Exam 26: Plants

Which phylum of vascular, seed-bearing plants has over 260 000 known living species, and is the dominant group of land plants today?

Which land plants are the only ones to make true flowers and fruits?

Which term refers to seedless vascular plants that are represented by only one living genus, Equisetum?

Which sentence describes the relationship between sporophyte and gametophyte in the fern life cycle?

The world's first photosynthetic organisms were also the first to adapt to intertidal zones. What is the name of the group that includes these organisms?

Which term refers to a special capsule or chamber where a plant will make the first cells of the gametophyte generation?

An embryo sporophyte is surrounded by nutritive tissue and then by a tough, protective outer coat that shelters the embryo from drought, cold, and other adverse conditions. What is the name of the protective coat?

Which term refers to a horizontal stem modified to penetrate the substrate and anchor a plant?

In plants that can open and close, there are small passages through the cuticle that allow for some control of water loss by evaporation, and these passages are the main route for uptake of carbon dioxide. What are the passages called?

Match each plant structure or stage of the plant life cycle with the term that best describes the cells in that structure or stage. Each term may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -angiosperm endosperm

Which sentence best describes the relationship between sporophyte and gametophyte in the moss life cycle?

Which phylum of vascular, seed-bearing plants includes pines, spruces, and firs?

Which sentence best describes fertilization in the moss life cycle?

Which term refers to a haploid organism that produces gametes?

Match each plant structure or stage of the plant life cycle with the term that best describes the cells in that structure or stage. Each term may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -true leaf A)haploid (n) B)diploid (2n) C)some haploid and some diploid cells D)triploid (3n)

Which of the following plant traits represent an adaptation to terrestrial life?

Which phylum of vascular, seed-bearing plants comprises about 80% of all living gymnosperms?

Which of the following are the likely pollinators of a red flower with very little odour?

Match each plant structure or stage of the plant life cycle with the term that best describes the cells in that structure or stage. Each term may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -pine seed

Which sentence best describes the relationship between gametophyte and sporophyte in the angiosperm life cycle?