The term gymnosperm refers to plants _____.
a. with seeds protected within a fruit
b. that are non-vascular
c. that flower
d. with "naked seeds" correct answers with "naked seeds"
On the phylogenetic tree, where should the origin of fruits be placed?
a. At the base of the clade that contains gymnosperms and angiosperms
b. At the base of vascular plants
c. At the base of the angiosperms
d. At the base of land plants correct answers At the base of the angiosperms
On the phylogenetic tree, where should the origin of flowers be placed?
a. At the base of land plants
b. At the base of vascular plants
c. At the base of the angiosperms
d. At the base of the clade that contains gymnosperms and angiosperms correct answers At the
base of the angiosperms
A stoma consists of a _____.
a. gap where primary and secondary cell walls are missing
b. water-conducting cell with vessel elements
c. pore surrounded by specialized guard cells
d. waxy substance found on the surface of a plant correct answers c. pore surrounded by
specialized guard cells
, Cuticle, stomata, and vascular tissue are all key adaptations enabling land plants to _____.
a. reproduce more quickly
b. survive better in aquatic environments
c. grow more quickly
d. colonize land correct answers colonize land
Fruit is most important in facilitating _____.
a. spore production
b. pollination
c. fertilization
d. seed dispersal correct answers seed dispersal
Where are you least likely to see green algae?
a. growing independently on dry rock in meadows
b. floating in seas and oceans
c. growing symbiotically with fungi in lichens or with some invertebrate animals
d. as pink snow in the mountains in summer
e. growing independently on wet rock in ponds and lakes correct answers growing independently
on dry rock in meadows
Liverworts, hornworts, and mosses are grouped together as Bryophytes. Besides not having
vascular tissue, what do they all have in common?
a. They are all wind pollinated.
b. They have the ability to desiccate and rehydrate with no ill effects.
c. They can reproduce asexually by producing gemmae.
d. They require water for reproduction.
e. They are heterosporous. correct answers They require water for reproduction.