KU BIOL 152 Exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is a true plant? - CORRECT ANSWER - Land Plants
What are synapomorphies of land plants? - CORRECT ANSWER - -cuticles
-alternation of generations
-thick walled spores
-Apical meristems
-mechanisms of symbiosis with fungi
Mycorrhizae are - CORRECT ANSWER - symbiotic associations between the roots of a
plant and a fungus
Angiosperms are - CORRECT ANSWER - flowering plants
Gymnosperms are - CORRECT ANSWER - non flowering plants and no real fruits
What were the challenges for plants when they move to land? - CORRECT ANSWER --
sexual reproduction
-radiation exposure
-Desiccation and water management
What adaptions did land plants develop? - CORRECT ANSWER - -sexual reproduction
-cuticle to conserve water
-stomata to control water loss
-tissue systems (dermal, ground, vascular)
, dermal tissue system - CORRECT ANSWER - The outer protective covering of plants.
ground tissue system - CORRECT ANSWER - Plant tissues that are neither vascular nor
dermal, fulfilling a variety of functions, such as storage, photosynthesis, and support.
vascular tissue system - CORRECT ANSWER - A system formed by xylem and phloem
throughout a vascular plant, serving as a transport system for water and nutrients, respectively.
Osmosis - CORRECT ANSWER - passive transport of water across a selectively
permeable membrane
Cohesion - CORRECT ANSWER - Attraction between molecules of the same substance
-ex: allows water to stick together
Adhesion - CORRECT ANSWER - An attraction between molecules of different
substances
-Ex: water and walls of xylem cells
Xylem and Phloem are part of what system? - CORRECT ANSWER - vascular tissue
system
Xylem moves what - CORRECT ANSWER - water and minerals
Phloem moves what - CORRECT ANSWER - photosynthate
What powers water and mineral transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - Transpiration
Stomata - CORRECT ANSWER - Small openings on the underside of a leaf through
which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is a true plant? - CORRECT ANSWER - Land Plants
What are synapomorphies of land plants? - CORRECT ANSWER - -cuticles
-alternation of generations
-thick walled spores
-Apical meristems
-mechanisms of symbiosis with fungi
Mycorrhizae are - CORRECT ANSWER - symbiotic associations between the roots of a
plant and a fungus
Angiosperms are - CORRECT ANSWER - flowering plants
Gymnosperms are - CORRECT ANSWER - non flowering plants and no real fruits
What were the challenges for plants when they move to land? - CORRECT ANSWER --
sexual reproduction
-radiation exposure
-Desiccation and water management
What adaptions did land plants develop? - CORRECT ANSWER - -sexual reproduction
-cuticle to conserve water
-stomata to control water loss
-tissue systems (dermal, ground, vascular)
, dermal tissue system - CORRECT ANSWER - The outer protective covering of plants.
ground tissue system - CORRECT ANSWER - Plant tissues that are neither vascular nor
dermal, fulfilling a variety of functions, such as storage, photosynthesis, and support.
vascular tissue system - CORRECT ANSWER - A system formed by xylem and phloem
throughout a vascular plant, serving as a transport system for water and nutrients, respectively.
Osmosis - CORRECT ANSWER - passive transport of water across a selectively
permeable membrane
Cohesion - CORRECT ANSWER - Attraction between molecules of the same substance
-ex: allows water to stick together
Adhesion - CORRECT ANSWER - An attraction between molecules of different
substances
-Ex: water and walls of xylem cells
Xylem and Phloem are part of what system? - CORRECT ANSWER - vascular tissue
system
Xylem moves what - CORRECT ANSWER - water and minerals
Phloem moves what - CORRECT ANSWER - photosynthate
What powers water and mineral transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - Transpiration
Stomata - CORRECT ANSWER - Small openings on the underside of a leaf through
which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move
