Question 1

Figure 27-3   Refer to the accompanying figure. Which statement about label 1 is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is haploid. 
B)  It was produced by mitosis. 
C)  It was produced from a megaspore. 
D)  It is not a product of fertilization. 
E)  It is part of the sporophyte generation. 
A)  It is haploid. 
B)  It was produced by mitosis. 
C)  It was produced from a megaspore. 
D)  It is not a product of fertilization. 
E)  It is part of the sporophyte generation.

Question 2

Describe alternation of generations. Include in your discussion the following terms: gametophyte, sporophyte, diploid, haploid, dominant form, meiosis, and fertilization.

Accepted Answer

Concepts to Consider: Plants alternate b

Question 3

Which is the most economically important bryophyte?

Accepted Answer

A)  Equisetum. 
B)  Anthoceros. 
C)  Psilotum. 
D)  Sphagnum. 
E)  Lycopodium. 
A)  Equisetum. 
B)  Anthoceros. 
C)  Psilotum. 
D)  Sphagnum. 
E)  Lycopodium.

Question 4

The oldest known fossils suggest that the ____ may have been the first plants to inhabit land.

Accepted Answer

A)  ferns 
B)  mosses 
C)  hornworts 
D)  liverworts 
E)  angiosperms 
A)  ferns 
B)  mosses 
C)  hornworts 
D)  liverworts 
E)  angiosperms

Question 5

Which is a differentiating characteristic of land plants from green algae?

Accepted Answer

A)  Land plants photosynthesize. 
B)  Land plants have chlorophyll.. 
C)  Land plants have a waxy cuticle. 
D)  Land plants utilize carbon dioxide. 
E)  Land plants's cell walls are made of cellulose. 
A)  Land plants photosynthesize. 
B)  Land plants have chlorophyll.. 
C)  Land plants have a waxy cuticle. 
D)  Land plants utilize carbon dioxide. 
E)  Land plants's cell walls are made of cellulose.

Question 6

The ____ of horsetails and club moss consists of several stalked, umbrella-like structures that produce sporangia.

Accepted Answer

A)  gemme 
B)  leaves 
C)  strobilus 
D)  prothallus 
E)  sporophyte 
A)  gemme 
B)  leaves 
C)  strobilus 
D)  prothallus 
E)  sporophyte

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Alternation of generations in plants refers to the alternation of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Discuss adaptations for terrestrial life seen in land plants.

Accepted Answer

Concepts to Consider: Stomata to allow c

Question 10

After a moss spore germinates it forms a(n) prothallus . 
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: Seedless Plants

Figure 27-3 Refer to the accompanying figure. Which statement about label 1 is FALSE?

Describe alternation of generations. Include in your discussion the following terms: gametophyte, sporophyte, diploid, haploid, dominant form, meiosis, and fertilization.

Which is the most economically important bryophyte?

The oldest known fossils suggest that the ____ may have been the first plants to inhabit land.

Which is a differentiating characteristic of land plants from green algae?

The ____ of horsetails and club moss consists of several stalked, umbrella-like structures that produce sporangia.

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

Alternation of generations in plants refers to the alternation of:

Discuss adaptations for terrestrial life seen in land plants.

After a moss spore germinates it forms a(n) prothallus . ____________________

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