Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of these is not a novel trait of angiosperms? - CORRECT ANSWER - pollen
fungi are most closely related to - CORRECT ANSWER - animals
Land plants avoid drying out because of the waxy layer on their stems and leaves called the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Cuticle
Which statement is true about bryophytes (mosses)? - CORRECT ANSWER - The spongy
mass that we think of as "moss" is haploid
Which statement about ferns is false? - CORRECT ANSWER - Evolutionarily, ferns are the
oldest plants on earth.
Ovules become seeds, and ovaries become: - CORRECT ANSWER - fruits
The cell wall of fungi is made of: - CORRECT ANSWER - chitin
Which of the following characteristics do most plants share with land animals? - CORRECT
ANSWER - an embryo that develops within a protected environment
How are the different groups of plants related to each other? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Multicellular embryos
What are some of the characteristics of the first land plants? - CORRECT ANSWER - Non-
vascular/non-seed producing