ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What generation of a plant is haploid? - CORRECT ANSWER - gametophyte
What is the female reproductive structure of a flower called? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pistil
What structure in a plant produces pollen? - CORRECT ANSWER - anther
What is the mature microspore of a seed plant called? - CORRECT ANSWER - pollen
grain
What type of pollination would occur if a plant's flowers are colorful and produce nectar? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Cross pollination; by insect or other animal
How do flowers produced by angiosperms help ensure the transfer of gametes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - They attract insects/animals for cross pollination
After an egg has been fertilized, from what does the fruit develop? - CORRECT
ANSWER - the ovary
What is the primary purpose of fruit? - CORRECT ANSWER - seed dispersal
What does xylem do for a plant? - CORRECT ANSWER - transports water and minerals
What is alternation of generations? - CORRECT ANSWER - The change in a plant life
cycle from a haploid gametophyte to a diploid sporophyte
, Describe the steps involved during double fertilization. Include sperm, egg, polar nuclei, and
endosperm. - CORRECT ANSWER - One sperm fertilizes the egg forming a zygote, one
sperm fertilizes the two polar nuclei forming a 3N endosperm
List 4 distinguishing characteristics of plants. - CORRECT ANSWER - Phototrophic
autotrophs, have cell walls made of cellulose, store food as starch, non-locomotive, are green,
have a waxy cuticle, multi-cellular, eukaryotic
What tissues of a plant transports sugars made through photosynthesis? - CORRECT
ANSWER - ploem
What kind of tissue is embryonic tissue where cells continuously divide? - CORRECT
ANSWER - meristem
What are the pores on the under side of a leaf called? - CORRECT ANSWER - stomata
Primary growth in plants contributes what to a plant? - CORRECT ANSWER -
length/height
Describe the distinguishing characteristics of monocots? - CORRECT ANSWER - Flower
parts in 3's or multiples of 3's, one seed leaf, parallel venation
What type of tissue would be found at the tips of roots and shoots? - CORRECT
ANSWER - apical meristem
What does secondary growth do for a plant? - CORRECT ANSWER - width/diameter
What is the function of guard cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - open and close stomata