Question 1

The horsetails, whisk ferns, and ferns are members of a single clade, the

Accepted Answer

A)  lycophytes. 
B)  hornworts. 
C)  liverworts. 
D)  monilophytes. 
E)  mosses. 
A)  lycophytes. 
B)  hornworts. 
C)  liverworts. 
D)  monilophytes. 
E)  mosses.

Question 2

Hornworts are the sister clade to the

Accepted Answer

A)  vascular plants. 
B)  mosses. 
C)  liverworts. 
D)  horsetails and whisk ferns. 
E)  nonvascular plants. 
A)  vascular plants. 
B)  mosses. 
C)  liverworts. 
D)  horsetails and whisk ferns. 
E)  nonvascular plants.

Question 3

In the nonvascular plants, the conspicuous green structure visible to the naked eye is the _______.

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The answer of In the nonvascular plants, the conspicuous green...

Question 4

A universal feature of the life cycles of land plants is

Accepted Answer

A)  morphologically identical gametophyte and sporophyte stages. 
B)  genetically identical gametophyte and sporophyte stages. 
C)  alteration of generations between haploid gametophytes and diploid sporophytes. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  morphologically identical gametophyte and sporophyte stages. 
B)  genetically identical gametophyte and sporophyte stages. 
C)  alteration of generations between haploid gametophytes and diploid sporophytes. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

Which statement about alternation of generations in land plants is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The gametophyte and sporophyte differ in appearance. 
B)  Meiosis occurs in sporangia. 
C)  Gametes are always produced by meiosis. 
D)  The zygote is the first cell of the sporophyte generation. 
E)  The gametophyte and sporophyte differ in chromosome number. 
A)  The gametophyte and sporophyte differ in appearance. 
B)  Meiosis occurs in sporangia. 
C)  Gametes are always produced by meiosis. 
D)  The zygote is the first cell of the sporophyte generation. 
E)  The gametophyte and sporophyte differ in chromosome number.

Question 6

Based on the figure below, what can you conclude about the evolution of vascular plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monilophytes and seed plants can all be classified as euphyllophytes. 
B)  All vascular plants produce seeds. 
C)  Mosses are the most ancient plants. 
D)  Both a and c 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Monilophytes and seed plants can all be classified as euphyllophytes. 
B)  All vascular plants produce seeds. 
C)  Mosses are the most ancient plants. 
D)  Both a and c 
E)  All of the above

Question 7

Which statement about ferns is not true?

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A)  The sporophyte is larger than the gametophyte. 
B)  Most are heterosporous. 
C)  The young sporophyte can grow independently of the gametophyte. 
D)  The leaf is a megaphyll. 
E)  The gametophytes produce archegonia and antheridia. 
A)  The sporophyte is larger than the gametophyte. 
B)  Most are heterosporous. 
C)  The young sporophyte can grow independently of the gametophyte. 
D)  The leaf is a megaphyll. 
E)  The gametophytes produce archegonia and antheridia.

Question 8

The 12,000 species of leptosporangiate ferns

Accepted Answer

A)  are not monophyletic. 
B)  are sisters to lycophytes. 
C)  first appeared during the Carboniferous period. 
D)  constitute a clade. 
E)  reproduce using seeds known as sori. 
A)  are not monophyletic. 
B)  are sisters to lycophytes. 
C)  first appeared during the Carboniferous period. 
D)  constitute a clade. 
E)  reproduce using seeds known as sori.

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the correct group from the list below with the descriptions that follow.

-Gametophyte is a branched, filamentous structure called a protonema; many types contain hydroid cells.

Accepted Answer

A)  Liverworts 
B)  Hornworts 
C)  Mosses 
A)  Liverworts 
B)  Hornworts 
C)  Mosses

Question 10

Land plants likely arose from a green alga, such as an ancient Chara species. An early land plant differed from the alga in that the land plant

Accepted Answer

A)  contained chlorophyll. 
B)  had cell walls that are rich in cellulose. 
C)  had a cuticle. 
D)  had nuclei. 
E)  had tracheids. 
A)  contained chlorophyll. 
B)  had cell walls that are rich in cellulose. 
C)  had a cuticle. 
D)  had nuclei. 
E)  had tracheids.

Question 11

Asexual reproduction in liverworts is accomplished by

Accepted Answer

A)  gametophytes. 
B)  spores. 
C)  gemmae. 
D)  physical separation of gametophyte parts. 
E)  Both c and d 
A)  gametophytes. 
B)  spores. 
C)  gemmae. 
D)  physical separation of gametophyte parts. 
E)  Both c and d

Question 12

Much evidence indicates that _______ are a sister taxon to land plants.

Accepted Answer

A)  mosses 
B)  liverworts 
C)  red algae 
D)  Charales 
E)  chlorophytes 
A)  mosses 
B)  liverworts 
C)  red algae 
D)  Charales 
E)  chlorophytes

Question 13

A tissue called _______ conducts the products of photosynthesis from sites where they are produced or released to sites where they are used or stored.

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The answer of A tissue called _______ conducts the products...

Question 14

Cells contained within the _______ of a sporophyte undergo meiosis to create haploid cells.

Accepted Answer

sporangium

Question 15

As land plants evolved, the sporophyte generation

Accepted Answer

A)  became smaller and less dependent on the gametophyte generation. 
B)  became larger and less dependent on the gametophyte generation. 
C)  became smaller and more dependent on the gametophyte generation. 
D)  became larger and more dependent on the gametophyte generation. 
E)  did not change. 
A)  became smaller and less dependent on the gametophyte generation. 
B)  became larger and less dependent on the gametophyte generation. 
C)  became smaller and more dependent on the gametophyte generation. 
D)  became larger and more dependent on the gametophyte generation. 
E)  did not change.

Question 16

Stomata appear to have arisen first in the

Accepted Answer

A)  hornworts. 
B)  mosses. 
C)  liverworts. 
D)  club mosses. 
E)  angiosperms. 
A)  hornworts. 
B)  mosses. 
C)  liverworts. 
D)  club mosses. 
E)  angiosperms.

Question 17

Megaphylls

Accepted Answer

A)  probably evolved only once. 
B)  are found in all the vascular plant groups. 
C)  probably arose from sterile sporangia. 
D)  are the characteristic leaves of club mosses. 
E)  are the characteristic leaves of horsetails and ferns. 
A)  probably evolved only once. 
B)  are found in all the vascular plant groups. 
C)  probably arose from sterile sporangia. 
D)  are the characteristic leaves of club mosses. 
E)  are the characteristic leaves of horsetails and ferns.

Question 18

_______ are land plants with large leaves and no seeds, and they require water as a medium for the transfer of male gametes. The sporophytes and gametophytes grow independently of each other.

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The answer of _______ are land plants with large leaves...

Question 19

What evidence can be used to support the idea that land plants arose from a green algal clade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Microscopic structural evidence 
B)  Genetic analysis 
C)  Morphological evidence 
D)  Both a and b 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Microscopic structural evidence 
B)  Genetic analysis 
C)  Morphological evidence 
D)  Both a and b 
E)  All of the above

Question 20

The "green algae" include which of the following clades?

Accepted Answer

A)  Embryophytes 
B)  Lycophytes 
C)  Chlorophytes 
D)  Glaucophytes 
E)  Bryophytes 
A)  Embryophytes 
B)  Lycophytes 
C)  Chlorophytes 
D)  Glaucophytes 
E)  Bryophytes

Exam 28: Plants Without Seeds: From Water to Land

The horsetails, whisk ferns, and ferns are members of a single clade, the

Hornworts are the sister clade to the

In the nonvascular plants, the conspicuous green structure visible to the naked eye is the _______.

A universal feature of the life cycles of land plants is

Which statement about alternation of generations in land plants is not true?

Based on the figure below, what can you conclude about the evolution of vascular plants?

Which statement about ferns is not true?

The 12,000 species of leptosporangiate ferns

Use the following to answer questions: Match the correct group from the list below with the descriptions that follow. -Gametophyte is a branched, filamentous structure called a protonema; many types contain hydroid cells.

Land plants likely arose from a green alga, such as an ancient Chara species. An early land plant differed from the alga in that the land plant

Asexual reproduction in liverworts is accomplished by

Much evidence indicates that _______ are a sister taxon to land plants.

A tissue called _______ conducts the products of photosynthesis from sites where they are produced or released to sites where they are used or stored.

Cells contained within the _______ of a sporophyte undergo meiosis to create haploid cells.

As land plants evolved, the sporophyte generation

Stomata appear to have arisen first in the

Megaphylls

_______ are land plants with large leaves and no seeds, and they require water as a medium for the transfer of male gametes. The sporophytes and gametophytes grow independently of each other.

What evidence can be used to support the idea that land plants arose from a green algal clade?

The "green algae" include which of the following clades?

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