Question 1

The sugar in the sap of plants is primarily ________.

Accepted Answer

A) fructose 
B) glucose 
C) sucrose 
D) maltose 
A) fructose 
B) glucose 
C) sucrose 
D) maltose

Question 2

What is the evolutionary history between fungi and plants?

Accepted Answer

A) Fungi evolved first and gave rise to the plants. 
B) Fungi evolved first,plants evolved second but not from fungi. 
C) Plants evolved first and gave rise to the fungi. 
D) Plants evolved first,fungi evolved second but not from plants. 
A) Fungi evolved first and gave rise to the plants. 
B) Fungi evolved first,plants evolved second but not from fungi. 
C) Plants evolved first and gave rise to the fungi. 
D) Plants evolved first,fungi evolved second but not from plants.

Question 3

If you were to observe a flower that only bloomed at night with large white petals,what might you conclude is the pollinator?

Accepted Answer

A) Ants 
B) Wind 
C) Bees 
D) Moths 
A) Ants 
B) Wind 
C) Bees 
D) Moths

Question 4

What is a major role fungi play in an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

A) Recycling nutrients from dead organisms back into the food chain 
B) Fixing carbon from the atmosphere 
C) Synthesizing glucose from carbon dioxide and water 
D) Photosynthesis 
A) Recycling nutrients from dead organisms back into the food chain 
B) Fixing carbon from the atmosphere 
C) Synthesizing glucose from carbon dioxide and water 
D) Photosynthesis

Question 5

Name four ways roots benefit a plant.

Accepted Answer

Possible Answers: 1)Anchor the

Question 6

Why must mosses and ferns live in moist environments?

Accepted Answer

A) They lack a waxy outer layer. 
B) Their gametes are flagellated 
C) They don't have any roots to absorb moisture from. 
D) They are pollinated by fish and aquatic insects. 
A) They lack a waxy outer layer. 
B) Their gametes are flagellated 
C) They don't have any roots to absorb moisture from. 
D) They are pollinated by fish and aquatic insects.

Question 7

Which was the most recent plant structure to have evolved?

Accepted Answer

A) Seeds 
B) Vascular system 
C) Flowers 
D) Cones 
A) Seeds 
B) Vascular system 
C) Flowers 
D) Cones

Question 8

Which plant typically has parallel leaf veins and a fibrous root system?

Accepted Answer

A) Monocot 
B) Dicot 
C) Conifer 
D) Legume 
A) Monocot 
B) Dicot 
C) Conifer 
D) Legume

Question 9

What do gymnosperms and angiosperms have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) Flowers 
B) Seeds 
C) Spores 
D) None of these 
A) Flowers 
B) Seeds 
C) Spores 
D) None of these

Question 10

Fungi are made of bundles of threadlike ________.

Accepted Answer

A) mycelia 
B) hyphae 
C) chitins 
D) lichens 
A) mycelia 
B) hyphae 
C) chitins 
D) lichens

Question 11

The flattened photosynthetic portion of a fern is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) leaf 
B) frond 
C) fan 
D) leaflet 
A) leaf 
B) frond 
C) fan 
D) leaflet

Question 12

Is a leaf considered a plant organ or a plant tissue,and why?

Accepted Answer

A) Organ,because it performs several functions 
B) Organ,because it contains multiple tissues 
C) Tissue,because it contains multiple cell types 
D) Tissue,because plants don't have organs 
A) Organ,because it performs several functions 
B) Organ,because it contains multiple tissues 
C) Tissue,because it contains multiple cell types 
D) Tissue,because plants don't have organs

Question 13

Which is part of the vascular system of plants?

Accepted Answer

A) Pollen 
B) Jetsam 
C) Flotsam 
D) None of these are part of a plant's vascular system. 
A) Pollen 
B) Jetsam 
C) Flotsam 
D) None of these are part of a plant's vascular system.

Question 14

Which statement regarding fungal reproduction is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Fungi do not produce spores. 
B) Many fungi can reproduce either sexually or asexually. 
C) Fungi can only reproduce sexually. 
D) Fungi alternate between sexual and asexual reproductive generations. 
A) Fungi do not produce spores. 
B) Many fungi can reproduce either sexually or asexually. 
C) Fungi can only reproduce sexually. 
D) Fungi alternate between sexual and asexual reproductive generations.

Question 15

What are the charophytes?

Accepted Answer

A) Algae that live symbiotically with fungi 
B) An extinct group of protists that may have given rise to the fungi 
C) Smallest living plants 
D) Closest living ancestors of the first plants 
A) Algae that live symbiotically with fungi 
B) An extinct group of protists that may have given rise to the fungi 
C) Smallest living plants 
D) Closest living ancestors of the first plants

Question 16

Assuming it doesn't die unexpectedly,how often would you need to replant an annual?

Accepted Answer

A) Every season 
B) Every year 
C) Every two years 
D) Never 
A) Every season 
B) Every year 
C) Every two years 
D) Never

Question 17

Which plants do not have roots?

Accepted Answer

A) Bryophytes 
B) Ferns 
C) Angiosperms 
D) Gymnosperms 
A) Bryophytes 
B) Ferns 
C) Angiosperms 
D) Gymnosperms

Question 18

What role does lignin play in adapting to life on land?

Accepted Answer

A) Prevents drying out 
B) Strengthens the cell wall 
C) Anchors the plant in the soil 
D) Transports nutrients throughout the plant 
A) Prevents drying out 
B) Strengthens the cell wall 
C) Anchors the plant in the soil 
D) Transports nutrients throughout the plant

Question 19

What do grasses,rose bushes,and cactus all have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) They are all wind pollinators. 
B) They all have flowers. 
C) They all have cones. 
D) They all have thorns. 
A) They are all wind pollinators. 
B) They all have flowers. 
C) They all have cones. 
D) They all have thorns.

Question 20

The book mentions that maple syrup comes from the xylem sap of a tree.While this is true,why do you think most people assume it comes from the phloem sap?

Accepted Answer

The phloem mainly carries the sugars and

The sugar in the sap of plants is primarily ________.

What is the evolutionary history between fungi and plants?

If you were to observe a flower that only bloomed at night with large white petals,what might you conclude is the pollinator?

What is a major role fungi play in an ecosystem?

Name four ways roots benefit a plant.

Why must mosses and ferns live in moist environments?

Which was the most recent plant structure to have evolved?

Which plant typically has parallel leaf veins and a fibrous root system?

What do gymnosperms and angiosperms have in common?

Fungi are made of bundles of threadlike ________.

The flattened photosynthetic portion of a fern is the ________.

Is a leaf considered a plant organ or a plant tissue,and why?

Which is part of the vascular system of plants?

Which statement regarding fungal reproduction is true?

What are the charophytes?

Assuming it doesn't die unexpectedly,how often would you need to replant an annual?

Which plants do not have roots?

What role does lignin play in adapting to life on land?

What do grasses,rose bushes,and cactus all have in common?

The book mentions that maple syrup comes from the xylem sap of a tree.While this is true,why do you think most people assume it comes from the phloem sap?

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Exam 9: Biodiversity 2: Fungi and Plants

The sugar in the sap of plants is primarily ________.

What is the evolutionary history between fungi and plants?

If you were to observe a flower that only bloomed at night with large white petals,what might you conclude is the pollinator?

What is a major role fungi play in an ecosystem?

Name four ways roots benefit a plant.

Why must mosses and ferns live in moist environments?

Which was the most recent plant structure to have evolved?

Which plant typically has parallel leaf veins and a fibrous root system?

What do gymnosperms and angiosperms have in common?

Fungi are made of bundles of threadlike ________.

The flattened photosynthetic portion of a fern is the ________.

Is a leaf considered a plant organ or a plant tissue,and why?

Which is part of the vascular system of plants?

Which statement regarding fungal reproduction is true?

What are the charophytes?

Assuming it doesn't die unexpectedly,how often would you need to replant an annual?

Which plants do not have roots?

What role does lignin play in adapting to life on land?

What do grasses,rose bushes,and cactus all have in common?

The book mentions that maple syrup comes from the xylem sap of a tree.While this is true,why do you think most people assume it comes from the phloem sap?

An Introduction to the Science of Life

The Chemistry of Life

The Cell: The Fundamental Unit of Life

Energy and Life

Chromosomes and Inheritance

DNA: The Molecule of Life

Darwinian Evolution

Biodiversity 1: Microscopic Organisms

Biodiversity 3: Animals

Human Body Systems

Ecology

Filters