Question 1

How long ago did the first gymnosperms evolved?

Accepted Answer

A) 36 thousand years ago 
B) 360 thousand years ago 
C) 36 million years ago 
D) 360 million years ago 
A) 36 thousand years ago 
B) 360 thousand years ago 
C) 36 million years ago 
D) 360 million years ago D

Question 2

What are the charophytes?

Accepted Answer

A) A type of algae that live symbiotically with fungi 
B) An extinct group of protists that may have given rise to the fungi 
C) The oldest living plants 
D) A type of algae that are the closest living ancestors of the first plants 
A) A type of algae that live symbiotically with fungi 
B) An extinct group of protists that may have given rise to the fungi 
C) The oldest living plants 
D) A type of algae that are the closest living ancestors of the first plants D

Question 3

Which is not an adaptation of the gymnosperms?

Accepted Answer

A) Cones 
B) Seeds 
C) Pollen 
D) Flowers 
A) Cones 
B) Seeds 
C) Pollen 
D) Flowers D

Question 4

Which of the following is a fungus?

Accepted Answer

A) Yeast used to make bread 
B) Mushrooms 
C) Truffles 
D) All of the above are types of fungi 
A) Yeast used to make bread 
B) Mushrooms 
C) Truffles 
D) All of the above are types of fungi

Question 5

Which of the following is the most recent plant adaptation to have evolved?

Accepted Answer

A) Seeds 
B) Vascular system 
C) Flowers 
D) Cones 
A) Seeds 
B) Vascular system 
C) Flowers 
D) Cones

Question 6

What is a major role that fungi play in ecosystems?

Accepted Answer

A) Recycling nutrients from dead organisms back into the food chain 
B) Fixing carbon from the atmosphere 
C) Synthesizing glucose from carbon dioxide and water 
D) Decontaminating wastewater 
A) Recycling nutrients from dead organisms back into the food chain 
B) Fixing carbon from the atmosphere 
C) Synthesizing glucose from carbon dioxide and water 
D) Decontaminating wastewater

Question 7

Why are roots essential for terrestrial plants?

Accepted Answer

A) They absorb carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis. 
B) They allow plants to obtain sun energy. 
C) They absorb water and minerals needed for growth. 
D) Roots are not essential for plants, as plants can function without roots. 
A) They absorb carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis. 
B) They allow plants to obtain sun energy. 
C) They absorb water and minerals needed for growth. 
D) Roots are not essential for plants, as plants can function without roots.

Question 8

In which tissue system of plants would you expect to find the guard cells?

Accepted Answer

A) Dermal tissue system 
B) Vascular tissue system 
C) Germ tissue system 
D) Ground tissue system 
A) Dermal tissue system 
B) Vascular tissue system 
C) Germ tissue system 
D) Ground tissue system

Question 9

What is the most recent common ancestor of fungi and animals?

Accepted Answer

A) A protist 
B) A moss 
C) A bryophyte 
D) An algae 
A) A protist 
B) A moss 
C) A bryophyte 
D) An algae

Question 10

f you see a plant with a 4-petal flower and branched leaves, you can deduce that this plant is a type of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) angiosperm dicot 
B) angiosperm monocot 
C) gymnosperm dicot 
D) gymnosperm monocot 
A) angiosperm dicot 
B) angiosperm monocot 
C) gymnosperm dicot 
D) gymnosperm monocot

Question 11

Bryophyte spores are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) diploid 
B) haploid 
C) both diploid and haploid depending on the generation 
D) neither diploid nor haploid 
A) diploid 
B) haploid 
C) both diploid and haploid depending on the generation 
D) neither diploid nor haploid

Question 12

What role does lignin play in a plant's adaptation to life on land?

Accepted Answer

A) It prevents drying out. 
B) It strengthens the cell wall to allow plants to stand up straight and tall. 
C) It anchors the plant in the soil to allow plants to grow tall. 
D) It helps transport nutrients throughout the plant. 
A) It prevents drying out. 
B) It strengthens the cell wall to allow plants to stand up straight and tall. 
C) It anchors the plant in the soil to allow plants to grow tall. 
D) It helps transport nutrients throughout the plant.

Question 13

Imagine you were driving westward on a road in a wooded area.If ferns were growing in the area, which side of the road would they most likely be growing, and why wouldn't they be growing as well on the other side?

Accepted Answer

If the road runs east to west, the north

Question 14

In which region of the plant are you most likely to find cells dividing by mitosis?

Accepted Answer

A) The meristem region 
B) The growth rings 
C) The heartwood 
D) The sapwood 
A) The meristem region 
B) The growth rings 
C) The heartwood 
D) The sapwood

Question 15

What is a fruit?

Accepted Answer

A) A plant embryo 
B) The protective endosperm 
C) A swollen plant zygote 
D) A mature ovary 
A) A plant embryo 
B) The protective endosperm 
C) A swollen plant zygote 
D) A mature ovary

Question 16

Where do plants typically store their starches and sugars for later use?

Accepted Answer

A) In the leaves 
B) In the stems 
C) In the flowers 
D) In the roots 
A) In the leaves 
B) In the stems 
C) In the flowers 
D) In the roots

Question 17

Which of the following is the correct order of plant adaptations, from oldest adaptation to youngest adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A) Seeds, flowers, vascular tissue 
B) Flowers, seeds, vascular tissue 
C) Vascular tissue, seeds, flowers 
D) Vascular tissue, flowers, seeds 
A) Seeds, flowers, vascular tissue 
B) Flowers, seeds, vascular tissue 
C) Vascular tissue, seeds, flowers 
D) Vascular tissue, flowers, seeds

Question 18

Explain how the diversification of mammals may have been greatly aided by the diversification of the angiosperms, and vice versa.

Accepted Answer

Angiosperms, much more so than gymnosper

Question 19

What is a plant organ?

Accepted Answer

A) A group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function 
B) A group of cells that work together to perform a specific function 
C) A group of systems that work together to perform a specific function 
D) There is no such thing as a plant organ; organs are only found in animals. 
A) A group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function 
B) A group of cells that work together to perform a specific function 
C) A group of systems that work together to perform a specific function 
D) There is no such thing as a plant organ; organs are only found in animals.

Question 20

Humans are more related to fungi than to plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How long ago did the first gymnosperms evolved?

What are the charophytes?

Which is not an adaptation of the gymnosperms?

Which of the following is a fungus?

Which of the following is the most recent plant adaptation to have evolved?

What is a major role that fungi play in ecosystems?

Why are roots essential for terrestrial plants?

In which tissue system of plants would you expect to find the guard cells?

What is the most recent common ancestor of fungi and animals?

f you see a plant with a 4-petal flower and branched leaves, you can deduce that this plant is a type of ________.

Bryophyte spores are ________.

What role does lignin play in a plant's adaptation to life on land?

Imagine you were driving westward on a road in a wooded area.If ferns were growing in the area, which side of the road would they most likely be growing, and why wouldn't they be growing as well on the other side?

In which region of the plant are you most likely to find cells dividing by mitosis?

What is a fruit?

Where do plants typically store their starches and sugars for later use?

Which of the following is the correct order of plant adaptations, from oldest adaptation to youngest adaptation?

Explain how the diversification of mammals may have been greatly aided by the diversification of the angiosperms, and vice versa.

What is a plant organ?

Humans are more related to fungi than to plants.

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The Cell: The Fundamental Unit of Life

Energy and Life

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Exam 9: Biodiversity 2: Fungi and Plants

How long ago did the first gymnosperms evolved?

What are the charophytes?

Which is not an adaptation of the gymnosperms?

Which of the following is a fungus?

Which of the following is the most recent plant adaptation to have evolved?

What is a major role that fungi play in ecosystems?

Why are roots essential for terrestrial plants?

In which tissue system of plants would you expect to find the guard cells?

What is the most recent common ancestor of fungi and animals?

f you see a plant with a 4-petal flower and branched leaves, you can deduce that this plant is a type of ________.

Bryophyte spores are ________.

What role does lignin play in a plant's adaptation to life on land?

Imagine you were driving westward on a road in a wooded area.If ferns were growing in the area, which side of the road would they most likely be growing, and why wouldn't they be growing as well on the other side?

In which region of the plant are you most likely to find cells dividing by mitosis?

What is a fruit?

Where do plants typically store their starches and sugars for later use?

Which of the following is the correct order of plant adaptations, from oldest adaptation to youngest adaptation?

Explain how the diversification of mammals may have been greatly aided by the diversification of the angiosperms, and vice versa.

What is a plant organ?

Humans are more related to fungi than to plants.

An Introduction to the Science of Life

The Chemistry of Life

The Cell: The Fundamental Unit of Life

Energy and Life

Chromosomes and Inheritance

DNA: The Molecule of Life

Darwinian Evolution

Biodiversity 1: Microscopic Organisms

Biodiversity 3: Animals

Human Body Systems

Ecology

Biology The Core: Appendix

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