Biology Laboratory Manual, 6/e

Darrell S. Vodopich, Baylor University
Randy Moore, University of Minnesota--Minneapolis

Exercise 27 - Survey of Plant Kingdom

Choose the one answer that best answers the question.


1	Most plants are ___.
		A)	autotrophic
		B)	heterotrophic
		C)	parasitic
		D)	saprophytic


2	Organisms that can not make organic molecules from inorganic carbon sources such as CO2 are best described as ____.
		A)	autotrophic
		B)	heterotrophic
		C)	parasitic
		D)	saprophytic


3	Vegetative cells of the gametophyte of bryophytes are ____.
		A)	haploid
		B)	diploid
		C)	triploid
		D)	both haploid and diploid


4	The site of meiosis in bryophytes is within the ____.
		A)	gametophyte
		B)	archegonium
		C)	sporophyte
		D)	pollen


5	The neck and venter are ____.
		A)	parts of the antheridium
		B)	parts of the gemmae cup
		C)	parts of the archegonium
		D)	parts of the sporophyte


6	Mosses are ____.
		A)	radially symmetrical
		B)	bilaterally symmetrical
		C)	asymmetrical
		D)	lacking in symmetry


7	The smaller size of most bryophytes is probably limited by its inability to ___.
		A)	reproduce
		B)	produce sporophytes
		C)	photosynthesize
		D)	transport water


8	Chlorenchyma are ____.
		A)	rhizoid cells
		B)	air spaces in the thallus
		C)	pores
		D)	photosynthetic cells


9	Most of the cells of the mosses you might find on the forest floor are ____.
		A)	diploid
		B)	haploid
		C)	sporophytes
		D)	zygotes


10	What are the male sex organs of bryophytes that produce sperm cells?
		A)	archegonia
		B)	anthers
		C)	antheridia
		D)	sporophytes

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