Question 1

In the process of double fertilization, one sperm fuses with the egg and the other sperm fuses with a synergid.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In flowering plants, the immature male gametophyte is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  anther. 
B)  pollen grain. 
C)  carpel. 
D)  style. 
E)  androecium. 
A)  anther. 
B)  pollen grain. 
C)  carpel. 
D)  style. 
E)  androecium.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

During pollination of flowering plants, pollen lands on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  stigma. 
B)  style. 
C)  carpel. 
D)  anther. 
E)  filament. 
A)  stigma. 
B)  style. 
C)  carpel. 
D)  anther. 
E)  filament.

Question 5

Flowering plants appeared in the fossil record in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cenozoic era. 
B)  Late Cretaceous period. 
C)  Paleozoic era. 
D)  Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods. 
E)  Tertiary period. 
A)  Cenozoic era. 
B)  Late Cretaceous period. 
C)  Paleozoic era. 
D)  Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods. 
E)  Tertiary period.

Question 6

In plants, xylem is associated with the transportation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  water and minerals. 
B)  food. 
C)  nutrients. 
D)  water and food. 
E)  dissolved sugars. 
A)  water and minerals. 
B)  food. 
C)  nutrients. 
D)  water and food. 
E)  dissolved sugars.

Question 7

Seeds are reproductively superior to spores because:

Accepted Answer

A)  seeds contain a multicellular young plant. 
B)  only seeds can survive for an extended period of time. 
C)  seeds are used as a food source for humans. 
D)  seeds are protected by a multicellular seed coat. 
E)  seeds contain a young plant and also are protected by a seed coat. 
A)  seeds contain a multicellular young plant. 
B)  only seeds can survive for an extended period of time. 
C)  seeds are used as a food source for humans. 
D)  seeds are protected by a multicellular seed coat. 
E)  seeds contain a young plant and also are protected by a seed coat.

Question 8

Extracts from the ginkgo tree are sold in over the counter (OTC) medicines purported to increase memory.Extracts from what other gymnosperm are also sold in OTC medicines, some of which have useful effects and others of which have controversial effects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Archaeopteris 
B)  Eucalyptus 
C)  Ephedra 
D)  Sequoiadendron 
E)  Welwitschia 
A)  Archaeopteris 
B)  Eucalyptus 
C)  Ephedra 
D)  Sequoiadendron 
E)  Welwitschia

Question 9

The accompanying figure is representative of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  anthophyta only 
B)  gymnosperms only 
C)  ginkophyta only 
D)  coniferophyta only 
E)  both gymnosperms and coniferophyta 
A)  anthophyta only 
B)  gymnosperms only 
C)  ginkophyta only 
D)  coniferophyta only 
E)  both gymnosperms and coniferophyta

Question 10

A stamen consists of an anther and a filament.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A fruit develops from the ovary wall.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The oldest definitive trace of flowering plants in the fossil record consists of:

Accepted Answer

A)  pollen grains in an anther. 
B)  pistils on vegetative stems. 
C)  petals and sepals. 
D)  ovules enclosed in podlike fruits. 
E)  primitive embryo sacs. 
A)  pollen grains in an anther. 
B)  pistils on vegetative stems. 
C)  petals and sepals. 
D)  ovules enclosed in podlike fruits. 
E)  primitive embryo sacs.

Question 13

The nutritive tissue in a mature pine seed is triploid.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following phyla is unusual, as it is composed of a single species?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gnetophtya 
B)  Anthophyta 
C)  Ginkgophyta 
D)  Coniferophyta 
E)  Cycadophyta 
A)  Gnetophtya 
B)  Anthophyta 
C)  Ginkgophyta 
D)  Coniferophyta 
E)  Cycadophyta

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The wood of conifers consists mostly of tracheids.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

MATCHING
Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase.
a.Anthophyta
d.Ginkgophyta
b.Coniferophyta
e.Gnetophyta
c.Cycadophyta
-has a trunklike stem and compound leaves that resemble those of palms

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

In plants, ovaries develop into:

Accepted Answer

A)  seeds. 
B)  fruits. 
C)  corolla. 
D)  calyx. 
E)  bracts. 
A)  seeds. 
B)  fruits. 
C)  corolla. 
D)  calyx. 
E)  bracts.

Question 19

In most developing eudicot seeds, the primary source of nutritive material is in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  embryo. 
B)  cotyledons. 
C)  zygote. 
D)  endosperm. 
E)  micropyle. 
A)  embryo. 
B)  cotyledons. 
C)  zygote. 
D)  endosperm. 
E)  micropyle.

Question 20

Parallel venation is to netted venation as:

Accepted Answer

A)  nonvascular is to vascular. 
B)  monocot is to eudicot. 
C)  gymnosperm is to angiosperm. 
D)  eudicot is to monocot. 
E)  seed plants is to nonseed plants. 
A)  nonvascular is to vascular. 
B)  monocot is to eudicot. 
C)  gymnosperm is to angiosperm. 
D)  eudicot is to monocot. 
E)  seed plants is to nonseed plants.

Exam 28: Seed Plants

In the process of double fertilization, one sperm fuses with the egg and the other sperm fuses with a synergid. ____________________

In flowering plants, the immature male gametophyte is the:

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

During pollination of flowering plants, pollen lands on the:

Flowering plants appeared in the fossil record in the:

In plants, xylem is associated with the transportation of:

Seeds are reproductively superior to spores because:

Extracts from the ginkgo tree are sold in over the counter (OTC) medicines purported to increase memory.Extracts from what other gymnosperm are also sold in OTC medicines, some of which have useful effects and others of which have controversial effects?

The accompanying figure is representative of which of the following?

A stamen consists of an anther and a filament. ____________________

A fruit develops from the ovary wall. ____________________

The oldest definitive trace of flowering plants in the fossil record consists of:

The nutritive tissue in a mature pine seed is triploid. ____________________

Which of the following phyla is unusual, as it is composed of a single species?

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

The wood of conifers consists mostly of tracheids. ____________________

MATCHING Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase. a.Anthophyta d.Ginkgophyta b.Coniferophyta e.Gnetophyta c.Cycadophyta -has a trunklike stem and compound leaves that resemble those of palms

In plants, ovaries develop into:

In most developing eudicot seeds, the primary source of nutritive material is in the:

Parallel venation is to netted venation as:

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