Exam 28: Plants Without Seeds: From Water to Land

Land plants, sometimes referred to as _______, may be defined as multicellular, photosynthetic eukaryotes that develop from embryos protected by tissues of the parent.

In land plants (and some algae such as Ulva), the sporophyte and gametophyte exhibit different levels of ploidy. Sporophytes are _______, whereas gametophytes are _______.

The sporophyte of a moss

Haploid unicellular spores are produced in the sporangia spores via

Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the diagram below, showing alteration of generations in plants. -In a plant with this type of alternation of generations, does the zygote develop on a microgametophyte or a megagametophyte?

_______ are water-absorbing filaments present on the lower surfaces of the simplest liverwort gametophytes.

Which of the following is not one of the benefits that plants receive from a branching independent sporophyte?

Nonvascular land plants have never evolved to the size of vascular plants, most likely because they lack

You find a green "leafy" bryophyte growing on your neighbor's front lawn. It is a

Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the diagram below, showing alteration of generations in plants. -In a plant with this type of alternation of generations, are the microsporangia and megasporangia on the same or different individuals?

Which of the following is a synapomorphy of Charales and land plants?

During a plant's life cycle, meiosis takes place in the _______ to produce _______.

Fossil vascular plants can be recognized by the presence of

The sporophytes of ferns

Hornworts may be distinguished from liverworts and mosses by the fact that

The cyanobacteria found in the internal mucilage-filled cavities of the hornworts serve to

A land plant may be reliably distinguished from green algae by which of the following characteristics?

Ferns are vascular plants, but tend to prosper in wet areas because

Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the diagram below, showing alteration of generations in plants. -In a plant with this type of alternation of generations, are the archegonia and antheridia on the same or different individuals?

Which of the following groups has hydroids?