Multiple Choice Quiz

1		Which of the following is not a characteristic of all seed plants?
			A)	A sporic life cycle.
			B)	Cell walls containing cellulose.
			C)	Life cycle is dominant in the sporophyte phase.
			D)	Reproductive organs found in flowers.
			E)	Nearly all are photo-autotrophic.
2		Which is a characteristic of dicots?
			A)	Roots develop from radicle
			B)	Secondary growth usually absent
			C)	Flower parts in multiples of three
			D)	Parallel leaf veins
3		The geological period in which we live is termed the:
			A)	Paleozoic.
			B)	Devonian.
			C)	Jurassic.
			D)	Cambrian.
			E)	Quaternary.
4		Flowering plants and mammals became dominant during the past ______ million years.
			A)	1
			B)	23
			C)	66
			D)	195
			E)	500
5		Tracheids:
			A)	are the dominant cell types of xylem in angiosperms.
			B)	are primarily found in mosses and liverworts.
			C)	are responsible for water conduction and support in many land plants.
			D)	first appeared during the Paleozoic era.
			E)	are characteristically found in non-vascular plants.
6		Megaphylls:
			A)	are found only in seed plants.
			B)	are characteristically green.
			C)	typically have no vein system.
			D)	developed from roots.
			E)	are floral structures of higher plants.
7		Indeterminate growth:
			A)	occurs only from apical meristems.
			B)	is a characteristic feature of animals.
			C)	requires sexual reproduction.
			D)	is generated by both primary and secondary growth.
			E)	is primarily found in the gametophyte stage of seed plants.
8		Which is not a characteristic of plant cell walls?
			A)	Found only in the sporophyte phase of life cycle.
			B)	Among other compounds contains compounds built of simple sugars.
			C)	May contain enzymes that are biologically active.
			D)	Often contains strengthening polymers.
			E)	A site of active secretion.
9		Conifers are characterized by:
			A)	possessing vessel elements.
			B)	having reproductive structures in cones.
			C)	always having deciduous leaves.
			D)	being mostly adapted to tropical climates.
			E)	having arisen from flowering plants.
10		Which tissue gives rise to secondary growth?
			A)	Apical meristem
			B)	Adventitious roots
			C)	Germinating seed
			D)	Terminal buds
			E)	Vascular cambium