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Which of the following statements about plants is incorrect? |
| | A) | Plants are typically photosynthetic organisms. |
| | B) | Plants most likely evolved from aquatic algal ancestors. |
| | C) | Plants have influenced Earth's atmospheric chemistry, climate, and soils. |
| | D) | The plant kingdom is monophyletic. |
| | E) | All of the statements about plants are correct. |
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Arrange the following plant phyla in order of evolutionary appearance, from earliest to most recent.
i. Lycophytes
ii. Liverworts
iii. Cycads
iv. Pterldophytes
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| | A) | ii; iii; i; iv |
| | B) | ii; i; iv; iii |
| | C) | i; ii; iv; iii |
| | D) | i; iv; iii; ii |
| | E) | iii; iv; i; ii |
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Plant embryos develop by repeated ____ from a single-celled ________ resulting from fertilization. |
| | A) | meiosis; zygote |
| | B) | meiosis; gamete |
| | C) | mitosis; zygote |
| | D) | mitosis; gamete |
| | E) | mitosis; seed |
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Which of the following plant phyla produce complex, branched vein leaves? |
| | A) | Lycophytes |
| | B) | Angiosperms |
| | C) | Pteridophytes |
| | D) | Gnetophytes |
| | E) | Ginkos |
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The taxonomic clade that includes vascular land plants is most accurately referred to as the |
| | A) | spermatophytes. |
| | B) | euphyllophytes. |
| | C) | streptophytes. |
| | D) | tracheophytes. |
| | E) | embryophytes. |
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Which of the following types of plant would be classified as nonvascular? |
| | A) | Bryophytes |
| | B) | Conifers |
| | C) | Pteridophytes |
| | D) | Angiosperms |
| | E) | Lycophytes |
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Which of the following statements about bryophytes is correct? |
| | A) | Flowering plants are an example of a bryophyte. |
| | B) | Bryophytes are believed to be the most recently evolved type of plant. |
| | C) | The diploid generation of bryophytes is unicellular. |
| | D) | Bryophytes exhibit the reproductive process referred to as alternation of generations. |
| | E) | All of the statements about bryophytes are correct. |
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True or False: Flask shaped gametangia that enclose an egg are most accurately referred to as archegonia. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The tough material in plant spore cell walls that prevents damage during transport through the air is referred to as _______________, and the protective enclosures for multiple spores are referred to as ___________. |
| | A) | chitin; embryos |
| | B) | sporopollenin; sporangia |
| | C) | antheridia; archegonia |
| | D) | cellulose; gametangia |
| | E) | lignin; capsids |
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Which one of the following is not a function or characteristic of placental transfer tissues? Placental transfer tissues |
| | A) | aid in nutrient delivery to the embryo. |
| | B) | transfer nutrients directly to the embryo. |
| | C) | display complex array of finger-like cell-wall growths. |
| | D) | occur in haploid gametophyte tissue closest to the embryo. |
| | E) | contain specialized cells for transport of nutrients to embryo. |
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Which of the following represents a primary difference between lycophyte roots and leaves and pteridophyte roots and leaves? |
| | A) | Lycophyte roots fork at the tips and pteridophyte roots branch from the inside. |
| | B) | Lycophytes leaves have a single simple vein and pteridophyte leaves have branched veins. |
| | C) | Lycophyte leaves are small and pteridophyte leaves are large. |
| | D) | Lycophyte roots fork at the tips and pteridophyte roots branch from the inside and Lycophytes leaves have a single simple vein and pteridophyte leaves have branched veins |
| | E) | Lycophyte roots fork at the tips and pteridophyte roots branch from the inside, Lycophytes leaves have a single simple vein and pteridophyte leaves have branched veins, and Lycophyte leaves are small and pteridophyte leaves are large. |
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Which one of the following is not a gymnosperm? |
| | A) | Conifers |
| | B) | Ginkgos |
| | C) | Liverworts |
| | D) | Gnetophytes |
| | E) | Cycads |
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True or False: Angiosperms are distinguished from gymnosperms by the presence of flowers, fruits, and endosperm. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which of the following contributes to the formation of plant fossils? |
| | A) | Lignin |
| | B) | Sporopollenin |
| | C) | Cutin |
| | D) | Cellulose |
| | E) | Lignin, sporopollenin, and cutin |
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True or False: Early Bryophytes could have affected the earth's climate through the deposit of organic carbon in the soil that was later recycled to CO2. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Why is the Carboniferous period also referred to as the Coal Age? |
| | A) | It was during this period that man began using coal as an energy source. |
| | B) | Most land surface during this period was composed of coal. |
| | C) | Shorelines during this period contained washed-up remains of aquatic life, which then decomposed into coal. |
| | D) | Much of the coal we utilize today derives from the remains of plants living during this period. |
| | E) | None of the statements accurately reflect why the Carboniferous period is also referred to as the Coal Age. |
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True or False: The K/T event is believed to have resulted in the extinction of the dinosaurs and the rise of angiosperms as the dominant land plant. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Leaves with branched veins are most accurately referred to as: |
| | A) | nonvascular |
| | B) | pteridophylls. |
| | C) | lycophylls. |
| | D) | euphylls. |
| | E) | pseuodophylls. |
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Which one of the following statements about seed plants is correct? |
| | A) | The modified leaves that enclose an ovule are referred to as ovules. |
| | B) | Pollen are male gametophytes enclosed in spore walls. |
| | C) | Angiosperm ovules store food prior to fertilization. |
| | D) | Only one sperm delivered by pollen participates in angiosperm fertilization. |
| | E) | Angiosperm zygotes and endosperms are diploid cells. |
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True or False: Angiosperms exhibit a process referred to as heterospory, by which the potential for cross-fertilization is increased, thereby increasing genetic variation. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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