BIO 116: Exam 1 questions with correct answers

In plants, which of the following are produced by meiosis? Answer haploid spores Where in an angiosperm would you find a megasporangium? Answer within an ovule contained within an ovary of a flower Which of the following is a major trend in land plant evolution over the past 200 million years? Answer the trend toward a sporophyte-dominated life cycle Which of the following statements describes a difference between seed plants and ferns? Answer seed plants produce two kinds of spores Based on the plant fossil record, which of these events likely occurred most recently? Answer rise and diversification of angiosperms Which of the following statements correctly describes a difference between plants and fungi? Answer fungi are heterotrophic, but plants are autotrophic Fungi obtain nutrients through _____. Answer absorption The body of most fungi consists of threadlike __________, which form a network called a __________. Answer hyphae, mycelium The diploid phase of the life cycle is shortest in which of the following? Answer fungus What sexual processes in fungi generate gene