Bio Ch. 26 Pearson Practice Test 100% Correct Answers

Bio Ch. 26 Pearson Practice Test 100% Correct Answers Plants colonized land in the company of __________; their symbiotic relationships still exist today. - Correct Answer️️ -fungi What structures allow plants to readily take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? - Correct Answer️️ -stomata Which of the following statements about algae and plants is true? - Correct Answer️️ - Plants have a waxy, waterproof cuticle, and algae do not. In moving to land, plants had to overcome which of the following challenges? - Correct Answer️️ -desiccation Alternation of generations __________. - Correct Answer️️ -is distinguished by haploid and diploid stages that are both multicellular Plants undergo alternation of generations in which __________. - Correct Answer️️ - the sporophyte generation alternates with the gametophyte generation In charophytes, __________ protect(s) zygotes from desiccation. - Correct Answer️️ - sporopollenin Which is a key difference between alternation of generations in plants and sexual reproduction in nonplant organisms? - Correct Answer️️ -In plants, the haploid and diploid stages are both multicellular. The development of the __________ prevents plants from drying out and protects them from microbes. - Correct Answer️️ -cuticleSMART PDF Which term is most nearly synonymous with land plants? - Correct Answer️️ - embryophytes Fungi are __________ organisms. - Correct Answer️️ -chemoheterotrophic. Like animals, fungi are chemoheterotrophs. They must get both their energy and carbon skeletons by absorbing pre-digested nutrients from the environment. __________ fungi absorb nutrients from living organisms - Correct Answer️️ -Parasitic Mutualistic There is a fungus in Oregon that covers 890,965 hectares! The bulk of this fungus is most likely __________. - Correct Answer️️ -mycelia In fungi, the function of the mycelium is __________. - Correct Answer️️ -obtaining food You can buy mycorrhizal fungus to add to soil when you plant trees and other plants. Why would you want to do this? - Correct Answer️️ -Mycorrhizal fungi assist plants in the absorption of essential nutrients. In contrast to plants, the cell walls of fungi are composed of __________. - Correct Answer️️ -chitin Which choice below generally represents the correct order of events in fungal sexual reproduction? - Correct Answer️️ -plasmogamy, karyogamy, meiosis, germination Which of the following statements about fungi is true? - Correct Answer️️ -The haploid nuclei of dikaryotic hyphal cells fuse to form a diploid zygot