Question 1

Cycads and Ginkgo are similar in that they produce nonmotile sperm.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Most conifers have separate male and female reproductive parts on the same tree.This condition is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  deciduous. 
B)  dioecious. 
C)  monoecious. 
D)  homosporous. 
E)  heterosporous. 
A)  deciduous. 
B)  dioecious. 
C)  monoecious. 
D)  homosporous. 
E)  heterosporous.

Question 3

Most conifers are dioecious.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A basic difference between gymnosperms and flowering plants is:

Accepted Answer

A)  gymnosperms produce seeds that are enclosed within a fruit, while flowering plants produce seeds borne naked. 
B)  gymnosperms produce flowers that have floral parts arranged in threes, or multiples of threes, while flowering plants have floral parts arranged in fours or in multiples of four. 
C)  gymnosperms produce only cones, while flowering plants produce both flowers and cones. 
D)  gymnosperms produce seeds borne naked, while flowering plants produce seeds enclosed within a fruit. 
E)  gymnosperms produce "naked" ovules, while flowering plants produce "naked" seeds. 
A)  gymnosperms produce seeds that are enclosed within a fruit, while flowering plants produce seeds borne naked. 
B)  gymnosperms produce flowers that have floral parts arranged in threes, or multiples of threes, while flowering plants have floral parts arranged in fours or in multiples of four. 
C)  gymnosperms produce only cones, while flowering plants produce both flowers and cones. 
D)  gymnosperms produce seeds borne naked, while flowering plants produce seeds enclosed within a fruit. 
E)  gymnosperms produce "naked" ovules, while flowering plants produce "naked" seeds.

Question 5

Angiosperms have __________ in their phloem.

Accepted Answer

A)  sporophylls 
B)  sieve tube elements 
C)  phloem vessels 
D)  generative cells 
E)  stalk cells 
A)  sporophylls 
B)  sieve tube elements 
C)  phloem vessels 
D)  generative cells 
E)  stalk cells

Question 6

The closest living gymnosperm relatives of angiosperms are thought to be the conifers.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What phylum am I? I have leaves that resemble the leaves of ferns, I have flagellated sperm, and my seeds resemble those of the earliest fossil seeds.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

How many sperm cells contribute to the process of reproduction in angiosperms?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
E)  5 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
E)  5

Question 9

Gnetophytes are different from other gymnosperms in that gnetophytes have vessel elements.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The lowermost and outermost whorl on a floral shoot consists of petals.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If you identify a plant as Magnolia grandiflora, then you would also know that this plant is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the nearest living relative of all angiosperms. 
B)  a core angiosperm. 
C)  a dicot. 
D)  a monocot. 
E)  a eudicot. 
A)  the nearest living relative of all angiosperms. 
B)  a core angiosperm. 
C)  a dicot. 
D)  a monocot. 
E)  a eudicot.

Question 12

The earliest pollinators of flowers were probably __________ that visited flowers to chew on the petals and leaves.

Accepted Answer

A)  mice 
B)  bees 
C)  beetles 
D)  grasshoppers 
E)  earwigs 
A)  mice 
B)  bees 
C)  beetles 
D)  grasshoppers 
E)  earwigs

Question 13

The largest cones produced on a pine tree, the ones we are typically most familiar with, are the female cones that contain:

Accepted Answer

A)  megasporangia. 
B)  microsporangia. 
C)  pollen. 
D)  microspores. 
E)  antheridia. 
A)  megasporangia. 
B)  microsporangia. 
C)  pollen. 
D)  microspores. 
E)  antheridia.

Question 14

A plant with parallel veins and floral parts in threes or multiples of three would be classified as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a monocot. 
B)  a gymnosperm. 
C)  a eudicot. 
D)  a gnetophyte. 
E)  a cotyledonous plant. 
A)  a monocot. 
B)  a gymnosperm. 
C)  a eudicot. 
D)  a gnetophyte. 
E)  a cotyledonous plant.

Question 15

MATCHING
Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase.
a.Anthophyta
d.Ginkgophyta
b.Coniferophyta
e.Gnetophyta
c.Cycadophyta
-a gymnosperm having vessel elements

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
Match the phylum with the correct word...

Question 16

MATCHING
Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase.
a.Anthophyta
d.Ginkgophyta
b.Coniferophyta
e.Gnetophyta
c.Cycadophyta
-the maidenhair tree

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
Match the phylum with the correct word...

Question 17

Xylem is to phloem as:

Accepted Answer

A)  conducts dissolved sugars is to conducts amino acids and water. 
B)  conducts water and dissolved minerals is to conducts dissolved salts. 
C)  conducts dissolved organic compounds is to conducts inorganic compounds. 
D)  conducts water and dissolved minerals is to conducts dissolved sugar. 
E)  conducts nutrients is to conducts wastes. 
A)  conducts dissolved sugars is to conducts amino acids and water. 
B)  conducts water and dissolved minerals is to conducts dissolved salts. 
C)  conducts dissolved organic compounds is to conducts inorganic compounds. 
D)  conducts water and dissolved minerals is to conducts dissolved sugar. 
E)  conducts nutrients is to conducts wastes.

Question 18

In angiosperms, the mature female gametophyte is the embryo sac.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Petals and sepals are thought to have evolved most directly from stems.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

MATCHING
Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase.
a.Anthophyta
d.Ginkgophyta
b.Coniferophyta
e.Gnetophyta
c.Cycadophyta
-Give examples of plants in each of the gymnosperm phyla.Differentiate among them with respect to morphology and reproductive characteristics.Which is the most diverse? Least diverse?

Accepted Answer

Concepts to Consider: Phylum Coniferophy

Exam 28: Seed Plants

Cycads and Ginkgo are similar in that they produce nonmotile sperm. ____________________

Most conifers have separate male and female reproductive parts on the same tree.This condition is referred to as:

Most conifers are dioecious. ____________________

A basic difference between gymnosperms and flowering plants is:

Angiosperms have __________ in their phloem.

The closest living gymnosperm relatives of angiosperms are thought to be the conifers. ____________________

What phylum am I? I have leaves that resemble the leaves of ferns, I have flagellated sperm, and my seeds resemble those of the earliest fossil seeds.

How many sperm cells contribute to the process of reproduction in angiosperms?

Gnetophytes are different from other gymnosperms in that gnetophytes have vessel elements. ____________________

The lowermost and outermost whorl on a floral shoot consists of petals. ____________________

If you identify a plant as Magnolia grandiflora, then you would also know that this plant is:

The earliest pollinators of flowers were probably __________ that visited flowers to chew on the petals and leaves.

The largest cones produced on a pine tree, the ones we are typically most familiar with, are the female cones that contain:

A plant with parallel veins and floral parts in threes or multiples of three would be classified as:

MATCHING Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase. a.Anthophyta d.Ginkgophyta b.Coniferophyta e.Gnetophyta c.Cycadophyta -a gymnosperm having vessel elements

MATCHING Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase. a.Anthophyta d.Ginkgophyta b.Coniferophyta e.Gnetophyta c.Cycadophyta -the maidenhair tree

Xylem is to phloem as:

In angiosperms, the mature female gametophyte is the embryo sac. ____________________

Petals and sepals are thought to have evolved most directly from stems. ____________________

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