Bio 104 Final Exam Questions With Solutions
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1. Growth and development of plant parts involves ________. I) cell division to produce
new cells
II) enlargement and elongation of cells
III) specialization of cells
D. I, II, and III
2. Totipotency is a term used to describe a cell's ability to give rise to a complete new organism.
In plants, this means that ________. C) cell differentiation depends largely on the control
of gene expression
3. Which of the following is the correct order of floral organs from the outside to the inside of a
complete flower? D) sepals → petals → stamens → carpels
4. During the alternation of generations in plants, ________. B) mitosis produces gametes
5. Sperm cells are formed in plants by ________. C) mitosis in male gametophyte
, Bio 104 Final Exam Questions With Solutions
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6. A researcher has developed two stains for use with seed plants. One stains sporophyte tissue
blue; the other stains gametophyte tissue red. If the researcher exposes pollen grains to both
stains, and then rinses away the excess stain, what should occur? C) The pollen grains will
have red interiors and blue exteriors.
7. In which of the following pairs are the two terms equivalent? B) embryo sac — female
gametophyte
8. The generative cell of male angiosperm gametophytes is haploid. This cell divides to produce
two haploid sperm cells. What type of cell division does the generative cell undergo to produce
these sperm cells? mitosis
9. Which of the following statements regarding flowering plants is correct? C) Pollination
is the delivery of pollen to the stigma of a carpel.
10. In a typical angiosperm, what is the sequence of structures encountered by the tip of a
growing pollen tube on its way to the egg? A) 4 → 2 → 3 → 1
, Bio 104 Final Exam Questions With Solutions
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11. Double fertilization means that ________. B) one sperm is needed to fertilize the egg,
and a second sperm is needed to fertilize the polar nuclei
12. A typical angiosperm embryo sac (female gametophyte) has ________ cells. C) 8
13. Double fertilization in angiosperm embryo sac produces endosperm, a food-storing tissue of
the seed. The genetic makeup of endosperm is Section: 38.1________. B) 3n
14. In a typical dicot ovule, a surviving megaspore divided by ________ consecutive mitotic
divisions without cytokinesis results in ________ nuclei. S B) 3; 8
15. Which of the following is correctly paired with its life cycle generation? A) anther—
sporophyte
16. Which of the following flower parts develops into a seed? A) ovule
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1. Growth and development of plant parts involves ________. I) cell division to produce
new cells
II) enlargement and elongation of cells
III) specialization of cells
D. I, II, and III
2. Totipotency is a term used to describe a cell's ability to give rise to a complete new organism.
In plants, this means that ________. C) cell differentiation depends largely on the control
of gene expression
3. Which of the following is the correct order of floral organs from the outside to the inside of a
complete flower? D) sepals → petals → stamens → carpels
4. During the alternation of generations in plants, ________. B) mitosis produces gametes
5. Sperm cells are formed in plants by ________. C) mitosis in male gametophyte
, Bio 104 Final Exam Questions With Solutions
100% Correct
6. A researcher has developed two stains for use with seed plants. One stains sporophyte tissue
blue; the other stains gametophyte tissue red. If the researcher exposes pollen grains to both
stains, and then rinses away the excess stain, what should occur? C) The pollen grains will
have red interiors and blue exteriors.
7. In which of the following pairs are the two terms equivalent? B) embryo sac — female
gametophyte
8. The generative cell of male angiosperm gametophytes is haploid. This cell divides to produce
two haploid sperm cells. What type of cell division does the generative cell undergo to produce
these sperm cells? mitosis
9. Which of the following statements regarding flowering plants is correct? C) Pollination
is the delivery of pollen to the stigma of a carpel.
10. In a typical angiosperm, what is the sequence of structures encountered by the tip of a
growing pollen tube on its way to the egg? A) 4 → 2 → 3 → 1
, Bio 104 Final Exam Questions With Solutions
100% Correct
11. Double fertilization means that ________. B) one sperm is needed to fertilize the egg,
and a second sperm is needed to fertilize the polar nuclei
12. A typical angiosperm embryo sac (female gametophyte) has ________ cells. C) 8
13. Double fertilization in angiosperm embryo sac produces endosperm, a food-storing tissue of
the seed. The genetic makeup of endosperm is Section: 38.1________. B) 3n
14. In a typical dicot ovule, a surviving megaspore divided by ________ consecutive mitotic
divisions without cytokinesis results in ________ nuclei. S B) 3; 8
15. Which of the following is correctly paired with its life cycle generation? A) anther—
sporophyte
16. Which of the following flower parts develops into a seed? A) ovule
