Question 1

Discuss how gymnosperms are different from bryophytes and ferns.

Accepted Answer

Gymnosperms are vascular plants that pro

Question 2

What does each male cone's leaflike scales that bear sporangia on the underside consist of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Megasporangia 
B)  Pollen grain 
C)  Microsporangia 
D)  Sporophylls 
E)  Megasporocyte 
A)  Megasporangia 
B)  Pollen grain 
C)  Microsporangia 
D)  Sporophylls 
E)  Megasporocyte

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Seed plants produce ovules, each of which is a megasporangium surrounded by ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  integuments 
B)  megasporangium 
C)  angiosperms 
D)  gymnosperms 
E)  phloem 
A)  integuments 
B)  megasporangium 
C)  angiosperms 
D)  gymnosperms 
E)  phloem

Question 5

Draw the life cycle of a pine.

Accepted Answer

The diagram should r

Question 6

Progymnosperms had two derived features, which were :

Accepted Answer

A)  megaphylls and woody tissue. 
B)  microphylls and woody tissue. 
C)  megaphylls and herbaceous tissue. 
D)  microphylls and herbaceous tissue. 
E)  both megaphylls and microphylls and herbaceous tissue. 
A)  megaphylls and woody tissue. 
B)  microphylls and woody tissue. 
C)  megaphylls and herbaceous tissue. 
D)  microphylls and herbaceous tissue. 
E)  both megaphylls and microphylls and herbaceous tissue.

Question 7

A gymnosperm that produces a long taproot and only two leaves belongs to the genus Gnetum .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How is the pollen of pine trees primarily disseminated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Birds 
B)  Wind 
C)  Water 
D)  Insects 
E)  Mammals 
A)  Birds 
B)  Wind 
C)  Water 
D)  Insects 
E)  Mammals

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Recent studies of gene function as it relates to reproductive development suggest that angiosperms evolved most directly from:

Accepted Answer

A)  cycads. 
B)  ginkgos. 
C)  conifers. 
D)  lycopods. 
E)  gnetophytes. 
A)  cycads. 
B)  ginkgos. 
C)  conifers. 
D)  lycopods. 
E)  gnetophytes.

Question 11

Which vascular tissue in both gymnosperms and flowering plants is for conducting water and dissolved minerals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ovules 
B)  Phyla 
C)  Phloem 
D)  Xylem 
E)  Integuments 
A)  Ovules 
B)  Phyla 
C)  Phloem 
D)  Xylem 
E)  Integuments

Question 12

The most diverse, successful, and familiar group of plants today are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  ferns. 
B)  lycopods. 
C)  bryophytes. 
D)  angiosperms. 
E)  gymnosperms. 
A)  ferns. 
B)  lycopods. 
C)  bryophytes. 
D)  angiosperms. 
E)  gymnosperms.

Question 13

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 14

Integuments develop into the megasporangium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which phylum's very few surviving species are tropical and subtropical plants with stout, trunk-like stems, and compound leaves that resemble those of palms or tree ferns?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The endosperm of an angiosperm seed is typically:

Accepted Answer

A)  haploid (1n). 
B)  diploid (2n). 
C)  triploid (3n). 
D)  quadraploid (4n). 
E)  pentaploid (5n). 
A)  haploid (1n). 
B)  diploid (2n). 
C)  triploid (3n). 
D)  quadraploid (4n). 
E)  pentaploid (5n).

Question 18

Match between columns
                        Premises: Produces flowers

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Ginkgophyta and Anthophyta and Coniferophyta and Gnetophyta is...

Question 19

Which statement about gymnosperms and angiosperms is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both groups produce seeds. 
B)  Both groups are heterosporous. 
C)  Both groups possess vascular tissues. 
D)  In both groups, the sporophyte generation is dominant. 
E)  Both groups have free-living gametophytes. 
A)  Both groups produce seeds. 
B)  Both groups are heterosporous. 
C)  Both groups possess vascular tissues. 
D)  In both groups, the sporophyte generation is dominant. 
E)  Both groups have free-living gametophytes.

Question 20

Why are bees important to the reproductive success of flowering plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bees carry pollen to other plants. 
B)  Bees provide honey for the plants. 
C)  Bees transport nutrients to the plant. 
D)  Bees insert pollen into a flower's ovule. 
E)  Bees' beating wings scatter pollen to the air. 
A)  Bees carry pollen to other plants. 
B)  Bees provide honey for the plants. 
C)  Bees transport nutrients to the plant. 
D)  Bees insert pollen into a flower's ovule. 
E)  Bees' beating wings scatter pollen to the air.

Exam 28: Seed Plants

Discuss how gymnosperms are different from bryophytes and ferns.

What does each male cone's leaflike scales that bear sporangia on the underside consist of?

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

Seed plants produce ovules, each of which is a megasporangium surrounded by ___________.

Draw the life cycle of a pine.

Progymnosperms had two derived features, which were :

A gymnosperm that produces a long taproot and only two leaves belongs to the genus Gnetum .

How is the pollen of pine trees primarily disseminated?

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

Recent studies of gene function as it relates to reproductive development suggest that angiosperms evolved most directly from:

Which vascular tissue in both gymnosperms and flowering plants is for conducting water and dissolved minerals?

The most diverse, successful, and familiar group of plants today are the:

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

Integuments develop into the megasporangium.

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

Which phylum's very few surviving species are tropical and subtropical plants with stout, trunk-like stems, and compound leaves that resemble those of palms or tree ferns?

The endosperm of an angiosperm seed is typically:

Which statement about gymnosperms and angiosperms is FALSE?

Why are bees important to the reproductive success of flowering plants?

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