Question 1

Which term best describes the relationship between angiosperms and animal pollinators?

Accepted Answer

A)  The plants coevolved with the animals. 
B)  The plants competed with the animals. 
C)  The plants have been driven to extinction by the animals. 
D)  The plants had antagonistic relationships with the animals. 
A)  The plants coevolved with the animals. 
B)  The plants competed with the animals. 
C)  The plants have been driven to extinction by the animals. 
D)  The plants had antagonistic relationships with the animals.

Question 2

Which of the following are the likely pollinators of a yellow flower with a strong, sweet odour and with "nectar guide" stripes that are best seen in ultraviolet light?

Accepted Answer

A)  birds 
B)  flies 
C)  bats 
D)  bees 
A)  birds 
B)  flies 
C)  bats 
D)  bees

Question 3

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.
-zygote

Accepted Answer

A) haploid (n) 
B) diploid (2n) 
C) some haploid and some diploid cells 
D) triploid (3n) 
A) haploid (n) 
B) diploid (2n) 
C) some haploid and some diploid cells 
D) triploid (3n)

Question 4

In the pine life cycle, when does fertilization often take place?

Accepted Answer

A)  a few days before pollination 
B)  months to a year after pollination 
C)  a few weeks after pollination 
D)  at the same time as pollination 
A)  a few days before pollination 
B)  months to a year after pollination 
C)  a few weeks after pollination 
D)  at the same time as pollination

Question 5

Which of the following describes the pine life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gametophytes are free living and photosynthetic, but are replaced by a dominant sporophyte generation. 
B)  Sporophytes originate within and are dependent upon gametophytes. 
C)  Gametophytes originate within and are dependent upon sporophytes. 
D)  Both gametophytes and sporophytes are totally independent from each other and are equally dominant. 
A)  Gametophytes are free living and photosynthetic, but are replaced by a dominant sporophyte generation. 
B)  Sporophytes originate within and are dependent upon gametophytes. 
C)  Gametophytes originate within and are dependent upon sporophytes. 
D)  Both gametophytes and sporophytes are totally independent from each other and are equally dominant.

Question 6

Which phylum of vascular, seed-bearing plants is limited to one living species that is a deciduous tree with fan-shaped leaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gnetophyta 
B)  Anthophyta 
C)  Cycadophyta 
D)  Ginkgophyta 
A)  Gnetophyta 
B)  Anthophyta 
C)  Cycadophyta 
D)  Ginkgophyta

Question 7

Which term refers to the slender, rootlike structures found in nonvascular plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  protonemata 
B)  rhizomes 
C)  rhizoids 
D)  gametangia 
A)  protonemata 
B)  rhizomes 
C)  rhizoids 
D)  gametangia

Question 8

From which generation does the pollen grain develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  from the female gametophyte 
B)  from the female sporophyte 
C)  from the male sporophyte 
D)  from the male gametophyte 
A)  from the female gametophyte 
B)  from the female sporophyte 
C)  from the male sporophyte 
D)  from the male gametophyte

Question 9

In bryophytes and some other plants, which of the following is a protective structure where sperm cells are formed?

Accepted Answer

A)  archegonium 
B)  strobilus 
C)  stoma 
D)  antheridium 
A)  archegonium 
B)  strobilus 
C)  stoma 
D)  antheridium

Question 10

Which plants are often the dominant land plants in cool temperate zones, especially in areas with poor soils?

Accepted Answer

A)  gymnosperms 
B)  ferns 
C)  angiosperms 
D)  bryophytes 
A)  gymnosperms 
B)  ferns 
C)  angiosperms 
D)  bryophytes

Question 11

Which term refers to the region of constantly dividing cells near the tips of shoots and roots?

Accepted Answer

A)  lignin 
B)  xylem 
C)  apical meristem 
D)  cuticle 
A)  lignin 
B)  xylem 
C)  apical meristem 
D)  cuticle

Question 12

Which phylum of nonvascular plants includes the genus Marchantia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hepatophyta 
B)  Bryophyta 
C)  Anthocerophyta 
D)  Lycophyta 
A)  Hepatophyta 
B)  Bryophyta 
C)  Anthocerophyta 
D)  Lycophyta

Question 13

This group is one of the two main angiosperm clades. This plant group has about 60 000 species that are characterized by having a single cotyledon. What is the name of this plant group?

Accepted Answer

A)  eudicots 
B)  orchids 
C)  monocots 
D)  water lilies 
A)  eudicots 
B)  orchids 
C)  monocots 
D)  water lilies

Question 14

Which of the following types of plants are NOT represented in the phylum Pterophyta?

Accepted Answer

A)  horsetails 
B)  mosses 
C)  whisk ferns 
D)  ferns 
A)  horsetails 
B)  mosses 
C)  whisk ferns 
D)  ferns

Question 15

Which phylum consists of vascular, seed-bearing plants and has about 185 known living species?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cycadophyta 
B)  Gnetophyta 
C)  Coniferophyta 
D)  Anthophyta 
A)  Cycadophyta 
B)  Gnetophyta 
C)  Coniferophyta 
D)  Anthophyta

Question 16

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.
-sporophyte

Accepted Answer

A) haploid (n) 
B) diploid (2n) 
C) some haploid and some diploid cells 
D) triploid (3n) 
A) haploid (n) 
B) diploid (2n) 
C) some haploid and some diploid cells 
D) triploid (3n)

Question 17

Which term refers to a young moss gametophyte?

Accepted Answer

A)  antheridium 
B)  capsule 
C)  protonema 
D)  prothallus 
A)  antheridium 
B)  capsule 
C)  protonema 
D)  prothallus

Question 18

Describe the major differences between bryophytes and vascular plants.

Accepted Answer

The major difference between bryophytes

Question 19

Suppose you are a botanist and you discover a plant that has large blue flowers and a woody fruit. Into which group should you classify this plant?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which feature is found in both nonvascular and vascular plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  xylem 
B)  cuticle 
C)  apical meristem 
D)  lignin 
A)  xylem 
B)  cuticle 
C)  apical meristem 
D)  lignin

Exam 26: Plants

Which term best describes the relationship between angiosperms and animal pollinators?

Which of the following are the likely pollinators of a yellow flower with a strong, sweet odour and with "nectar guide" stripes that are best seen in ultraviolet light?

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. -zygote

In the pine life cycle, when does fertilization often take place?

Which of the following describes the pine life cycle?

Which phylum of vascular, seed-bearing plants is limited to one living species that is a deciduous tree with fan-shaped leaves?

Which term refers to the slender, rootlike structures found in nonvascular plants?

From which generation does the pollen grain develop?

In bryophytes and some other plants, which of the following is a protective structure where sperm cells are formed?

Which plants are often the dominant land plants in cool temperate zones, especially in areas with poor soils?

Which term refers to the region of constantly dividing cells near the tips of shoots and roots?

Which phylum of nonvascular plants includes the genus Marchantia?

This group is one of the two main angiosperm clades. This plant group has about 60 000 species that are characterized by having a single cotyledon. What is the name of this plant group?

Which of the following types of plants are NOT represented in the phylum Pterophyta?

Which phylum consists of vascular, seed-bearing plants and has about 185 known living species?

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. -sporophyte

Which term refers to a young moss gametophyte?

Describe the major differences between bryophytes and vascular plants.

Suppose you are a botanist and you discover a plant that has large blue flowers and a woody fruit. Into which group should you classify this plant?

Which feature is found in both nonvascular and vascular plants?

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