Question 1

Whisk ferns,club mosses,and horsetails have all the following characteristics in common with ferns except

Accepted Answer

A) all of these plants are seedless tracheophyte plants. 
B) all of these plants produce flagellated sperm. 
C) all of these plants form antheridia and archegonia. 
D) all of these plants require free water for the process of fertilization to occur. 
E) all of these plants have no vascular tissuE. 
A) all of these plants are seedless tracheophyte plants. 
B) all of these plants produce flagellated sperm. 
C) all of these plants form antheridia and archegonia. 
D) all of these plants require free water for the process of fertilization to occur. 
E) all of these plants have no vascular tissuE.

Question 2

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Mostly homosporous;motile sperm;ferns.

Accepted Answer

A) Anthophyta 
B) Coniferophyta 
C) Cycadophyta 
D) Bryophyta 
E) Pterophyta 
A) Anthophyta 
B) Coniferophyta 
C) Cycadophyta 
D) Bryophyta 
E) Pterophyta

Question 3

The fruit of angiosperms is ultimately made from the

Accepted Answer

A) gynoecium. 
B) androecium. 
C) perianth. 
D) corolla. 
E) calyx. 
A) gynoecium. 
B) androecium. 
C) perianth. 
D) corolla. 
E) calyx.

Question 4

Angiosperms are primarily characterized by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) ovules are enclosed within other tissues at the time of pollination. 
B) a seed develops within a carpel. 
C) the ovary matures into the fruit. 
D) free water is required for pollination. 
E) they bear flowers which are modified stems bearing modified leaves. 
A) ovules are enclosed within other tissues at the time of pollination. 
B) a seed develops within a carpel. 
C) the ovary matures into the fruit. 
D) free water is required for pollination. 
E) they bear flowers which are modified stems bearing modified leaves.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a gymnosperm?

Accepted Answer

A) cycads 
B) ginkgoes 
C) conifers 
D) anthophytes 
E) cypress 
A) cycads 
B) ginkgoes 
C) conifers 
D) anthophytes 
E) cypress

Question 6

You attend a seminar given by your biology professor.She refers to the third whorl in a complete flower.You know she means

Accepted Answer

A) the sepals of the flower. 
B) the petals of the flower. 
C) the female structures of the flower. 
D) the male structures of the flower. 
E) all of the carpels located at the third layer of the gynoecium. 
A) the sepals of the flower. 
B) the petals of the flower. 
C) the female structures of the flower. 
D) the male structures of the flower. 
E) all of the carpels located at the third layer of the gynoecium.

Question 7

A process unique to angiosperms is

Accepted Answer

A) single fertilization. 
B) double fertilization. 
C) syngamy. 
D) alternation of generation. 
E) seed production. 
A) single fertilization. 
B) double fertilization. 
C) syngamy. 
D) alternation of generation. 
E) seed production.

Question 8

The first plants clearly evolved from an organism that,if it existed today,would be classified as a multicellular green ____________.

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The answer of The first plants clearly evolved from an...

Question 9

Which of the following gymnosperms is used for production of lumber,resin,turpentine,etc.?

Accepted Answer

A) cycads 
B) ginkgoes 
C) conifers 
D) anthophytes 
E) gnetophytes 
A) cycads 
B) ginkgoes 
C) conifers 
D) anthophytes 
E) gnetophytes

Question 10

Well-developed vascular systems are absent in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) mosses. 
B) liverworts. 
C) hornworts. 
D) Charophytes. 
E) Pterophytes. 
A) mosses. 
B) liverworts. 
C) hornworts. 
D) Charophytes. 
E) Pterophytes.

Question 11

The most abundant group of seedless tracheophyte plants are the

Accepted Answer

A) club mosses. 
B) horse tails. 
C) angiosperms. 
D) ferns. 
E) gymnosperms. 
A) club mosses. 
B) horse tails. 
C) angiosperms. 
D) ferns. 
E) gymnosperms.

Question 12

Which of the following represents a monophyletic group?

Accepted Answer

A) mosses,liverworts,and hornworts 
B) ferns and club mosses 
C) ferns,whisk ferns,and horsetails 
D) liverworts and hornworts 
E) Charophytes and mosses 
A) mosses,liverworts,and hornworts 
B) ferns and club mosses 
C) ferns,whisk ferns,and horsetails 
D) liverworts and hornworts 
E) Charophytes and mosses

Question 13

Pollen grains are immature ____ gametophytes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Pollen grains are immature ____ gametophytes....

Question 14

Select a structure that neither participates in or results from double fertilization.

Accepted Answer

A) sperm 
B) polar nuclei 
C) zygote 
D) endosperm 
E) antipodals 
A) sperm 
B) polar nuclei 
C) zygote 
D) endosperm 
E) antipodals

Question 15

Which one of the following statements about a typical fern life cycle is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Sori contain sporangiA. 
B) Spores are haploid. 
C) Gametophytes have rhizomes. 
D) Gametes are produced by mitosis. 
E) The sporophyte grows out of an archegonium. 
A) Sori contain sporangiA. 
B) Spores are haploid. 
C) Gametophytes have rhizomes. 
D) Gametes are produced by mitosis. 
E) The sporophyte grows out of an archegonium.

Exam 30: Overview of Green Plants

Whisk ferns,club mosses,and horsetails have all the following characteristics in common with ferns except

Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Mostly homosporous;motile sperm;ferns.

The fruit of angiosperms is ultimately made from the

Angiosperms are primarily characterized by all of the following except

Which of the following is not a gymnosperm?

You attend a seminar given by your biology professor.She refers to the third whorl in a complete flower.You know she means

A process unique to angiosperms is

The first plants clearly evolved from an organism that,if it existed today,would be classified as a multicellular green ____________.

Which of the following gymnosperms is used for production of lumber,resin,turpentine,etc.?

Well-developed vascular systems are absent in all of the following except

The most abundant group of seedless tracheophyte plants are the

Which of the following represents a monophyletic group?

Pollen grains are immature ____ gametophytes.

Select a structure that neither participates in or results from double fertilization.

Which one of the following statements about a typical fern life cycle is false?

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