Question 1

Living spike mosses and quillworts produce ________, a reproductive feature referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  two types of spores; heterospory 
B)  one type of spore; monospory 
C)  large leaves; megaphylly 
D)  nonflagellated sperm cells; motile reproduction 
E)  woody stems; arboreal 
A)  two types of spores; heterospory 
B)  one type of spore; monospory 
C)  large leaves; megaphylly 
D)  nonflagellated sperm cells; motile reproduction 
E)  woody stems; arboreal A

Question 2

The image of a compression fossil is called an imprint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Within the seedless vascular plant group, the relationship of ________ to the ferns and other fern allies is unresolved.

Accepted Answer

A)  tree ferns 
B)  flowering plants 
C)  whisk ferns 
D)  hornworts 
E)  liverworts 
A)  tree ferns 
B)  flowering plants 
C)  whisk ferns 
D)  hornworts 
E)  liverworts C

Question 4

The substance in horsetail stems that makes them suitable for scouring is

Accepted Answer

A)  magnesium salts. 
B)  silica. 
C)  calcium carbonate. 
D)  table salt. 
E)  potassium chloride. 
A)  magnesium salts. 
B)  silica. 
C)  calcium carbonate. 
D)  table salt. 
E)  potassium chloride.

Question 5

The soft coal, cannel, consists primarily of carbonized spores of giant horsetails and club mosses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Ancient land plants are thought to be derived from

Accepted Answer

A)  brown algae. 
B)  green algae. 
C)  cyanobacteria. 
D)  bacteria. 
E)  bryophytes. 
A)  brown algae. 
B)  green algae. 
C)  cyanobacteria. 
D)  bacteria. 
E)  bryophytes.

Question 7

The semi-transparent tissue that protects immature sporangia in many ferns is called a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  indusium. 
B)  jacket. 
C)  sporophyll. 
D)  soral coat. 
E)  sorus. 
A)  indusium. 
B)  jacket. 
C)  sporophyll. 
D)  soral coat. 
E)  sorus.

Question 8

The spores of which of the following were used at one time for flashlight powder in photography and the theater?

Accepted Answer

A)  ferns 
B)  club mosses 
C)  true mosses 
D)  quillworts 
E)  horsetails 
A)  ferns 
B)  club mosses 
C)  true mosses 
D)  quillworts 
E)  horsetails

Question 9

Ferns are distinguished from their relatives by having megaphylls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Air tubes located between the ribs of horsetail (Equisetum) stems are called

Accepted Answer

A)  central canals 
B)  carinal canals 
C)  vallecular canals 
D)  aerenchyma canals 
E)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  central canals 
B)  carinal canals 
C)  vallecular canals 
D)  aerenchyma canals 
E)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 11

Botanists who study fossil plant materials in their research are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  spelunkers. 
B)  plant historians. 
C)  phycologists. 
D)  geobotanists. 
E)  paleobotanists. 
A)  spelunkers. 
B)  plant historians. 
C)  phycologists. 
D)  geobotanists. 
E)  paleobotanists.

Question 12

In nature asexual propagation of ground pines (Lycopodium) may take place by means of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  gemmae 
B)  root divisions 
C)  bulbils 
D)  corms 
E)  cladophylls 
A)  gemmae 
B)  root divisions 
C)  bulbils 
D)  corms 
E)  cladophylls

Question 13

A favorite growing medium for orchid growers comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  fern fronds. 
B)  fern "bark." 
C)  dried club mosses. 
D)  dried horsetail stems. 
E)  quillwort leaves. 
A)  fern fronds. 
B)  fern "bark." 
C)  dried club mosses. 
D)  dried horsetail stems. 
E)  quillwort leaves.

Question 14

Enations and microphylls have the same basic anatomy; however, enations are smaller than microphylls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Leaves that bear sporangia are called sporophylls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A fundamental distinction between club mosses (Lycopodium) and spike mosses (Selaginella) involves differences in their

Accepted Answer

A)  roots. 
B)  stems. 
C)  habitats. 
D)  chlorophyll. 
E)  spores. 
A)  roots. 
B)  stems. 
C)  habitats. 
D)  chlorophyll. 
E)  spores.

Question 17

In ferns an annulus is directly and intimately associated with a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  frond. 
B)  rhizome. 
C)  adventitious root. 
D)  sporangium. 
E)  prothallus. 
A)  frond. 
B)  rhizome. 
C)  adventitious root. 
D)  sporangium. 
E)  prothallus.

Question 18

Bryophytes, ferns, and fern allies all require ________ for sexual reproduction because the sperm cells ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pollinators; depend on animals for distribution 
B)  wind currents; depend on wind for gamete distribution 
C)  surface water; swim to the egg cell 
D)  dry conditions; must be dry before they fertilize egg cells 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  pollinators; depend on animals for distribution 
B)  wind currents; depend on wind for gamete distribution 
C)  surface water; swim to the egg cell 
D)  dry conditions; must be dry before they fertilize egg cells 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 19

A spike moss microspore has the potential to develop into which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  female gametophyte 
B)  male gametophyte 
C)  sporophyte 
D)  protonema 
E)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  female gametophyte 
B)  male gametophyte 
C)  sporophyte 
D)  protonema 
E)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 20

Both antheridia and archegonia are found on the same gametophyte in a species that is heterosporous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: The Seedless Vascular Plants - Ferns and Their Relatives

Living spike mosses and quillworts produce ________, a reproductive feature referred to as ________.

The image of a compression fossil is called an imprint.

Within the seedless vascular plant group, the relationship of ________ to the ferns and other fern allies is unresolved.

The substance in horsetail stems that makes them suitable for scouring is

The soft coal, cannel, consists primarily of carbonized spores of giant horsetails and club mosses.

Ancient land plants are thought to be derived from

The semi-transparent tissue that protects immature sporangia in many ferns is called a/an

The spores of which of the following were used at one time for flashlight powder in photography and the theater?

Ferns are distinguished from their relatives by having megaphylls.

Air tubes located between the ribs of horsetail (Equisetum) stems are called

Botanists who study fossil plant materials in their research are known as

In nature asexual propagation of ground pines (Lycopodium) may take place by means of which of the following?

A favorite growing medium for orchid growers comes from

Enations and microphylls have the same basic anatomy; however, enations are smaller than microphylls.

Leaves that bear sporangia are called sporophylls.

A fundamental distinction between club mosses (Lycopodium) and spike mosses (Selaginella) involves differences in their

In ferns an annulus is directly and intimately associated with a/an

Bryophytes, ferns, and fern allies all require ________ for sexual reproduction because the sperm cells ________.

A spike moss microspore has the potential to develop into which of the following?

Both antheridia and archegonia are found on the same gametophyte in a species that is heterosporous.

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