WSU BIOLOGY 106 EXAM 2 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
2026
◉ flowers.
Answer: seed bearing structures of angiosperms
◉ angiosperm life cycle.
Answer: meiosis -> gametophyte development -> pollination ->
fertilization -> embryo development -> seed formation
◉ fruit.
Answer: A mature ovary of a flower that protects dormant seeds and
aids in their dispersal.
◉ Seed dispersal methods.
Answer: water, wind, animals, launch
◉ Pollination.
Answer: The transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures to
female reproductive structures in plants
,◉ how plants are pollinated.
Answer: by honeybees, hummingbirds, nocturnal animals
◉ What do gymnosperms and angiosperms have in common?.
Answer: Seeds, pollen, vascular tissue, ovules
◉ what do angiosperms have that gymnosperms don't.
Answer: fruit
◉ Monocots.
Answer: Not woody
Parallel leaves
one cotyledon
scattered vascular bundles
◉ Eudicots.
Answer: Any plant with fruit
multiple cotyledons
Cross sectioned vascular bundles
◉ Cotyledons.
Answer: "Seed leaves"
, Releases hormones for growth
◉ Taxonomy.
Answer: The scientific study of how living things are classified
◉ hierarchal classification.
Answer: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,
Species
◉ ancestral lineage.
Answer: common ancestor
◉ Homologies.
Answer: Similarities between organisms based on descent from a
common ancestor.
◉ Example of homology.
Answer: Human arms, cat legs, whale flippers, and bat wings all
share similar structure from common ancestor
◉ Homoplasy.
Answer: a character shared by a set of species but not present in
their common ancestor
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
2026
◉ flowers.
Answer: seed bearing structures of angiosperms
◉ angiosperm life cycle.
Answer: meiosis -> gametophyte development -> pollination ->
fertilization -> embryo development -> seed formation
◉ fruit.
Answer: A mature ovary of a flower that protects dormant seeds and
aids in their dispersal.
◉ Seed dispersal methods.
Answer: water, wind, animals, launch
◉ Pollination.
Answer: The transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures to
female reproductive structures in plants
,◉ how plants are pollinated.
Answer: by honeybees, hummingbirds, nocturnal animals
◉ What do gymnosperms and angiosperms have in common?.
Answer: Seeds, pollen, vascular tissue, ovules
◉ what do angiosperms have that gymnosperms don't.
Answer: fruit
◉ Monocots.
Answer: Not woody
Parallel leaves
one cotyledon
scattered vascular bundles
◉ Eudicots.
Answer: Any plant with fruit
multiple cotyledons
Cross sectioned vascular bundles
◉ Cotyledons.
Answer: "Seed leaves"
, Releases hormones for growth
◉ Taxonomy.
Answer: The scientific study of how living things are classified
◉ hierarchal classification.
Answer: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,
Species
◉ ancestral lineage.
Answer: common ancestor
◉ Homologies.
Answer: Similarities between organisms based on descent from a
common ancestor.
◉ Example of homology.
Answer: Human arms, cat legs, whale flippers, and bat wings all
share similar structure from common ancestor
◉ Homoplasy.
Answer: a character shared by a set of species but not present in
their common ancestor
