Chapters 29 And 30-plant Diversity
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Take this brief quiz to test your understanding of plant diversity.
- 1.
- A.
Mosses possess vascular tissues that ferns do not
- B.
Ferns possess roots and leaves that mosses do not
- C.
Mosses lack chlorophyll that ferns possess
- D.
Ferns lack the haploid stage that mosses possess
- 2.
- A.
Parallel veins
- B.
Fibrous roots
- C.
Scattered vascular bundles
- D.
Flower parts in 4's
- 3.The conifers belong to the
- A.
Angiosperms
- B.
Bryophytes
- C.
Gymnosperms
- D.
Pteridophytes
- 4.An evolutionary adaptation of leaves in the form of needles is to
- A.
Prevent dessication
- B.
Encourage photosynthesis
- C.
Allow more transpiration to occur
- D.
Allow the exchange of K and starch
- 5.Which of the following is not an evolutionary adaption to land?
- A.
Leaves for transpiration
- B.
Alternation of generations
- C.
Apical meristems
- D.
Stomata for gas exchange
- E.
Vascular tissues
- 6.The smallest group of plants in terms of extant species is
- A.
Angiosperms
- B.
Bryophytes
- C.
Gymnosperms
- D.
Pteridophytes
- 7.What is the advantage of pollen?
- A.
Allows plants to self fertilize
- B.
Prevents hybridization
- C.
Eliminates the need for water delivery for sperm
- D.
Carries eggs from one plant to the other
- 8.Which is not a possible delivery method for the seeds of angiosperms?
- A.
Pollen
- B.
Fecal matter
- C.
Animal hair
- D.
Wind
- 9.
- A.
Offspring gain nutrients from the maternal unit
- B.
Allows for the screening of alleles so that bad mutations do not get passed on
- C.
Absence of vascular tissues allows more energy for growth
- D.
Females do not have to tolerate environmental stresses
- 10.The microsporangia gives rise to the
- A.
Sperm
- B.
Ovule
- C.
Megaspore
- D.
Bryophyte
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