Question 1

Embryos are not produced by ferns, only spores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Sporophylls are

Accepted Answer

A)  leaves that bear sporangia. 
B)  insects that consume spores. 
C)  special spores of quillworts. 
D)  photosynthetic sporangia. 
E)  spore mother cells of horsetails. 
A)  leaves that bear sporangia. 
B)  insects that consume spores. 
C)  special spores of quillworts. 
D)  photosynthetic sporangia. 
E)  spore mother cells of horsetails.

Question 3

The leaves of spike mosses and quillworts have an appendage called a

Accepted Answer

A)  stipule. 
B)  bract. 
C)  gland. 
D)  ligule. 
E)  lobe. 
A)  stipule. 
B)  bract. 
C)  gland. 
D)  ligule. 
E)  lobe.

Question 4

Archegonia and antheridia are structures where ________ are produced.

Accepted Answer

A)  spores 
B)  elaters 
C)  gametes 
D)  sporoctyes 
E)  peristomes 
A)  spores 
B)  elaters 
C)  gametes 
D)  sporoctyes 
E)  peristomes

Question 5

Which of the following have stems as their principal site of photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  club mosses 
B)  spike mosses 
C)  whisk ferns 
D)  horsetails 
E)  More than one of these answers are correct. 
A)  club mosses 
B)  spike mosses 
C)  whisk ferns 
D)  horsetails 
E)  More than one of these answers are correct.

Question 6

Enations are small, flattened green veinless protuberances found on the stems of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Ferns and fern allies are larger than the bryophytes because ferns and fern allies have water and food conducting systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The gametophytes of which of the following are saprobic?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

________ are an excellent place to find fossils of ferns and fern allies.

Accepted Answer

A)  Volcanic deposits 
B)  Limestone rocks 
C)  Diatomaceous earth 
D)  Sandstone rocks 
E)  Coal mines 
A)  Volcanic deposits 
B)  Limestone rocks 
C)  Diatomaceous earth 
D)  Sandstone rocks 
E)  Coal mines

Question 10

Tmesipteris is a close relative of whisk ferns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is considered to be a likely ancestor of the club mosses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zosterophyllum 
B)  Psilotum 
C)  Tmesipteris 
D)  Equisetum 
E)  Isoetes 
A)  Zosterophyllum 
B)  Psilotum 
C)  Tmesipteris 
D)  Equisetum 
E)  Isoetes

Question 12

Which of the following unrelated structures function according to changes in humidity?

Accepted Answer

A)  elaters of liverworts 
B)  elaters of horsetails 
C)  moss peristomes 
D)  elaters of liverworts, elaters of horsetails, and moss peristomes 
E)  None of the answers are correct. 
A)  elaters of liverworts 
B)  elaters of horsetails 
C)  moss peristomes 
D)  elaters of liverworts, elaters of horsetails, and moss peristomes 
E)  None of the answers are correct.

Question 13

The antheridia of ferns are usually located

Accepted Answer

A)  around the apical notch of the prothallus. 
B)  within a sorus on a frond. 
C)  among the rhizoids on the prothallus. 
D)  in the axils of rhizome scales. 
E)  around the margins of the prothallus. 
A)  around the apical notch of the prothallus. 
B)  within a sorus on a frond. 
C)  among the rhizoids on the prothallus. 
D)  in the axils of rhizome scales. 
E)  around the margins of the prothallus.

Question 14

Cannel coal is fossilized

Accepted Answer

A)  fern spores. 
B)  fern stems. 
C)  horsetail and club moss spores. 
D)  horsetail stems. 
E)  club moss stems. 
A)  fern spores. 
B)  fern stems. 
C)  horsetail and club moss spores. 
D)  horsetail stems. 
E)  club moss stems.

Question 15

Ancient relatives of both club mosses and horsetails were large and treelike.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Primitive plants, which are believed to be the ancestors of present-day ferns, appeared during which of the following geological periods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Devonian 
B)  Carboniferous 
C)  Ordovician 
D)  Permian 
E)  Cretaceous 
A)  Devonian 
B)  Carboniferous 
C)  Ordovician 
D)  Permian 
E)  Cretaceous

Question 17

Whisk ferns produce sporangia on the upper surface of leaf-like flaps of tissue called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gametophylls 
B)  microphylls 
C)  enations 
D)  sporophylls 
E)  megaphylls 
A)  gametophylls 
B)  microphylls 
C)  enations 
D)  sporophylls 
E)  megaphylls

Question 18

Ferns produce seeds but no spores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A petrifaction is a fossil in which the preserved organism is found in an unaltered state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Lycopod sporangia are produced on the upper surface of modified leaves called

Accepted Answer

A)  gametophylls. 
B)  microphylls. 
C)  enations. 
D)  sporophylls. 
E)  megaphylls. 
A)  gametophylls. 
B)  microphylls. 
C)  enations. 
D)  sporophylls. 
E)  megaphylls.

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

Embryos are not produced by ferns, only spores.

Sporophylls are

The leaves of spike mosses and quillworts have an appendage called a

Archegonia and antheridia are structures where ________ are produced.

Which of the following have stems as their principal site of photosynthesis?

Enations are small, flattened green veinless protuberances found on the stems of

Ferns and fern allies are larger than the bryophytes because ferns and fern allies have water and food conducting systems.

The gametophytes of which of the following are saprobic?

________ are an excellent place to find fossils of ferns and fern allies.

Tmesipteris is a close relative of whisk ferns.

Which of the following is considered to be a likely ancestor of the club mosses?

Which of the following unrelated structures function according to changes in humidity?

The antheridia of ferns are usually located

Cannel coal is fossilized

Ancient relatives of both club mosses and horsetails were large and treelike.

Primitive plants, which are believed to be the ancestors of present-day ferns, appeared during which of the following geological periods?

Whisk ferns produce sporangia on the upper surface of leaf-like flaps of tissue called ________.

Ferns produce seeds but no spores.

A petrifaction is a fossil in which the preserved organism is found in an unaltered state.

Lycopod sporangia are produced on the upper surface of modified leaves called

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