Biology 1407 - Exam 3 Fall 2026 Questions With Complete
Solutions
____ are an example of seedless vascular plants. Correct
Answers Ferns
______ are the green algae most closely related to plants.
Correct Answers Charophyceans
______ is the fusion of hyphae. Correct Answers Plasmogamy
A carpel is composed of _____. Correct Answers stigma, style,
and ovary
A major division in plant systematics is based on whether a
particular species has ____. Correct Answers vascular tissue
A stamen consists of ____. Correct Answers anther and
filament
All fungi share what characteristic? Correct Answers
heterotrophic
All seed plants ____. Correct Answers are heterosporous
Almost all of the members of this phylum form arbuscular
mycorrhizae in a mutualistic partnership with plants. Correct
Answers Glomeromycota
,Alternation of generations in all land plants is between _____.
Correct Answers a multicellular haploid organism and a
multicellular diploid organism
Alternation of generations in all land plants is between __.
Correct Answers a multicellular haploid organism and a
multicellular diploid organism
Among the organisms listed here, which are thought to be the
closest relatives of fungi?
a. vascular plants
b. slime molds
c. animals
d. brown algae
e. mosses Correct Answers c. animals
An important example of interaction between fungi and certain
other organisms is mycorrhizae, in which the fungal partners
_____. Correct Answers helps plants take up nutrients and
water
Angiosperms are different from all other plants because only
they have _____. Correct Answers flowers
Angiosperms are most closely related to _____. Correct
Answers gymnosperms
As the epidermis is pushed outward and sloughed off, it is
replaced by tissues produced by the _____. Correct Answers
cork cambium
, Cell division in the vascular cambium adds to the girth of a tree
by adding new _____ to the layer's interior and _____ to the
layer's exterior. Correct Answers xylem ... phloem
Contrast gametophytes and sporophytes Correct Answers
sporophytes are diploid
gametophytes are haploid
Cup fungi are in the phylum ____. Correct Answers
Ascomycota
During what period did seedless vascular plants form extensive
forests of tall trees? Correct Answers Carboniferous
Evidence suggests that land plants arose from within which
protist lineage? Correct Answers charophytes
Fern gametophytes are _____. Correct Answers free-living,
multicellular organisms
From the human perspective, which of the following kinds of
fungi would be considered the least useful or beneficial?
a. rusts
b. yeasts
c. decomposers
d. mycorrhizal fungi
e. truffles Correct Answers a. rusts
Solutions
____ are an example of seedless vascular plants. Correct
Answers Ferns
______ are the green algae most closely related to plants.
Correct Answers Charophyceans
______ is the fusion of hyphae. Correct Answers Plasmogamy
A carpel is composed of _____. Correct Answers stigma, style,
and ovary
A major division in plant systematics is based on whether a
particular species has ____. Correct Answers vascular tissue
A stamen consists of ____. Correct Answers anther and
filament
All fungi share what characteristic? Correct Answers
heterotrophic
All seed plants ____. Correct Answers are heterosporous
Almost all of the members of this phylum form arbuscular
mycorrhizae in a mutualistic partnership with plants. Correct
Answers Glomeromycota
,Alternation of generations in all land plants is between _____.
Correct Answers a multicellular haploid organism and a
multicellular diploid organism
Alternation of generations in all land plants is between __.
Correct Answers a multicellular haploid organism and a
multicellular diploid organism
Among the organisms listed here, which are thought to be the
closest relatives of fungi?
a. vascular plants
b. slime molds
c. animals
d. brown algae
e. mosses Correct Answers c. animals
An important example of interaction between fungi and certain
other organisms is mycorrhizae, in which the fungal partners
_____. Correct Answers helps plants take up nutrients and
water
Angiosperms are different from all other plants because only
they have _____. Correct Answers flowers
Angiosperms are most closely related to _____. Correct
Answers gymnosperms
As the epidermis is pushed outward and sloughed off, it is
replaced by tissues produced by the _____. Correct Answers
cork cambium
, Cell division in the vascular cambium adds to the girth of a tree
by adding new _____ to the layer's interior and _____ to the
layer's exterior. Correct Answers xylem ... phloem
Contrast gametophytes and sporophytes Correct Answers
sporophytes are diploid
gametophytes are haploid
Cup fungi are in the phylum ____. Correct Answers
Ascomycota
During what period did seedless vascular plants form extensive
forests of tall trees? Correct Answers Carboniferous
Evidence suggests that land plants arose from within which
protist lineage? Correct Answers charophytes
Fern gametophytes are _____. Correct Answers free-living,
multicellular organisms
From the human perspective, which of the following kinds of
fungi would be considered the least useful or beneficial?
a. rusts
b. yeasts
c. decomposers
d. mycorrhizal fungi
e. truffles Correct Answers a. rusts
