Mastering Bio Ch 29 (Plant Diversity 1: How Plants Colonized Land)
Dynamic Study Module With Questions And Answers
*Typically, the upper part of a bryophyte capsule that contains the spores features a ring of
interlocking, tooth-like structures known as the __________.*
A. Setaa
B. Strobili
C. Protonema
D. Microphyll
E. Peristome - E. Peristome
*The tissue called phloem has what function in vascular plants?*
A. Dispersal of spores
B. Conduction of water and minerals
C. Bearing of sporangia
D. Distribution of sugars, amino acids, and other organic products
E. Absorption of water and minerals from the soil - D. Distribution of sugars, amino acids,
and other organic products
*Where would you find a fern gametophyte?*
A. In a freshwater stream
B. On the underside of the leaf (frond)
C. On moist soil
D. Attached to the underground stem (rhizoids)
E. Inside a dissected seed - C. On moist soil
*Which of the following is a genus in the phylum Monilophyta?*
A. Sphagnum
B. Marchantia
C. Equisetum
D. Isoetes
E. Selaginella - C. Equisetum
, *Water is brought into mosses primarily by __________.*
A. Rhizoids
B. Diffusion through all cells
C. Leaves
D. Xylem
E. Roots - B. Diffusion through all cells
*A major division in plant systematics is based on whether a particular species has
__________.*
A. Vascular tissue
B. Sporophytes
C. Apical meristems
D. Alternation of generations
E. Gametophytes - A. Vascular tissue
*Which of the following is true of the life cycle of bryophytes?*
A. Gametes are transported through mutualisms with animals
B. The gametophyte remains attached to and dependent on the sporophyte
C. None of the listed statements is true of the life cycle of mosses
D. A moist environment is required for sexual reproduction
E. Reproduction is only asexual - D. A moist environment is required for sexual reproduction
*In what way do megasporangia differ from microsporangia?*
A. Megasporangia are possessed only by vascular plants, wheras microsporangia are
present on all land plants
B. Microsporangia are the early developmental stages of megasporangia
C. Megasporangia produce spores that develop into female gametophytes, whereas
microsporangia produce spores that develop into male gametophytes
D. Megasporangia produce many times the number of spores produced by microsporangia
E. Megasporangia produce spores that are protected by sporopollenin, whereas
microsporangia produce naked spores - C. Megasporangia produce spores that develop into
female gametophytes, whereas microsporangia produce spores that develop into male
gametophytes
Dynamic Study Module With Questions And Answers
*Typically, the upper part of a bryophyte capsule that contains the spores features a ring of
interlocking, tooth-like structures known as the __________.*
A. Setaa
B. Strobili
C. Protonema
D. Microphyll
E. Peristome - E. Peristome
*The tissue called phloem has what function in vascular plants?*
A. Dispersal of spores
B. Conduction of water and minerals
C. Bearing of sporangia
D. Distribution of sugars, amino acids, and other organic products
E. Absorption of water and minerals from the soil - D. Distribution of sugars, amino acids,
and other organic products
*Where would you find a fern gametophyte?*
A. In a freshwater stream
B. On the underside of the leaf (frond)
C. On moist soil
D. Attached to the underground stem (rhizoids)
E. Inside a dissected seed - C. On moist soil
*Which of the following is a genus in the phylum Monilophyta?*
A. Sphagnum
B. Marchantia
C. Equisetum
D. Isoetes
E. Selaginella - C. Equisetum
, *Water is brought into mosses primarily by __________.*
A. Rhizoids
B. Diffusion through all cells
C. Leaves
D. Xylem
E. Roots - B. Diffusion through all cells
*A major division in plant systematics is based on whether a particular species has
__________.*
A. Vascular tissue
B. Sporophytes
C. Apical meristems
D. Alternation of generations
E. Gametophytes - A. Vascular tissue
*Which of the following is true of the life cycle of bryophytes?*
A. Gametes are transported through mutualisms with animals
B. The gametophyte remains attached to and dependent on the sporophyte
C. None of the listed statements is true of the life cycle of mosses
D. A moist environment is required for sexual reproduction
E. Reproduction is only asexual - D. A moist environment is required for sexual reproduction
*In what way do megasporangia differ from microsporangia?*
A. Megasporangia are possessed only by vascular plants, wheras microsporangia are
present on all land plants
B. Microsporangia are the early developmental stages of megasporangia
C. Megasporangia produce spores that develop into female gametophytes, whereas
microsporangia produce spores that develop into male gametophytes
D. Megasporangia produce many times the number of spores produced by microsporangia
E. Megasporangia produce spores that are protected by sporopollenin, whereas
microsporangia produce naked spores - C. Megasporangia produce spores that develop into
female gametophytes, whereas microsporangia produce spores that develop into male
gametophytes
