BIOL227 Plants Exam Questions and
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The evolution of fronds may have occurred in what steps? - ✔✔Branch forks evenly to
branch forks unevenly to leaves with many veins
The enations (=leaves) of leafy liverworts differ from those of mosses in that liverwort
leaves are... - ✔✔Arranged in two rows with a third row of smaller leaves
Which of the following lists the taxonomic categories in the correct hierarchy, from
most to least inclusive, under kingdom? - ✔✔Phylum, class, order, family, genus,
species
The names of nearly all plant families end in... - ✔✔aceae
Biological features that have a common origin, even if they have a different function,
are said to be: - ✔✔Homologous
In all bryophytes the sporophyte is...
a) Is retained by the female gametophyte
b) Is the non-dominant stage of the life cycle
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, c) Is unbranched
d) All of the above
e) Some of the above - ✔✔e) Some of the above
The function of elaters is to... - ✔✔Help disperse spores
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by bryophytes and vascular
plants? - ✔✔Retention of the embryo within an antheridium
Bryophytes share all of the following features with charophytes except: - ✔✔The
presence of archegonia
In bryophytes, rhizoids usually: - ✔✔Attach to the substrate
Which of the following is NOT a group of mosses of phylum Bryophyta? - ✔✔Club
mosses
Euphorbia resinifera (resin spurge, family Euphorbiaceae) from North Africa and
Pachycereus pringlei (Elephant cactus family Cactaceae) from North and central
Americas both have CAM photosynthesis, this is an example of: - ✔✔Convergent
evolution
Which of the following statements concerning hornworts is FALSE? - ✔✔The
sporophyte is covered with a cuticle but lacks stomata
In most bryophytes the ventor protects the... - ✔✔Antheridia and Archegonia
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The evolution of fronds may have occurred in what steps? - ✔✔Branch forks evenly to
branch forks unevenly to leaves with many veins
The enations (=leaves) of leafy liverworts differ from those of mosses in that liverwort
leaves are... - ✔✔Arranged in two rows with a third row of smaller leaves
Which of the following lists the taxonomic categories in the correct hierarchy, from
most to least inclusive, under kingdom? - ✔✔Phylum, class, order, family, genus,
species
The names of nearly all plant families end in... - ✔✔aceae
Biological features that have a common origin, even if they have a different function,
are said to be: - ✔✔Homologous
In all bryophytes the sporophyte is...
a) Is retained by the female gametophyte
b) Is the non-dominant stage of the life cycle
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, c) Is unbranched
d) All of the above
e) Some of the above - ✔✔e) Some of the above
The function of elaters is to... - ✔✔Help disperse spores
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by bryophytes and vascular
plants? - ✔✔Retention of the embryo within an antheridium
Bryophytes share all of the following features with charophytes except: - ✔✔The
presence of archegonia
In bryophytes, rhizoids usually: - ✔✔Attach to the substrate
Which of the following is NOT a group of mosses of phylum Bryophyta? - ✔✔Club
mosses
Euphorbia resinifera (resin spurge, family Euphorbiaceae) from North Africa and
Pachycereus pringlei (Elephant cactus family Cactaceae) from North and central
Americas both have CAM photosynthesis, this is an example of: - ✔✔Convergent
evolution
Which of the following statements concerning hornworts is FALSE? - ✔✔The
sporophyte is covered with a cuticle but lacks stomata
In most bryophytes the ventor protects the... - ✔✔Antheridia and Archegonia
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