Question 1

Match the structures with their appropriate functions:

Accepted Answer

A) Roots allow plants to obtain carbon dioxide and water, while shoots allow plants to obtain nutrients and oxygen. 
B) Roots allow plants to obtain water and nutrients, while shoots allow plants to obtain gases and sunlight. 
C) Roots allow plants to obtain water, nutrients and glucose, while shoots allow plants to obtain sunlight. 
D) Roots allow plants to obtain glucose, while shoots allow plants to obtain sunlight and water. 
A) Roots allow plants to obtain carbon dioxide and water, while shoots allow plants to obtain nutrients and oxygen. 
B) Roots allow plants to obtain water and nutrients, while shoots allow plants to obtain gases and sunlight. 
C) Roots allow plants to obtain water, nutrients and glucose, while shoots allow plants to obtain sunlight. 
D) Roots allow plants to obtain glucose, while shoots allow plants to obtain sunlight and water.

Question 2

A sporophyte is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) diploid 
B) haploid 
C) both diploid and haploid depending on the generation 
D) neither diploid nor haploid 
A) diploid 
B) haploid 
C) both diploid and haploid depending on the generation 
D) neither diploid nor haploid

Question 3

Plants are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) unicellular prokaryotes 
B) unicellular protists 
C) multicellular prokaryotes 
D) multicellular eukaryotes 
A) unicellular prokaryotes 
B) unicellular protists 
C) multicellular prokaryotes 
D) multicellular eukaryotes

Question 4

Which of the following plant adaptations is shared by seedless vascular plants, gymnosperms and angiosperms?

Accepted Answer

A) Vascular tissue 
B) Seeds 
C) Flowers 
D) Seedless vascular plants, gymnosperms and angiosperms do not share any plant adaptations. 
A) Vascular tissue 
B) Seeds 
C) Flowers 
D) Seedless vascular plants, gymnosperms and angiosperms do not share any plant adaptations.

Question 5

What do gymnosperms and angiosperms have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) Flowers 
B) Seeds 
C) Spores 
D) None of these 
A) Flowers 
B) Seeds 
C) Spores 
D) None of these

Question 6

What are the three tissue systems of plants contained in each plant organ, such as leaves?

Accepted Answer

A) Dermal, cell wall, and vascular tissue systems 
B) Ground, germ, and vascular tissue systems 
C) Dermal, ground, and vascular tissue systems 
D) Ground, mesophyll, and vascular tissue systems 
A) Dermal, cell wall, and vascular tissue systems 
B) Ground, germ, and vascular tissue systems 
C) Dermal, ground, and vascular tissue systems 
D) Ground, mesophyll, and vascular tissue systems

Question 7

How does a plant's cuticle allow it to live on land?

Accepted Answer

A) By preventing water loss 
B) By absorbing nutrients from the soil 
C) By preventing the gametes from drying out 
D) By increasing structural support 
A) By preventing water loss 
B) By absorbing nutrients from the soil 
C) By preventing the gametes from drying out 
D) By increasing structural support

Question 8

What does the vascular system do in plants?

Accepted Answer

A) It allows for the transport of water, sugar and minerals. 
B) It is the main system that prevents dehydration in plants. 
C) It is the main site of photosynthesis in plants. 
D) It protects the plant's reproductive systems. 
A) It allows for the transport of water, sugar and minerals. 
B) It is the main system that prevents dehydration in plants. 
C) It is the main site of photosynthesis in plants. 
D) It protects the plant's reproductive systems.

Question 9

Besides edible and poisonous mushrooms, describe two fungi that are beneficial to humans and two fungi that are harmful to humans.

Accepted Answer

Yeast is a beneficial fungus used to mak

Question 10

Most of our food crops come from angiosperms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Ferns are independent of water for reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Draw the relationship between the four main types of plants, bryophytes, seedless vascular plants, gymnosperms, and angiosperms.Make sure to include the main adaptations that occurred at each transition.

Accepted Answer

plant phyl

Question 13

How do fungi reproduce sexually?

Accepted Answer

A) By the fusion of zygotes from two different fungi 
B) By the fusion of spores from the same individual fungus 
C) By the fusion of haploid cells from two different fungi 
D) Fungi reproduce only by asexual reproduction 
A) By the fusion of zygotes from two different fungi 
B) By the fusion of spores from the same individual fungus 
C) By the fusion of haploid cells from two different fungi 
D) Fungi reproduce only by asexual reproduction

Question 14

What are two types of symbiotic relationships in plant roots?

Accepted Answer

A) Bacteria in root nodules, fungi in mycorrhizae 
B) Bacteria in mycorrhizae, fungi in root nodules 
C) Bacteria in root nodules, fungi in root hairs 
D) Bacteria in root hairs, fungi in root nodules 
A) Bacteria in root nodules, fungi in mycorrhizae 
B) Bacteria in mycorrhizae, fungi in root nodules 
C) Bacteria in root nodules, fungi in root hairs 
D) Bacteria in root hairs, fungi in root nodules

Question 15

What is the key adaptation of angiosperms that allowed these plants to dominate the landscape?

Accepted Answer

A) Spores 
B) Flowers 
C) Cotyledons 
D) Cones 
A) Spores 
B) Flowers 
C) Cotyledons 
D) Cones

Question 16

Perennials are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) flowering plants that live for one year 
B) flowering plants to live for two years 
C) flowering plants that keep on reproducing for many years 
D) a type of gymnosperms 
A) flowering plants that live for one year 
B) flowering plants to live for two years 
C) flowering plants that keep on reproducing for many years 
D) a type of gymnosperms

Question 17

What is a carpel?

Accepted Answer

A) The pollen-producing reproductive structure 
B) The egg-producing reproductive structure 
C) The endosperm that provides nourishment to the embryo 
D) The structure that contains filaments and anther 
A) The pollen-producing reproductive structure 
B) The egg-producing reproductive structure 
C) The endosperm that provides nourishment to the embryo 
D) The structure that contains filaments and anther

Question 18

What are some challenges land plants face compared to life in the water?

Accepted Answer

A) Obtaining and retaining moisture 
B) Staying upright against the pull of gravity 
C) Obtaining resources from the air and soil instead of from water 
D) All of the above are challenges faced by land plants. 
A) Obtaining and retaining moisture 
B) Staying upright against the pull of gravity 
C) Obtaining resources from the air and soil instead of from water 
D) All of the above are challenges faced by land plants.

Question 19

The xylem is made from ________.

Accepted Answer

A) elongated living cells 
B) dead, hollow cells 
C) tubular living cells 
D) intercellular spaces between cells 
A) elongated living cells 
B) dead, hollow cells 
C) tubular living cells 
D) intercellular spaces between cells

Question 20

Are all fungi prokaryotes?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, all fungi are prokaryotes. 
B) No, some are prokaryotes, some are eukaryotes. 
C) No, they are all eukaryotes. 
D) No, they are neither prokaryotes nor eukaryotes. 
A) Yes, all fungi are prokaryotes. 
B) No, some are prokaryotes, some are eukaryotes. 
C) No, they are all eukaryotes. 
D) No, they are neither prokaryotes nor eukaryotes.

Match the structures with their appropriate functions:

A sporophyte is ________.

Plants are ________.

Which of the following plant adaptations is shared by seedless vascular plants, gymnosperms and angiosperms?

What do gymnosperms and angiosperms have in common?

What are the three tissue systems of plants contained in each plant organ, such as leaves?

How does a plant's cuticle allow it to live on land?

What does the vascular system do in plants?

Besides edible and poisonous mushrooms, describe two fungi that are beneficial to humans and two fungi that are harmful to humans.

Most of our food crops come from angiosperms.

Ferns are independent of water for reproduction.

Draw the relationship between the four main types of plants, bryophytes, seedless vascular plants, gymnosperms, and angiosperms.Make sure to include the main adaptations that occurred at each transition.

How do fungi reproduce sexually?

What are two types of symbiotic relationships in plant roots?

What is the key adaptation of angiosperms that allowed these plants to dominate the landscape?

Perennials are ________.

What is a carpel?

What are some challenges land plants face compared to life in the water?

The xylem is made from ________.

Are all fungi prokaryotes?

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Exam 9: Biodiversity 2: Fungi and Plants

Match the structures with their appropriate functions:

A sporophyte is ________.

Plants are ________.

Which of the following plant adaptations is shared by seedless vascular plants, gymnosperms and angiosperms?

What do gymnosperms and angiosperms have in common?

What are the three tissue systems of plants contained in each plant organ, such as leaves?

How does a plant's cuticle allow it to live on land?

What does the vascular system do in plants?

Besides edible and poisonous mushrooms, describe two fungi that are beneficial to humans and two fungi that are harmful to humans.

Most of our food crops come from angiosperms.

Ferns are independent of water for reproduction.

Draw the relationship between the four main types of plants, bryophytes, seedless vascular plants, gymnosperms, and angiosperms.Make sure to include the main adaptations that occurred at each transition.

How do fungi reproduce sexually?

What are two types of symbiotic relationships in plant roots?

What is the key adaptation of angiosperms that allowed these plants to dominate the landscape?

Perennials are ________.

What is a carpel?

What are some challenges land plants face compared to life in the water?

The xylem is made from ________.

Are all fungi prokaryotes?

An Introduction to the Science of Life

The Chemistry of Life

The Cell: The Fundamental Unit of Life

Energy and Life

Chromosomes and Inheritance

DNA: The Molecule of Life

Darwinian Evolution

Biodiversity 1: Microscopic Organisms

Biodiversity 3: Animals

Human Body Systems

Ecology

Biology The Core: Appendix

Filters