Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of vascular tissue in plants?

Accepted Answer

A)   physical support of the plant
B)   transport of water
C)   transport of minerals
D)   transport of organic compounds
E)   transport of gametesF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Pteridophytes and seed plants collectively are known as euphyllophytes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the life cycles of charophyceans and mosses?

Accepted Answer

A)   The diploid generation of charophyceans consists of only one cell whereas the diploid generation of mosses is multicellular.
B)   The haploid generation of charophyceans consists of only one cell whereas the haploid generation
C)   The haploid and diploid generations of charophyceans both consist of only one cell whereas both generations of mosses are multicellular.
D)   The haploid and diploid generations of both charophyceans and mosses are unicellular.
E)   All of the choices provided are incorrect.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a tracheophyte?

Accepted Answer

A)   a fern
B)   a liverwort
C)   a horsetail
D)   a conifer
E)   an oak treeF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

All of the following kinds of plants have at least some members that are vascular plants EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   spermatophytes
B)   lignophytes
C)   tracheophytes
D)   bryophytes
E)   embryophytesF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Woody plants and herbaceous plants are the two major monophyletic clades of the seed plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements describes the differences between pollination and fertilization?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pollination is the transport of pollen from a microsporangium to a stigma whereas fertilization is the fusion of a sperm with an egg.
B)   Pollination is the production of pollen whereas fertilization is the fusion of a sperm with an egg.
C)   Pollination is the transport of pollen from a microsporangium to an ovule whereas fertilization is the fusion of the pollen with an ovule.
D)   There is no difference; the two terms are synonymous.
E)   All of the other choices provided are incorrect.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 8

Spermatophytes are:

Accepted Answer

A)   all the kinds of plants that produce sperm
B)   all the living and fossil seed plants
C)   all the plants that have tracheids and phloem
D)   all the woody plants
E)   all the plants with a sporic life cycleF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Lignophytes are seed plants that have become extinct whereas spermatophytes are those that are still living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following do green algae and plants NOT have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)   plastids
B)   chlorophyll a
C)   chlorophyll b
D)   beta-carotene
E)   heterocystsF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

A sporic life cycle is NOT characteristic of which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)   ginkgos
B)   angiosperms
C)   mosses
D)   conifers
E)   charophyceansF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

Which of the following statements best describes the function of the xylem?

Accepted Answer

A)   It transports water from the roots to the stems and leaves.
B)   It transports food between the leaves and the roots.
C)   It transports minerals from the roots to the stems and leaves.
D)   It transports both water and minerals from the roots to the stems and leaves.
E)   It transports water from roots to leaves and food from leaves to roots.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following statements is NOT a correct description of an advantage that seeds have over spores?

Accepted Answer

A)   Seeds can remain dormant and survive unfavorable conditions.
B)   Seeds are produced in greater numbers than spores.
C)   Seeds are tougher and can resist abrasion better than spores.
D)   Seeds are more resistant to pathogens.
E)   Production of seeds does not require water as a medium for sperm transport.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Terminal complexes in the cellular membranes of plants produce cellulose and are known as rosettes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 15

Why are introns important in understanding the evolutionary history of organisms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Transcribed intron sequences are removed during mRNA processing before translation occurs and since selection operates only on expressed traits, introns often change more slowly than do protein-coding genes.
B)   Transcribed intron sequences only are expressed in an anoxic environment and hence their presence indicates organisms that evolved before the Earth had oxygen in its environment.
C)   Introns respond to natural selection faster than do protein-coded genes and therefore provide information about the rate of evolution.
D)   Introns and protein-coded genes operate in the same way but there are more introns than protein-coded genes and consequently introns provide better patterns.
E)   All of the other choices provided are incorrect.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

The Kingdom Plantae arose from:

Accepted Answer

A)   a choanoflagellate
B)   a chytrid
C)   a charophycean
D)   a zygomycete
E)   a stramenopileF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following statements does NOT describe characteristics of heterospory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Heterospory involves production of spores on two different parts of the same plant.
B)   Heterospory involves production of two different kinds of spores, one growing into male gametophytes and the other into female gametophytes.
C)   Heterospory increases the chance of cross-fertilization.
D)   Heterospory increases the potential for genetic variation and aids evolutionary flexibility.
E)   Heterospory only occurs in vascular plants.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E) A

Question 18

The ten phyla of living land plants include:

Accepted Answer

A)   (1)  liverworts, (2)  hornworts, (3)  mosses, (4)  lycophytes, (5)  pteridophytes, (6)  cycads, (7)  ginkgos, (8)  conifers, (9)  gnetophytes, and (10)  angiosperms
B)   (1)  liverworts, (2)  hornworts, (3)  mosses, (4)  lycophytes, (5)  pteridophytes, (6)  cycads, (7)  ginkgos, (8)  conifers, (9)  gnetophytes, and (10)  flowering plants
C)   (1)  Hepatophyta, (2)  Anthocerophyta, (3)  Bryophyta, (4)  Lycopodiophyta, (5)  Pteridophyta, (6)  Cycadophyta, (7)  Ginkgophyta, (8)  Coniferophyta, (9)  Gnetophyta, and (10)  Anthophtya
D)   (1)  liverworts, (2)  hornworts, (3)  mosses, (4)  lycophytes, (5)  ferns, horsetails, and whisk-ferns, (6)  cycads, (7)  ginkgos, (8)  conifers, (9)  gnetophytes, and (10)  flowering plants
E)   all the other choices provided are correct.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 19

The phloem:

Accepted Answer

A)   transports water from the roots to the stems and leaves
B)   transports food between the leaves and the roots
C)   transports minerals from the roots to the stems and leaves
D)   transports carbon dioxide from the leaves to the stems and roots
E)   All of the other choices provided are correctF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Seeds appeared in the fossil record by:

Accepted Answer

A)   100 million years ago
B)   365 million years ago
C)   545 million years ago
D)   780 million years ago
E)   a billion years agoF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Exam 29: Plants and the Conquest of Land

Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of vascular tissue in plants?

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Pteridophytes and seed plants collectively are known as euphyllophytes.

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Which of the following statements best describes the life cycles of charophyceans and mosses?

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Which of the following is NOT a tracheophyte?

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All of the following kinds of plants have at least some members that are vascular plants EXCEPT:

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Woody plants and herbaceous plants are the two major monophyletic clades of the seed plants.

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Which of the following statements describes the differences between pollination and fertilization?

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Spermatophytes are:

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Lignophytes are seed plants that have become extinct whereas spermatophytes are those that are still living.

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Which of the following do green algae and plants NOT have in common?

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A sporic life cycle is NOT characteristic of which of the following groups?

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Which of the following statements best describes the function of the xylem?

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Which of the following statements is NOT a correct description of an advantage that seeds have over spores?

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Terminal complexes in the cellular membranes of plants produce cellulose and are known as rosettes.

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Why are introns important in understanding the evolutionary history of organisms?

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The Kingdom Plantae arose from:

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Which of the following statements does NOT describe characteristics of heterospory?

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The ten phyla of living land plants include:

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The phloem:

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Seeds appeared in the fossil record by:

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