Questions:
Review of Basic Plant Physiology, Biology and Evolution
PLANTS
1. All modern plants are probably descendants of
- Fungi
- Green algae
- Club mosses
- Horsetails
2. Protists include
- Ferns
- Gymnosperms
- Angiosperms
- Green algae
3. An adaptation of land plants that inhibits water loss is the
- cell wall
- chloroplast
- cuticle
- vascular tissue
4. During photosynthesis, plants
- take in oxygen and carbon dioxide
- take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide
- givee off oxygen and carbon dioxide
- take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen
5. Rhizoids are structures analogous to
- Stems
- Roots
- Leaves
- Chloroplast
6. The sporophyte generation of plants consists of
- N cells
- 2n cells
- 3n cells
- 4n cells
7. Sporangia are adaptive characteristics of
- ferns
- green algae
- gymnosperms
- angiosperms
8. Seeds enclosed in a fruit are adaptations of
- angiosperms
- nonvascular plants
- gymnosperms
- green algae
9. The plants best adapted to survival in harsh, dry climates are
- green algae
- ferns
- liverworts
- gymnosperms
10. The need for a watery environment for transfer of sperm to egg is an adaptation found in
- Mosses
- Ferns
- Mosses and ferns
- Gymnosperms
11. Development of the gametophyte within the tissues of the sporophyte is an adaptation found in
- mosses
- gymnosperms
- angiosperms
- gymnosperms and angiosperms
12. Flowers are reproductive organs is
- Mosses
- Ferns
- Gymnosperms
- Angiosperms
13. A small sporophyte generation retained within or supported by the gametophyte plant is typical of
- Mosses
- Ferns
- Mosses and ferns
- Angiosperms
14. Wind is one major carrier of gametes for
- mosses
- ferns
- gymnosperms
- angiosperms
15. Cones are the reproductive organ for
- mosses
- ferns
- gymnosperms
- angiosperms
16. Seed bearing plants in which the embryo is protected include
- ferns
- angiosperms
- gymnosperms
- angiosperms and gymnosperms
17. Sepals and petals along with stamens and pistils are present in
- mosses
- ferns
- gymnosperms
- angiosperms
18. A watery environment is not needed for sperm transfer within
- ferns
- gymnosperms
- angiosperms
- angiosperms and gymnosperms
19. Bulbs are food storage organs that aid a plant in
- spreading out over a large area
- surviving over the winter
- supplying food for animals and people
- resisting infection