Vascular And Non Vascular Plants

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1.

which of the following is characteristic of alternation of generations in land plants?
- A.
  
  Sporophyts and gametophytes are typically similar in apperance
- B.
  
  Meiosis in sporophytes produces haploid spores
- C.
  
  Hapolid sporophytes make hapolid spores
- D.
  
  It is like haploid/dipolid in humans
2.

Bryophytes have all of the following characteristics except?
- A.
  
  Specialized cells and tissues
- B.
  
  Multicellularity
- C.
  
  A reduced, dependent sporophyte
- D.
  
  Lignified vascular tissue
3.

In which of the foll0wng does the sporophyte depend on the gametophyte for nutrition?
- A.
  
  Conifers
- B.
  
  Moss
- C.
  
  Fern
- D.
  
  Both A and C
4.

Angiosperms are most closely related to?
- A.
  
  Bryophytes
- B.
  
  Green algea
- C.
  
  Seedless vascular plants
- D.
  
  Gymnosperms
5.

Which of the following are names because their seeds are "naked"?
- A.
  
  Pterophytes
- B.
  
  Gymnosperms
- C.
  
  Bryophytes
- D.
  
  Angiosperms
6.

Which is true of the sporophyte?
- A.
  
  It is dipolid
- B.
  
  Is it haploid
- C.
  
  It undergoes meiosis to produce diploid spores
- D.
  
  It undergoes mitosis to produces diploid spores
7.

Which is not true about sphagnum?
- A.
  
  It is known as peat moss
- B.
  
  Can absorb 20x moss's weight in water
- C.
  
  Some peatlands have preserved corpses for thousands of years
- D.
  
  400 billion tons of organic carbon is stored in peat
8.

Which is not true of xylem?
- A.
  
  It is a type of vascular tissue
- B.
  
  It conducts most of the water and minerals throughout the plant
- C.
  
  It distributes sugars, amino acids throughout the plans
- D.
  
  It is strengthened by lignin
9.

Rhizoids
- A.
  
  Are muliticellular
- B.
  
  Anchor moss gametohphytes
- C.
  
  Play a primary role in water and mineral absorption
- D.
  
  Are composed of tissues
10.

Peristome
- A.
  
  Open under moist conditions
- B.
  
  Allow spores to be dischared
- C.
  
  Allow pollen to be dicharged
- D.
  
  Are on the upper part of the stalk
11.

Bryophyte sporophytes
- A.
  
  Are haplid
- B.
  
  Have smallest sporophyte of all the plant groups
- C.
  
  Are not capable of photosynthesis
- D.
  
  Can live independently from gametopoyte
12.

Which of the following is a true statement?
- A.
  
  Haplid sporophytes undergo meiosis to produce haploid spores
- B.
  
  Diploid sporophytes undergo mitosis to produce haploid spores
- C.
  
  Haploid sporophytes undergo mitosis to produce haploid spores
- D.
  
  Dipolid sporophytes undergo meiosis to produce haploid spores
13.

Which of the following can colonize bare,sandy soil, help retain nitrogen in soil and can survive extreme environment?
- A.
  
  Hornworts
- B.
  
  Conifers
- C.
  
  Ferns
- D.
  
  Mosses
14.

Which is true of megaspores?
- A.
  
  They are hermaphroditic, producing both eggs and sperms
- B.
  
  They are diploid
- C.
  
  They are the female part of the reproductive process
- D.
  
  They are the male part of the reproductive process
15.

Which is not true about stomata
- A.
  
  They are specialized pores
- B.
  
  In hot, dry land, the stomata closes, minimizing water loss
- C.
  
  They are found in all nonvascular plants
- D.
  
  They are the main avenues by which water evaporates fromthe sporophyte
16.

What is the pine tree on the hillside?
- A.
  
  A sporophyte
- B.
  
  It is impossible to tell without examinging it more closely
- C.
  
  A gametophyte
- D.
  
  A protonema
17.

All of the following are characteristic of angiosperms except?
- A.
  
  Double internal fertilization
- B.
  
  Free-living gametophytes
- C.
  
  Flower production
- D.
  
  Fruit
18.

Which allows entry of the pollen grain into the ovary
- A.
  
  A micropsore
- B.
  
  Megaspore
- C.
  
  Integument
- D.
  
  Microphyle
19.

What is a fleshy fruit?
- A.
  
  Grains
- B.
  
  Beans
- C.
  
  Grapes
- D.
  
  Nuts
20.

Which of the following statements does not describe a portion of the pine life cycle?
- A.
  
  A pollen tube enters an ovule through a microphyle in the single integument
- B.
  
  Meiosis occurs in sporangia
- C.
  
  Female gametophytes use meiosis to produce eggs
- D.
  
  Seeds are produced in ovulate cones
- E.
  
  Pollen grains contain male gametophytes
21.

In which of the following does double fertilization occur?
- A.
  
  Bracheophytes
- B.
  
  Gymnosperms
- C.
  
  Angiosperms
- D.
  
  Mosses
22.

Which of the following is not a characteristic that distinguishes gymnospersm and angiosperms from other plants
- A.
  
  Integuments
- B.
  
  Alternation of generations
- C.
  
  Ovules
- D.
  
  Dependent gametophytes
23.

Gymnosperms and angiosperms have the following in common except
- A.
  
  Pollen
- B.
  
  Ovules
- C.
  
  Ovaries
- D.
  
  Seeds
24.

Which of the following gymnosperms produce a compound that is used as a decongestant?
- A.
  
  Cycads
- B.
  
  Pinetrees
- C.
  
  Ginko biloba
- D.
  
  Ephedra
25.

A fruit is most commonly
- A.
  
  A mature ovary
- B.
  
  An enlarged ovule
- C.
  
  A modified root
- D.
  
  A mature female gameophyte