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| 1 | Angiosperms are the most abundant, diverse, and widely-distributed of all plants. |
 | A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 2 | Angiosperms are in the Phylum ________. |
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| 3 | Angiosperms have ________ structures such as leaves, stems, and roots and ________ structures such as flowers, fruits and seeds. |
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| 4 | Describe three characteristics that distinguish monocots and dicots. |
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| 5 | Stamens are the male portion of a flower, each of which consists of a _______ atop which is located an ________ where the pollen is produced. |
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| 6 | Carpels are the female portion of a flower and consist of an ________ that contains ovules, a _______ atop which is located a ________. |
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| 7 | Microspores mature into microgametophytes, also known as ________. |
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| 8 | The haploid nuclei in a mature pollen grain include a ______ nucleus and a ________ nucleus; the latter will replicate to produce two ________ nuclei. |
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| 9 | During megagametogenesis, four haploid megaspores are produced, three of which ________. |
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| 10 | How many nuclei are there in a mature megagametophyte? How many are eggs? |
| A) | 4; 1 |
| B) | 4; 2 |
| C) | 8; 1 |
| D) | 8; 2 |
| E) | 2; 1 |
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| 11 | In double fertilization, one sperm fuses to the egg to form the diploid ________ and the other sperm fuses to two ________ to form the triploid ________. |
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| 12 | Double fertilization is not unique to angiosperms. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 13 | What are the three major parts of a seed? |
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| 14 | Place the following stages in order of embryonic development: mature, heart-shaped, torpedo, globular. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 15 | Place the following stages in order of embryonic development: mature, heart-shaped, torpedo, globular. |
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| 16 | What is the function of the endosperm? |
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| 17 | In corn and other grain embryos, the sheath that encloses the embryonic shoot is the ________ and the sheath that encloses the embryonic root is the ________. |
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| 18 | Define a fruit. |
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| 19 | A typical fruit has an outer wall called a ________, composed of an exocarp, mesocarp, and endocarp. |
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| 20 | What is your favorite fleshy fruit? What is your favorite dry fruit (think nuts)? |
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| 21 | What are the two major evolutionary adaptations of angiosperms compared to gymnosperms? |
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| 22 | Describe three ways angiosperms affect your life. |
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