Question 1

The largest and oldest trees in the world that are pollinated by animals are conifers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

All land plants have ________ life cycle(s) .

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A)   a diplontic
B)   an alternation of generations
C)   both diplontic and alternation of generations
D)   haplontic and alternation of generations
E)   haplontic, diplontic, and alternation of generationsF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following descriptions applies to megaphylls?

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A)   Can be found in both the pteridophytes and seed plants.
B)   Are broad leaves with strands of vascular tissues.
C)   These allowed early plants to photosynthesize more efficiently.
D)   None of these statements apply to megaphylls.
E)   All of the answer choices apply to megaphylls.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Why are seed producers the dominant plant today?

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Question 5

Evidence for plants evolution from a freshwater algal species is supported by which of the following?

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A)   Both green algae and plants have chlorophylls a and b and various accessory pigments.
B)   Both green algae and plants store excess carbohydrates as starch and have cellulose in their cell walls.
C)   Molecular evaluation of ribosomal RNA provides evidence of the evolutionary relationship of plants and green algae.
D)   All of the choices are evidence.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Flagellated sperm and a sporophyte that is dependent on the gametophyte are characteristics of

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A)   gymnosperm.
B)   angiosperm.
C)   liverworts.
D)   moss.
E)   liverworts and mosses.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Which of these statements is NOT true about fertilization in a fern plant?

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A)   An egg is produced in an archegonium.
B)   A sperm is produced in an antheridium.
C)   The sperm is carried by the wind to the egg.
D)   The eggs and sperm are produced on the same plant.
E)   Eggs and sperm are produced by the gametophyte generation.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

Briefly describe how the angiosperm population in a community would be impacted if the honeybee population were to decline.

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Question 9

A shared derived trait of all plants is

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A)   protection of the embryo.
B)   seed production.
C)   vascular tissue.
D)   All of the answer choices are correct.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

It is possible to take the mature frond of many ferns and rub the brown growths on the lower surface over a wet plug of peat moss. Soon small heart-shaped green structures grow on the nutritious peat moss plugs. What has happened?

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A)   You have broken off male and female structures from the bottom of the fern frond, and they united on the wet plug to form the sporophyte generation called a prothallus.
B)   You have broken the sori on the bottom of the fern frond, and spores fell on the plug to germinate and form the gametophyte called a prothallus.
C)   You have broken the sori on the bottom of the fern frond, and spores fell on the plug to germinate and form rhizomes that develop an indusium.
D)   You have broken the indusium on the bottom of the fern frond, and zygotes germinated on the plug to form the sporophyte made of an archegonium and an antheridium.
E)   You have broken the sori on the bottom of the fern frond, and zygotes germinated on the plug to form the fiddleheads that will develop into more fronds.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of the following statements about lycophytes is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   The megaspores will develop into female gametophytes.
B)   The microspores will develop into female gametophytes.
C)   The megaspores will develop into male gametophytes.
D)   Lycophytes were the first land plants to evolve megaphylls.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Molecular data suggests that land plants evolved from

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A)   charophytes.
B)   rhodophyta.
C)   dinoflagellates.
D)   the water molds.
E)   ciliates.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Evolution of plants was marked by which of the following events?

Accepted Answer

A)   nourishment of a multicellular embryo within the body of the female plant
B)   the development of vascular tissues to conduct water and solutes throughout the body of the plant
C)   seed production
D)   flowers produced
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

Angiosperms are _______ when the male and female reproductive parts are on different individuals of the same species.

Accepted Answer

A)   dioecious
B)   monoecious
C)   tetraploid
D)   bryophytesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

Among adaptations of plants to a terrestrial environment are all of the following adaptations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   a dominant sporophyte with vascular tissue.
B)   a cuticle to prevent water loss from exposed parts of the plant.
C)   stomata to regulate gas exchange with the atmosphere.
D)   All of the choices are adaptations.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following features would not be found in the bryophytes?

Accepted Answer

A)   A life cycle that consists of an alternation of generations.
B)   Using megaphylls to increase their photosynthetic ability.
C)   Production of flagellated sperm during reproduction.
D)   A gametophyte that is dependent upon the sporophyte for support and nutrition.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Molecular data suggests that hornworts, liverworts, and mosses

Accepted Answer

A)   share common ancestry but do not form a monophyletic group.
B)   do not share common ancestry and form a polyphyletic group.
C)   share common ancestry, but form a monophyletic group.
D)   None of the answer choices are correct.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Identify the feature found in Cooksonia that qualify it as a vascular plant.

Accepted Answer

A)   presence of roots
B)   contained leaves
C)   had branches that ended in sporangia
D)   produced windblown sporesE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

In the alternation of generations life cycle of plants, gametes are produced by the

Accepted Answer

A)   sporangia.
B)   fruit.
C)   gametophyte.
D)   homospores.
E)   strobili.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Which of the following features would disqualify a plant from being classified as a bryophyte?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nonvascular tissues.
B)   Gametophyte is the dominant stage of the life cycle.
C)   Presence of flagellated sperm.
D)   Ability to reproduce sexually and asexually.
E)   None of these features would disqualify a plant from being classified as a bryophyte.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Exam 23: Plant Evolution and Diversity

Why are seed producers the dominant plant today?

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Evidence for plants evolution from a freshwater algal species is supported by which of the following?

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Evolution of plants was marked by which of the following events?

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Briefly describe how the angiosperm population in a community would be impacted if the honeybee population were to decline.

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Identify the feature found in Cooksonia that qualify it as a vascular plant.

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All land plants have ________ life cycle(s) .

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A shared derived trait of all plants is

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