Exam 32: Evolution of Plants

The first vascular plants occurred in the fossil record _________ years ago.

Gametophyte generations produce ____________.

What kinds of angiosperms have reverted to wind pollination?

There are ___________ species of mosses worldwide.

All of the following are methods plants have evolved to help them conserve water EXCEPT for:

A common name for secondary plant growth in stems is ________.

Early vascular plants grew by only cell division at the tips of the stems and shoots,a type of growth called:

In order to disperse water throughout themselves more effectively,plants evolved:

In a seed plant,the pollen grains are actually tiny:

Although many fruits are dispersed by animals,fruits like the coconut are dispersed by __________.

When spores are released from the underside of the fern frond,they fall to the ground where they germinate,growing into:

_____________ are plants with primitive conducting systems.

All of the following phyla belong to the Gymnosperms except:

All of the following are parts of the carpel except:

The first successful land plants,even though they lacked vascular tissue,were the:

The embryo is located inside the cotyledon.

Which of the following typically pollinates red flowers?

In some seeds,_____________ is used up in the formation of the cotyledons.

A seed has three parts: an embryo,a source of food for the developing embryo called __________,and a protective cover.

During the sporophyte generation in the life cycle of a fern,the plant releases _______________ that germinate and become gametophytes.