Question 1

One reason angiosperms are more successful than gymnosperms is because gymnosperms lack _____.

Accepted Answer

A) seeds 
B) megaspores 
C) fruits 
D) leaves 
E) wood 
A) seeds 
B) megaspores 
C) fruits 
D) leaves 
E) wood

Question 2

Flowering plants constitute ____ percent of all modern plant species.

Accepted Answer

A) 30 
B) 50 
C) 60 
D) 75 
E) 90 
A) 30 
B) 50 
C) 60 
D) 75 
E) 90

Question 3

Most fungi provide an important ecological service by being ____.

Accepted Answer

A) primary producers 
B) pollination vectors 
C) colonizers 
D) secondary consumers 
E) decomposers 
A) primary producers 
B) pollination vectors 
C) colonizers 
D) secondary consumers 
E) decomposers

Question 4

Which structures found in ferns are lacking in mosses?

Accepted Answer

A) spores 
B) gametophytes 
C) xylem 
D) sporophytes 
E) flagellated sperm 
A) spores 
B) gametophytes 
C) xylem 
D) sporophytes 
E) flagellated sperm

Question 5

What is the sticky female region of a flower that is specialized for receiving pollen?

Accepted Answer

A) stamen 
B) stigma 
C) anther 
D) ovary 
E) endosperm 
A) stamen 
B) stigma 
C) anther 
D) ovary 
E) endosperm

Question 6

Match the following terms with the statement to which they best correspond.
-seed plants possessing cones that are specialized spore-bearing structures

Accepted Answer

A) angiosperms 
B) conifers 
C) club mosses 
D) bryophytes 
E) ferns
F)gymnosperms
G)ginkgos
H)horsetails 
A) angiosperms 
B) conifers 
C) club mosses 
D) bryophytes 
E) ferns
F)gymnosperms
G)ginkgos
H)horsetails

Question 7

Match the following terms with the statement to which they best correspond.
-general group of plants that form their seeds on the surface of ovules

Accepted Answer

A) angiosperms 
B) conifers 
C) club mosses 
D) bryophytes 
E) ferns
F)gymnosperms
G)ginkgos
H)horsetails 
A) angiosperms 
B) conifers 
C) club mosses 
D) bryophytes 
E) ferns
F)gymnosperms
G)ginkgos
H)horsetails

Question 8

Match the labeled structures in the figure to the term with which they best correspond.  
-anther

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the labeled structures in the figure...

Question 9

Which plants are widely planted in cities because of their resistance to air pollution?

Accepted Answer

A) lycopods 
B) ginkgos 
C) cycads 
D) conifers 
E) grasses 
A) lycopods 
B) ginkgos 
C) cycads 
D) conifers 
E) grasses

Question 10

How does the wheat stem rust fungus harm its host plant?

Accepted Answer

A) by blocking the flow of water through the plant 
B) it interferes with the photosynthetic process 
C) it absorbs plant sugars made in photosynthesis 
D) it causes the roots to rot 
E) it interferes with flowering 
A) by blocking the flow of water through the plant 
B) it interferes with the photosynthetic process 
C) it absorbs plant sugars made in photosynthesis 
D) it causes the roots to rot 
E) it interferes with flowering

Question 11

The following terms and descriptions represent structures of the angiosperm life cycle.Match the terms to the r statement with which they best correspond.
-meiosis and cytoplasmic division inside this structure produce three small cells that disintegrate and one large megaspore

Accepted Answer

A) pollen tube 
B) pollen sac 
C) ovule 
D) microspore 
E) megaspore
F)zygote 
A) pollen tube 
B) pollen sac 
C) ovule 
D) microspore 
E) megaspore
F)zygote

Question 12

Match the labeled structures in the figure to the term with which they best correspond.  
-leaf vein

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 13

After fertilization occurs in a flowering plant,the ovary becomes a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) gametophyte 
B) ovule 
C) seed 
D) fruit 
E) endosperm 
A) gametophyte 
B) ovule 
C) seed 
D) fruit 
E) endosperm

Question 14

All fungi are _____.

Accepted Answer

A) unicellular 
B) multi-cellular 
C) autotrophic 
D) heterotrophic 
E) photosynthetic 
A) unicellular 
B) multi-cellular 
C) autotrophic 
D) heterotrophic 
E) photosynthetic

Question 15

Ferns,horsetails,and club mosses are _____.

Accepted Answer

A) seed-bearing vascular plants 
B) gymnosperms 
C) angiosperms 
D) seedless vascular plants 
E) nonvascular plants 
A) seed-bearing vascular plants 
B) gymnosperms 
C) angiosperms 
D) seedless vascular plants 
E) nonvascular plants

Question 16

In most ferns,roots and leaves sprout from ____.

Accepted Answer

A) fronds 
B) rhizomes 
C) sporangia 
D) sori 
E) gametophytes 
A) fronds 
B) rhizomes 
C) sporangia 
D) sori 
E) gametophytes

Question 17

A composite organism consisting of a fungus and a single-celled photosynthetic species is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) mycorrhiza 
B) rust 
C) lichen 
D) mycelium 
E) chytrid 
A) mycorrhiza 
B) rust 
C) lichen 
D) mycelium 
E) chytrid

Question 18

Relatives of modern ____ and horsetails were the dominant plants during the Carboniferous period.

Accepted Answer

A) club mosses 
B) peat mosses 
C) ferns 
D) liverworts 
E) hornworts 
A) club mosses 
B) peat mosses 
C) ferns 
D) liverworts 
E) hornworts

Question 19

How is the Ug99 strain of wheat stem rust fungus spreading around the world?

Accepted Answer

A) spores are carried by birds 
B) viral vectors carried in insects 
C) imported infected wheat 
D) wind dispersal of spores 
E) an infected plant touches another plant 
A) spores are carried by birds 
B) viral vectors carried in insects 
C) imported infected wheat 
D) wind dispersal of spores 
E) an infected plant touches another plant

Question 20

Baker's yeast,which causes dough to rise,contains spores of a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) sac fungus 
B) club fungus 
C) glomeromycete fungus 
D) mycorrhiza 
E) lichen 
A) sac fungus 
B) club fungus 
C) glomeromycete fungus 
D) mycorrhiza 
E) lichen

One reason angiosperms are more successful than gymnosperms is because gymnosperms lack _____.

Flowering plants constitute ____ percent of all modern plant species.

Most fungi provide an important ecological service by being ____.

Which structures found in ferns are lacking in mosses?

What is the sticky female region of a flower that is specialized for receiving pollen?

Match the following terms with the statement to which they best correspond. -seed plants possessing cones that are specialized spore-bearing structures

Match the following terms with the statement to which they best correspond. -general group of plants that form their seeds on the surface of ovules

Match the labeled structures in the figure to the term with which they best correspond. -anther

Which plants are widely planted in cities because of their resistance to air pollution?

How does the wheat stem rust fungus harm its host plant?

The following terms and descriptions represent structures of the angiosperm life cycle.Match the terms to the r statement with which they best correspond. -meiosis and cytoplasmic division inside this structure produce three small cells that disintegrate and one large megaspore

Match the labeled structures in the figure to the term with which they best correspond. -leaf vein

After fertilization occurs in a flowering plant,the ovary becomes a(n)____.

All fungi are _____.

Ferns,horsetails,and club mosses are _____.

In most ferns,roots and leaves sprout from ____.

A composite organism consisting of a fungus and a single-celled photosynthetic species is called a ____.

Relatives of modern ____ and horsetails were the dominant plants during the Carboniferous period.

How is the Ug99 strain of wheat stem rust fungus spreading around the world?

Baker's yeast,which causes dough to rise,contains spores of a ____.

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Molecules Of Life

Cell Structure

Energy And Metabolism

Capturing And Releasing Energy

DNA Structure And Function

Gene Expression AND Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns Of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence Of Evolution

Processes Of Evolution

Early Life Forms And The Viruses

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

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The Biosphere And Human Effects

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Exam 14: Plants And Fungi

One reason angiosperms are more successful than gymnosperms is because gymnosperms lack _____.

Flowering plants constitute ____ percent of all modern plant species.

Most fungi provide an important ecological service by being ____.

Which structures found in ferns are lacking in mosses?

What is the sticky female region of a flower that is specialized for receiving pollen?

Match the following terms with the statement to which they best correspond. -seed plants possessing cones that are specialized spore-bearing structures

Match the following terms with the statement to which they best correspond. -general group of plants that form their seeds on the surface of ovules

Match the labeled structures in the figure to the term with which they best correspond. -anther

Which plants are widely planted in cities because of their resistance to air pollution?

How does the wheat stem rust fungus harm its host plant?

The following terms and descriptions represent structures of the angiosperm life cycle.Match the terms to the r statement with which they best correspond. -meiosis and cytoplasmic division inside this structure produce three small cells that disintegrate and one large megaspore

Match the labeled structures in the figure to the term with which they best correspond. -leaf vein

After fertilization occurs in a flowering plant,the ovary becomes a(n)____.

All fungi are _____.

Ferns,horsetails,and club mosses are _____.

In most ferns,roots and leaves sprout from ____.

A composite organism consisting of a fungus and a single-celled photosynthetic species is called a ____.

Relatives of modern ____ and horsetails were the dominant plants during the Carboniferous period.

How is the Ug99 strain of wheat stem rust fungus spreading around the world?

Baker's yeast,which causes dough to rise,contains spores of a ____.

Invitation To Biology

Molecules Of Life

Cell Structure

Energy And Metabolism

Capturing And Releasing Energy

DNA Structure And Function

Gene Expression AND Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns Of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence Of Evolution

Processes Of Evolution

Early Life Forms And The Viruses

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

Communities And Ecosystems

The Biosphere And Human Effects

Filters