UW Madison Bio 152 Exam 1 (Plants)
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. In both bryophytes and vascular plants, meiosis occurs in the dominant or most conspicuous
phase of the life cycle.
a) true
b) false - CORRECT ANSWER -b
In the life cycles of mosses and ferns, which of the structures are diploid? Select all that apply.
a) sporophyte
b) gametophyte
c) zygote
d) sperm
e) eggs - CORRECT ANSWER - a, c
Diploid (2n) cells in the _____ of mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms divide
meiotically and form haploid (1n) spores.
a) sporangium
b) gonad
c) zygote
d) gametophyte - CORRECT ANSWER -a
Which of these is unique to flowering plants?
,a) a dominant sporophyte generation
b) an embryo surrounded by nutritive tissue
c) haploid gametophytes
d) double fertilization
e) pollen production - CORRECT ANSWER -d
The male gametophytes of flowering plants are also referred to as...
a) sperm
b) carpels
c) pollen
d) stamen
e) angiosperms - CORRECT ANSWER -c
A stamen consists of...
a) anther and filament
b) stigma and style
c) stigma and anther
d) stigma and filament
e) ovary and sepal - CORRECT ANSWER -a
A pistil consists of...
a) ovary, ovule, and anther
b) ovule, spore, and anther
c) zygote, anther, and endosperm
d) stigma, style, and ovary
, e) petal, sepal, and stamen - CORRECT ANSWER -d
Both gymnosperms and angiosperms form seeds that can travel over long distances via wind or
water. Which of the options are benefits of seed production and dispersal? Select all that apply.
a) Seeds can introduce offspring into environments with ample light.
b) Seeds can introduce offspring into pathogen-free environments.
c) Seeds can introduce offspring into nutrient-rich environments.
d) Seeds can introduce offspring into environments beyond the range of spores. - CORRECT
ANSWER - a, b, c
Which of the animals can serve as pollinators for some types of angiosperm? Select all that
apply.
a) Birds
b) Butterflies
c) Bats
d) Moths
e) Fish - CORRECT ANSWER - a, b, c, d
The pollen of seed-bearing plants and the spores of seedless vascular plants are both transported
by air. How do these structures differ? Select all that apply.
a) Spores are diploid individuals, whereas pollen grains are haploid.
b) Pollen contains a mature male gametophyte.
c) Spores are produced by the sporophyte stage of the life cycle, whereas pollen is produced by
the female gametophyte stage of the life cycle.
d) Spores are unicellular, whereas pollen grains are multicellular. - CORRECT
ANSWER - b, d
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. In both bryophytes and vascular plants, meiosis occurs in the dominant or most conspicuous
phase of the life cycle.
a) true
b) false - CORRECT ANSWER -b
In the life cycles of mosses and ferns, which of the structures are diploid? Select all that apply.
a) sporophyte
b) gametophyte
c) zygote
d) sperm
e) eggs - CORRECT ANSWER - a, c
Diploid (2n) cells in the _____ of mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms divide
meiotically and form haploid (1n) spores.
a) sporangium
b) gonad
c) zygote
d) gametophyte - CORRECT ANSWER -a
Which of these is unique to flowering plants?
,a) a dominant sporophyte generation
b) an embryo surrounded by nutritive tissue
c) haploid gametophytes
d) double fertilization
e) pollen production - CORRECT ANSWER -d
The male gametophytes of flowering plants are also referred to as...
a) sperm
b) carpels
c) pollen
d) stamen
e) angiosperms - CORRECT ANSWER -c
A stamen consists of...
a) anther and filament
b) stigma and style
c) stigma and anther
d) stigma and filament
e) ovary and sepal - CORRECT ANSWER -a
A pistil consists of...
a) ovary, ovule, and anther
b) ovule, spore, and anther
c) zygote, anther, and endosperm
d) stigma, style, and ovary
, e) petal, sepal, and stamen - CORRECT ANSWER -d
Both gymnosperms and angiosperms form seeds that can travel over long distances via wind or
water. Which of the options are benefits of seed production and dispersal? Select all that apply.
a) Seeds can introduce offspring into environments with ample light.
b) Seeds can introduce offspring into pathogen-free environments.
c) Seeds can introduce offspring into nutrient-rich environments.
d) Seeds can introduce offspring into environments beyond the range of spores. - CORRECT
ANSWER - a, b, c
Which of the animals can serve as pollinators for some types of angiosperm? Select all that
apply.
a) Birds
b) Butterflies
c) Bats
d) Moths
e) Fish - CORRECT ANSWER - a, b, c, d
The pollen of seed-bearing plants and the spores of seedless vascular plants are both transported
by air. How do these structures differ? Select all that apply.
a) Spores are diploid individuals, whereas pollen grains are haploid.
b) Pollen contains a mature male gametophyte.
c) Spores are produced by the sporophyte stage of the life cycle, whereas pollen is produced by
the female gametophyte stage of the life cycle.
d) Spores are unicellular, whereas pollen grains are multicellular. - CORRECT
ANSWER - b, d
