Question 1

Club mosses belong to the phylum Bryophyta.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Figure 27-3
Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s).  
-The structure in Figure 27-3 labeled 4 is:

Accepted Answer

A)  haploid. 
B)  diploid. 
C)  polyploid. 
D)  a zygote. 
E)  produced by meiosis. 
A)  haploid. 
B)  diploid. 
C)  polyploid. 
D)  a zygote. 
E)  produced by meiosis.

Question 3

The gametophyte of most liverworts is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a seta. 
B)  gemmae. 
C)  a thallus. 
D)  a frond. 
E)  a prothallus. 
A)  a seta. 
B)  gemmae. 
C)  a thallus. 
D)  a frond. 
E)  a prothallus.

Question 4

Figure 27-1
Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s).  
-Alternation of generations in plants refers to the alternation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  diploid and haploid stages. 
B)  male and female stages. 
C)  meiotic and mitotic stages. 
D)  spore and seed stages. 
E)  thallus and leaf stages. 
A)  diploid and haploid stages. 
B)  male and female stages. 
C)  meiotic and mitotic stages. 
D)  spore and seed stages. 
E)  thallus and leaf stages.

Question 5

The first plants evolved rapidly during the __________ period.

Accepted Answer

A)  Devonian 
B)  Silurian 
C)  Carboniferous 
D)  Triassic 
E)  Ordovician 
A)  Devonian 
B)  Silurian 
C)  Carboniferous 
D)  Triassic 
E)  Ordovician

Question 6

A bryophyte having a single large hloroplast in each cell belongs to the phylum:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hepatophyta. 
B)  Pterophyta. 
C)  Lycopodiophyta. 
D)  Anthocerophyta. 
E)  Bryophyta. 
A)  Hepatophyta. 
B)  Pterophyta. 
C)  Lycopodiophyta. 
D)  Anthocerophyta. 
E)  Bryophyta.

Question 7

A gemma is a sexual reproductive structure produced by certain liverworts.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

MATCHING
Match the plant phylum with the appropriate word or phrase.
a.Anthocerophyta
d.Lycopodiophyta
b.Bryophyta
e.Pteridophyta
c.Hepaticophyta
-Anthoceros

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
Match the plant phylum with the appropriate...

Question 9

Two vascular tissues in plants are:

Accepted Answer

A)  xylem and stomata. 
B)  xylem and phloem. 
C)  phloem and stomata. 
D)  roots and leaves. 
E)  stem and roots. 
A)  xylem and stomata. 
B)  xylem and phloem. 
C)  phloem and stomata. 
D)  roots and leaves. 
E)  stem and roots.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a seedless plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  moss 
B)  conifer 
C)  fern 
D)  club moss 
E)  hornwort 
A)  moss 
B)  conifer 
C)  fern 
D)  club moss 
E)  hornwort

Question 11

Figure 27-1
Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s).  
-The gametophyte is the dominant stage in the life cycle for which of the following plant groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  club mosses 
B)  whisk ferns 
C)  ferns 
D)  horsetails 
E)  liverworts 
A)  club mosses 
B)  whisk ferns 
C)  ferns 
D)  horsetails 
E)  liverworts

Question 12

Mosses and liverworts are limited in size because they lack:

Accepted Answer

A)  sperm. 
B)  eggs. 
C)  vascular tissues. 
D)  stomata. 
E)  reproductive structures. 
A)  sperm. 
B)  eggs. 
C)  vascular tissues. 
D)  stomata. 
E)  reproductive structures.

Question 13

The most ancient group of plants alive today are:

Accepted Answer

A)  horsetail. 
B)  club moss. 
C)  hornworts. 
D)  liverworts. 
E)  gymnosperms. 
A)  horsetail. 
B)  club moss. 
C)  hornworts. 
D)  liverworts. 
E)  gymnosperms.

Question 14

If you were a paleontologist studying clams, you would have an easier research project than if you were studying early plants.Why? Include in your discussion the term megafossils.

Accepted Answer

Concepts to Consider: Megafossils are th

Question 15

The most recent group of plants to evolve are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  liverworts. 
B)  hornworts. 
C)  angiosperms. 
D)  gymnosperms. 
E)  mosses. 
A)  liverworts. 
B)  hornworts. 
C)  angiosperms. 
D)  gymnosperms. 
E)  mosses.

Question 16

Hornworts are members of phylum:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pteridophyta. 
B)  Anthocerophyta. 
C)  Bryophyta. 
D)  Hepatophyta. 
E)  Anthophyta. 
A)  Pteridophyta. 
B)  Anthocerophyta. 
C)  Bryophyta. 
D)  Hepatophyta. 
E)  Anthophyta.

Question 17

Figure 27-3
Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s).  
-The life cycle in Figure 27-3 could represent:

Accepted Answer

A)  a moss. 
B)  a whisk fern. 
C)  a club moss 
D)  a horsetail. 
E)  a liverwort. 
A)  a moss. 
B)  a whisk fern. 
C)  a club moss 
D)  a horsetail. 
E)  a liverwort.

Question 18

MATCHING
Match the plant phylum with the appropriate word or phrase.
a.Anthocerophyta
d.Lycopodiophyta
b.Bryophyta
e.Pteridophyta
c.Hepaticophyta
-hornworts

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
Match the plant phylum with the appropriate...

Question 19

MATCHING
Match the plant phylum with the appropriate word or phrase.
a.Anthocerophyta
d.Lycopodiophyta
b.Bryophyta
e.Pteridophyta
c.Hepaticophyta
-horsetails

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
Match the plant phylum with the appropriate...

Question 20

MATCHING
Match the plant phylum with the appropriate word or phrase.
a.Anthocerophyta
d.Lycopodiophyta
b.Bryophyta
e.Pteridophyta
c.Hepaticophyta
-club mosses

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
Match the plant phylum with the appropriate...

Exam 27: Seedless Plants

Club mosses belong to the phylum Bryophyta. ____________________

Figure 27-3 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -The structure in Figure 27-3 labeled 4 is:

The gametophyte of most liverworts is referred to as:

Figure 27-1 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -Alternation of generations in plants refers to the alternation of:

The first plants evolved rapidly during the __________ period.

A bryophyte having a single large hloroplast in each cell belongs to the phylum:

A gemma is a sexual reproductive structure produced by certain liverworts. ____________________

MATCHING Match the plant phylum with the appropriate word or phrase. a.Anthocerophyta d.Lycopodiophyta b.Bryophyta e.Pteridophyta c.Hepaticophyta -Anthoceros

Two vascular tissues in plants are:

Which of the following is not a seedless plant?

Figure 27-1 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -The gametophyte is the dominant stage in the life cycle for which of the following plant groups?

Mosses and liverworts are limited in size because they lack:

The most ancient group of plants alive today are:

If you were a paleontologist studying clams, you would have an easier research project than if you were studying early plants.Why? Include in your discussion the term megafossils.

The most recent group of plants to evolve are the:

Hornworts are members of phylum:

Figure 27-3 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -The life cycle in Figure 27-3 could represent:

MATCHING Match the plant phylum with the appropriate word or phrase. a.Anthocerophyta d.Lycopodiophyta b.Bryophyta e.Pteridophyta c.Hepaticophyta -hornworts

MATCHING Match the plant phylum with the appropriate word or phrase. a.Anthocerophyta d.Lycopodiophyta b.Bryophyta e.Pteridophyta c.Hepaticophyta -horsetails

MATCHING Match the plant phylum with the appropriate word or phrase. a.Anthocerophyta d.Lycopodiophyta b.Bryophyta e.Pteridophyta c.Hepaticophyta -club mosses

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