KU BIOL 152 EXAM 2 WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Which one of the following statements regarding evolutionary
relationships among land plants is correct? correct answers
>> 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 answers >>
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 answers >> root hairs
Which of the following are the major groups of vascular plants
correct answers >> angiosperms, lycophytes, gymnosperms,
ferns and horsetails.
Plants loose a great deal of water from their leaves correct
answers >> transpiration
Why are maximum rates of water flow higher in angiosperms than
in gymnosperms correct answers >> Angiosperms have
longer and wider xylem conduits than gymnosperms
, Why so vascular plants need phloem correct answers >>
because not all parts of the plant are photosynthetic
A haploid structure contains ______ and a diploid structure
contains _____. correct answers >> 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
answers >> Spores; Gametes; Zygotes
In the cell life cycle of mosses and ferns, which of the following
structures are diploid correct answers >> Sporophyte, zygote
Which of the following is (are) used by pollinators correct
answers >> Nectar and odor
Which of the following statements describes how root meristems
differ from apical meristems correct answers >> 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 answers >> 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 answers >> Polar transport
ANSWERS 2025
Which one of the following statements regarding evolutionary
relationships among land plants is correct? correct answers
>> 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 answers >>
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 answers >> root hairs
Which of the following are the major groups of vascular plants
correct answers >> angiosperms, lycophytes, gymnosperms,
ferns and horsetails.
Plants loose a great deal of water from their leaves correct
answers >> transpiration
Why are maximum rates of water flow higher in angiosperms than
in gymnosperms correct answers >> Angiosperms have
longer and wider xylem conduits than gymnosperms
, Why so vascular plants need phloem correct answers >>
because not all parts of the plant are photosynthetic
A haploid structure contains ______ and a diploid structure
contains _____. correct answers >> 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
answers >> Spores; Gametes; Zygotes
In the cell life cycle of mosses and ferns, which of the following
structures are diploid correct answers >> Sporophyte, zygote
Which of the following is (are) used by pollinators correct
answers >> Nectar and odor
Which of the following statements describes how root meristems
differ from apical meristems correct answers >> 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 answers >> 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 answers >> Polar transport
