Question 1

Embryos are not produced by ferns, only spores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In ferns an annulus is directly and intimately associated with a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  frond. 
B)  rhizome. 
C)  adventitious root. 
D)  sporangium. 
E)  prothallus. 
A)  frond. 
B)  rhizome. 
C)  adventitious root. 
D)  sporangium. 
E)  prothallus. D

Question 3

Carinal and vallecular canals are found in the stems of

Accepted Answer

A)  true ferns. 
B)  club mosses and ground pines. 
C)  horsetails. 
D)  quillworts. 
E)  whisk ferns. 
A)  true ferns. 
B)  club mosses and ground pines. 
C)  horsetails. 
D)  quillworts. 
E)  whisk ferns. C

Question 4

Ferns produce seeds but no spores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Primitive plants, which are believed to be the ancestors of present-day ferns, appeared during which of the following geological periods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Devonian 
B)  Carboniferous 
C)  Ordovician 
D)  Permian 
E)  Cretaceous 
A)  Devonian 
B)  Carboniferous 
C)  Ordovician 
D)  Permian 
E)  Cretaceous

Question 6

The common name for Lycopodium is "ground pine".The common name is based on the appearance of the _________ which resembles little conifer trees.

Accepted Answer

A)  megaphylls 
B)  gametophyte 
C)  sporophylls 
D)  cones and seed 
E)  sporophyte 
A)  megaphylls 
B)  gametophyte 
C)  sporophylls 
D)  cones and seed 
E)  sporophyte

Question 7

Bryophytes, ferns and fern allies all require _________________ for sexual reproduction because the sperm cells ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pollinators; depend on animals for distribution 
B)  wind currents; depend on wind for gamete distribution 
C)  surface water; swim to the egg cell 
D)  dry conditions; must be dry before they fertilize egg cells 
E)  none of these 
A)  pollinators; depend on animals for distribution 
B)  wind currents; depend on wind for gamete distribution 
C)  surface water; swim to the egg cell 
D)  dry conditions; must be dry before they fertilize egg cells 
E)  none of these

Question 8

The leaves of both club mosses and quillworts are microphylls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Ancient land plants are thought to be derived from

Accepted Answer

A)  brown algae. 
B)  green algae. 
C)  cyanobacteria. 
D)  bacteria. 
E)  bryophytes. 
A)  brown algae. 
B)  green algae. 
C)  cyanobacteria. 
D)  bacteria. 
E)  bryophytes.

Question 10

The spores of which of the following were used at one time for flashlight powder in photography and the theater?

Accepted Answer

A)  ferns 
B)  club mosses 
C)  true mosses 
D)  quillworts 
E)  horsetails 
A)  ferns 
B)  club mosses 
C)  true mosses 
D)  quillworts 
E)  horsetails

Question 11

The semi-transparent tissue that protects immature sporangia in many ferns is called a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  indusium. 
B)  jacket. 
C)  sporophyll. 
D)  soral coat. 
E)  sorus. 
A)  indusium. 
B)  jacket. 
C)  sporophyll. 
D)  soral coat. 
E)  sorus.

Question 12

Which of the following have stems as their principal site of photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  club mosses 
B)  spike mosses 
C)  whisk ferns 
D)  horsetails 
E)  more than one of these answers are correct 
A)  club mosses 
B)  spike mosses 
C)  whisk ferns 
D)  horsetails 
E)  more than one of these answers are correct

Question 13

The image of a compression fossil is called an imprint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following unrelated structures function according to changes in humidity?

Accepted Answer

A)  elaters of liverworts 
B)  elaters of horsetails 
C)  moss peristomes 
D)  all of these are correct 
E)  none of these answers are correct 
A)  elaters of liverworts 
B)  elaters of horsetails 
C)  moss peristomes 
D)  all of these are correct 
E)  none of these answers are correct

Question 15

The fossilized dungs of prehistoric animals and humans are called

Accepted Answer

A)  compressions. 
B)  petrifactions. 
C)  casts. 
D)  coprolites. 
E)  molds. 
A)  compressions. 
B)  petrifactions. 
C)  casts. 
D)  coprolites. 
E)  molds.

Question 16

Leaves with more than one vein and a leaf trace are generally classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  compound leaves. 
B)  megaphylls. 
C)  simple leaves. 
D)  pinnate leaves. 
E)  microphylls. 
A)  compound leaves. 
B)  megaphylls. 
C)  simple leaves. 
D)  pinnate leaves. 
E)  microphylls.

Question 17

Whisk ferns consist primarily of stems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The prothalli of ferns normally produce rhizoids.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Tmesipteris is a close relative of whisk ferns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A spike moss microspore has the potential to develop into which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  female gametophyte 
B)  male gametophyte 
C)  sporophyte 
D)  protonema 
E)  none of these answers are correct 
A)  female gametophyte 
B)  male gametophyte 
C)  sporophyte 
D)  protonema 
E)  none of these answers are correct

Exam 21: The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives

Embryos are not produced by ferns, only spores.

In ferns an annulus is directly and intimately associated with a/an

Carinal and vallecular canals are found in the stems of

Ferns produce seeds but no spores.

Primitive plants, which are believed to be the ancestors of present-day ferns, appeared during which of the following geological periods?

The common name for Lycopodium is "ground pine".The common name is based on the appearance of the _________ which resembles little conifer trees.

Bryophytes, ferns and fern allies all require _________________ for sexual reproduction because the sperm cells ______________.

The leaves of both club mosses and quillworts are microphylls.

Ancient land plants are thought to be derived from

The spores of which of the following were used at one time for flashlight powder in photography and the theater?

The semi-transparent tissue that protects immature sporangia in many ferns is called a/an

Which of the following have stems as their principal site of photosynthesis?

The image of a compression fossil is called an imprint.

Which of the following unrelated structures function according to changes in humidity?

The fossilized dungs of prehistoric animals and humans are called

Leaves with more than one vein and a leaf trace are generally classified as

Whisk ferns consist primarily of stems.

The prothalli of ferns normally produce rhizoids.

Tmesipteris is a close relative of whisk ferns.

A spike moss microspore has the potential to develop into which of the following?

What Is Plant Biology

The Nature of Life

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Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds

Water in Plants

Plant Metabolism

Growth

Meiosis and Alternation of Generation

Genetics

Plant Breeding and Propagation

Evolution

Plant Names and Classification

Domain Kingdombacteria, Domain King-Domarchaea, and Viruses

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Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes

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