetails that was useful before the existence of scouring pads?

The dominant part of the angiosperm life cycle is the ____.

What role do rhizoids perform in mosses?

Gametophytes of ____ plants form protected inside reproductive parts on a sporophyte body.

Match the term to the correct statement. -eudicots

A sorus is____.

The conifers, such as pines and junipers, are examples of ____.

The first haploid cell in the life cycle of a plant is the ____.

Bryophytes differ from all other land plants in that they ____.

Ephedra, evergreen desert shrubs, are classified in which plant group?

Four of the five answers below possess vascular tissue. Select the exception.

Which plant's seeds are "naked" (not within a fruit)?

Match the term to the correct statement. -club mosses

Gymnosperms lack which structure found in angiosperms?

Match the term to the correct statement. -conifers

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