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The phylum Lycophyta contains the greatest number of species of all plants. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Slow growing gymnosperms such as the sago palm are classified in phylum Cycadophyta. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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The ferns were the first plants to evolve vascular tissue |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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The common name for members of phylum Anthocerophyta is the hornworts. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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The earliest vascular plant for which we have a complete fossil of is approximately ____________ years old. |
| | A) | 10 million |
| | B) | 100 million |
| | C) | 250 million |
| | D) | 300 million |
| | E) | 410 million |
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A similarity between ferns and mosses is that both |
| | A) | lack vascular tissue |
| | B) | reproduce with seeds |
| | C) | have a dominant sporophyte stage |
| | D) | produce spores |
| | E) | both a and d |
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In the fern life cycle the __________ and the ____________ are produced on the gametophyte. |
| | A) | archegonium, antheridium |
| | B) | sporophyte, vascular tissue |
| | C) | sorus, seed |
| | D) | sporophyte, seed |
| | E) | seed, sorus |
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An unusual feature of the ginkos is |
| | A) | that the reproductive structures are produced on separate plants. |
| | B) | the lack of flowers on the mature tree. |
| | C) | their ability to decompose organic material. |
| | D) | the lack of vascular tissue. |
| | E) | their monocot seed. |
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The endosperm is triploid and is a result of double fertilization. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Corn is a dicot plant. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Berry: |
| | A) | tomato |
| | B) | apple |
| | C) | peach |
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Drupe: |
| | A) | tomato |
| | B) | apple |
| | C) | peach |
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Pome: |
| | A) | tomato |
| | B) | apple |
| | C) | peach |
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Which of the following probably made the move to land by plants possible? |
| | A) | the advent of multicellularity |
| | B) | the accumulation of methane in the atmosphere |
| | C) | the development of an ozone layer |
| | D) | the development of the seed |
| | E) | evolution of a flagellated sperm |
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Mycorrhizae |
| | A) | enable a plant to photosynthesize more efficiently. |
| | B) | are lichens. |
| | C) | enable a plant to absorb many essential minerals. |
| | D) | are respiratory structures found in some plants. |
| | E) | both a and d |
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Water conservation in plants is assisted by |
| | A) | the cuticle. |
| | B) | transpiration. |
| | C) | stomata. |
| | D) | cilia. |
| | E) | both a and c |
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The haploid stage in a plant life cycle is called the |
| | A) | zygote. |
| | B) | embryo. |
| | C) | gametophyte. |
| | D) | sporophyte. |
| | E) | conspicuous stage. |
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A redwood tree represents which stage in the life cycle of that plant? |
| | A) | zygote |
| | B) | embryo |
| | C) | gametophyte |
| | D) | sporophyte |
| | E) | none of the above |
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A difference between the gametophytes of nonvascular and vascular plants is that |
| | A) | the nonvascular gametophyte is haploid, while the vascular gametophyte is diploid. |
| | B) | the nonvascular gametophyte is bisexual, while the vascular plants have separate male and female gametophytes. |
| | C) | the nonvascular gametophyte can only grow in water, while vascular gametophytes can grow on land. |
| | D) | in nonvascular plants the gametophyte is the inconspicuous stage, while it is the conspicuous stage in vascular plants. |
| | E) | there is no major difference between them. |
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One characteristic that modern mosses share in common with early plants is the |
| | A) | need for water during fertilization. |
| | B) | pollen grain. |
| | C) | lack of a diploid stage. |
| | D) | need for insects or wind for pollination. |
| | E) | protected seed. |
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Why was vascular tissue such an important evolutionary advance? |
| | A) | It made it easier for fertilization to occur on dry land. |
| | B) | It allowed plants to have protected gametophytes. |
| | C) | It was necessary for the formation of a seed coat. |
| | D) | It allowed plants to grow larger and still conduct water to all of the tissue. |
| | E) | both a and d |
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If the sporophyte was removed from the gametophyte in a Bryophyte, what would happen? |
| | A) | The sporophyte would die because it is dependent on the gametophyte for nutrition. |
| | B) | The gametophyte would die because it is dependent on the sporophyte for nutrition. |
| | C) | The sporophyte would be able to survive on its own and it would produce another gametophyte. |
| | D) | The sporophyte would form a protective capsule to help it survive until adequate nutrients were available. |
| | E) | The sporophyte would continue to undergo meiosis. |
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Which of the following lack vascular tissue? |
| | A) | moss |
| | B) | the gymnosperms |
| | C) | the hornworts |
| | D) | angiosperms |
| | E) | the monocots |
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The cyads were the predominant land plants during the |
| | A) | Cooksonian. |
| | B) | Jurassic. |
| | C) | Precambrian. |
| | D) | Cambrian. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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The endosperm functions to |
| | A) | protect the seed from desiccation. |
| | B) | keep the seed dormant until water is available. |
| | C) | provide nutrients to the young plant embryo. |
| | D) | produce pollen grains. |
| | E) | produce vascular tissue in the plant after the seed germinates. |
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