Question 1

In the fern life cycle,the ________ generation is dominant.

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A)  haploid gametophyte
B)  diploid gametophyte
C)  haploid sporophyte
D)  diploid sporophyteE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Compile a list of features that are found in the monocots and compare it to those features found in the eudicots.

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Question 3

All of the following are true about bryophytes EXCEPT

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A)  they are now the most abundant plant group on land.
B)  they can be found from the Antarctic to the tropics.
C)  they produce peat that can be used as fuel.
D)  they erode rocks to produce soil.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

When a moss spore lands on an appropriate site,it germinates into the first stage of the gametophyte called a(n)

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A)  antheridium.
B)  rhizoid.
C)  archegonium.
D)  protonema.
E)  prothallus.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

As a botanist working for a field museum,you spend many hours in the field looking for new species.On a recent trip you may have discovered a new plant species.The plant is very short,and has a stem but no roots or leaves.The stem forks and has branches that have sporangia on the tips.Further analysis reveals vascular tissue.What type of plant might you have discovered?

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A)  Gymnosperm
B)  Bryophyte
C)  Angiosperm
D)  Gingko
E)  RhyniophyteF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Which group of gymnosperms is found in tropical and subtropical forests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ginkgoes
B)  Conifers
C)  Cycads
D)  Gnetophytes
E)  LycophytesF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

The dominant plants in modern times are the ________ due to their relationship with animal pollinators.

Accepted Answer

A)  gymnosperms
B)  angiosperms
C)  club mosses
D)  fernsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Explain why the seed plants would have an advantage over the seedless plants within a community.

Accepted Answer

Seed plants often have a relationship with a pollinator which tends to increase their chances of producing offspring.Seed plants are typically larger,vascular,and contain a wider variety of structural adaptations that enable them to adapt to a variety of conditions.Seeds themselves are often more successful in a wider variety of environments than spores.

Question 9

As plants invaded the land,all of the following were true EXCEPT

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A)  there was a greater availability of light for photosynthesis.
B)  there was a greater concentration of carbon dioxide available in the atmosphere.
C)  there was an increased threat of desiccation of unprotected cells.
D)  there was an increased threat from predation by animals.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

A characteristic only shared by angiosperms and gymnosperms is

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A)  vascular tissue.
B)  fruit production.
C)  the production of seeds.
D)  protection of the embryo.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Seedless vascular plants include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  Psilotum-Pteridophytes.
B)  horsetails-Sphenophyta.
C)  Sphagnum-Bryophyta.
D)  whisk ferns-Psilotophyta.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

It is possible to take a mature fern frond and rub the circular 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)  Eggs and sperm released from the underside of the fern frond united on the peat plug and grew into sporophyte prothalli.
B)  Spores released from the underside of the frond germinated on the peat plug and formed the gametophyte called a prothallus.
C)  Spores released from the underside of the fern frond germinated on the peat plug and formed sporophyte rhizomes that give rise to many indusium.
D)  Gametes released from the underside of the fern frond germinated on the peat plug and formed a sporophyte structure called an archegonium.
E)  Zygotes released from the bottom of the fern frond germinated on the peat plug and grew into gametophyte fiddleheads.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D) B

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an adaptation of plants to a terrestrial environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  a dominant sporophyte with vascular tissue
B)  a cuticle to prevent water loss from exposed parts of the plant
C)  the evolution of photosynthesis in order to supply the energy necessary to live on land
D)  stomata to regulate gas exchange with the atmosphereE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Molecular data shows that land plants and charophytes

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A)  are in different clades and form a polyphyletic group.
B)  are in the same clade and form a monophyletic group.
C)  do not share common ancestry.
D)  are in the same clade but form a polyphyletic group.
E)  are in different clades but form a monophyletic group.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Characteristics of eudicots include all EXCEPT

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A)  two cotyledons.
B)  leaves with netted veins.
C)  woody or herbaceous plants.
D)  flower parts in fours and fives.
E)  vascular bundles arranged irregularly in the stem.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

In gymnosperms and angiosperms,seeds disperse the ________ stage of the life cycle and in mosses and ferns,spores disperse the ________ stage of the life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A)  sporophyte; sporophyte
B)  gametophyte; sporophyte
C)  sporophyte; gametophyte
D)  microsporocytes; megasporocytesE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

As a botanist working for a field museum,you spend many hours in the field looking for new species of plant.On a recent trip,you came across a group of plants that may represent a new species.Each plant has seeds but they are not encased in fruit.Additionally,you notice that male and female cone structures are found on different plants.The cones are very large,and you determine average weight to be 30 kg.In which of the following groups would this plant most likely be classified?

Accepted Answer

A)  fern
B)  angiosperm
C)  gnetophyte
D)  cycad
E)  coniferF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

As a botanist working for a field museum,you spend many hours in the field looking for new species.On a recent trip you may have discovered a new plant species.Your observations of the new plant include small leaves with a single,unbranched vein and roots that seem to be simple extensions of the stem.Your new plant species is probably a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)  Gnetophyte
B)  Lycophyte
C)  Angiosperm
D)  Liverwort
E)  FernF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Fossils of vascular plants appear earlier in the fossil record than those of algae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 20

In the moss life cycle,the ________ is the dominant generation.

Accepted Answer

A)  haploid gametophyte
B)  diploid gametophyte
C)  haploid sporophyte
D)  diploid sporophyteE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Exam 23: Plant Evolution and Diversity

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Compile a list of features that are found in the monocots and compare it to those features found in the eudicots.

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All of the following are true about bryophytes EXCEPT

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Which group of gymnosperms is found in tropical and subtropical forests?

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The dominant plants in modern times are the ________ due to their relationship with animal pollinators.

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Explain why the seed plants would have an advantage over the seedless plants within a community.

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A characteristic only shared by angiosperms and gymnosperms is

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Seedless vascular plants include all of the following EXCEPT

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It is possible to take a mature fern frond and rub the circular 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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