KU BIOL 152 Exam 2 ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which one of the following statements regarding evolutionary relationships among land plants is
correct? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bryophytes and vascular plants together form a
monophyletic group; vascular plants diverged more recently; the ancestor of all land plants was
green alga
One of the earliest evolutionary adaptations that helps plants retain water in a terristrial
environment - CORRECT ANSWER - the cuticle
which one of the following are produced by roots in order to increase surface area, allowing for
greater access to nutrients in the soil? - CORRECT ANSWER - root hairs
Which of the following are the major groups of vascular plants - CORRECT ANSWER -
angiosperms, lycophytes, gymnosperms, ferns and horsetails.
Plants loose a great deal of water from their leaves - CORRECT ANSWER - transpiration
Why are maximum rates of water flow higher in angiosperms than in gymnosperms - CORRECT
ANSWER - Angiosperms have longer and wider xylem conduits than gymnosperms
Why so vascular plants need phloem - CORRECT ANSWER - because not all parts of the
plant are photosynthetic
A haploid structure contains ______ and a diploid structure contains _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - One set of chromosomes (1N); Two sets of chromosomes (2N0)
______ are defined as haploid cells that can form gametophytes. Gameopyhtes in turn produce
haploid male and female - CORRECT ANSWER - Spores; Gametes; Zygotes
, In the cell life cycle of mosses and ferns, which of the following structures are diploid -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sporophyte, zygote
Which of the following is (are) used by pollinators - CORRECT ANSWER - Nectar and
odor
Which of the following statements describes how root meristems differ from apical meristems -
CORRECT ANSWER - root meristems are shielded by a root cap that protects cells from
abrasion by the soil.
Within each "unit" composing a shoot of a vascular plant, you would observe leaves attached at
the _____, and large stretch of stem without leaves at the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
node and internode.
The movement of auxin from the apical to basal sides of immature leaf cells and toward the
xylem and phloem of the stem is an example of_____. - CORRECT ANSWER - Polar
transport
A researcher creates a mutant pea plant. What is most likely phenotype of this mutant pea plant?
- CORRECT ANSWER - The pea plant would be shorter with more branches
Which of the following statements is true regarding angiosperms? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Higher photosynthesis rates, capacity to transport water and take in more O2
Which of the following fruits and vegetables or grains are produced by eudicots - CORRECT
ANSWER - Carrots, sunflower seeds, blueberries
All bryophytes are all relatively small. Which one of the following is thought to be the main
limitations - CORRECT ANSWER - The male gametes of these land plants are distributed
through the water
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which one of the following statements regarding evolutionary relationships among land plants is
correct? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bryophytes and vascular plants together form a
monophyletic group; vascular plants diverged more recently; the ancestor of all land plants was
green alga
One of the earliest evolutionary adaptations that helps plants retain water in a terristrial
environment - CORRECT ANSWER - the cuticle
which one of the following are produced by roots in order to increase surface area, allowing for
greater access to nutrients in the soil? - CORRECT ANSWER - root hairs
Which of the following are the major groups of vascular plants - CORRECT ANSWER -
angiosperms, lycophytes, gymnosperms, ferns and horsetails.
Plants loose a great deal of water from their leaves - CORRECT ANSWER - transpiration
Why are maximum rates of water flow higher in angiosperms than in gymnosperms - CORRECT
ANSWER - Angiosperms have longer and wider xylem conduits than gymnosperms
Why so vascular plants need phloem - CORRECT ANSWER - because not all parts of the
plant are photosynthetic
A haploid structure contains ______ and a diploid structure contains _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - One set of chromosomes (1N); Two sets of chromosomes (2N0)
______ are defined as haploid cells that can form gametophytes. Gameopyhtes in turn produce
haploid male and female - CORRECT ANSWER - Spores; Gametes; Zygotes
, In the cell life cycle of mosses and ferns, which of the following structures are diploid -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sporophyte, zygote
Which of the following is (are) used by pollinators - CORRECT ANSWER - Nectar and
odor
Which of the following statements describes how root meristems differ from apical meristems -
CORRECT ANSWER - root meristems are shielded by a root cap that protects cells from
abrasion by the soil.
Within each "unit" composing a shoot of a vascular plant, you would observe leaves attached at
the _____, and large stretch of stem without leaves at the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
node and internode.
The movement of auxin from the apical to basal sides of immature leaf cells and toward the
xylem and phloem of the stem is an example of_____. - CORRECT ANSWER - Polar
transport
A researcher creates a mutant pea plant. What is most likely phenotype of this mutant pea plant?
- CORRECT ANSWER - The pea plant would be shorter with more branches
Which of the following statements is true regarding angiosperms? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Higher photosynthesis rates, capacity to transport water and take in more O2
Which of the following fruits and vegetables or grains are produced by eudicots - CORRECT
ANSWER - Carrots, sunflower seeds, blueberries
All bryophytes are all relatively small. Which one of the following is thought to be the main
limitations - CORRECT ANSWER - The male gametes of these land plants are distributed
through the water
