Question 1

Which are the male gametophytes in flowering plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  sperm 
B)  anthers 
C)  pollen grains 
D)  stamens 
A)  sperm 
B)  anthers 
C)  pollen grains 
D)  stamens

Question 2

Figure 35-1  
-In Figure 35-1, what is item number 4?

Accepted Answer

A)  an anther 
B)  a sepal 
C)  a receptacle 
D)  an ovule 
A)  an anther 
B)  a sepal 
C)  a receptacle 
D)  an ovule

Question 3

Which of the following give a flower its colour?

Accepted Answer

A)  petals 
B)  sepals 
C)  anthers 
D)  stigma 
A)  petals 
B)  sepals 
C)  anthers 
D)  stigma

Question 4

Figure 35-1  
-In Figure 35-1, what is item number 5?

Accepted Answer

A)  an ovule 
B)  a stigma 
C)  a receptacle 
D)  an anther 
A)  an ovule 
B)  a stigma 
C)  a receptacle 
D)  an anther

Question 5

What makes up the female reproductive whorl of a flower?

Accepted Answer

A)  the carpels 
B)  the receptacles 
C)  the stamens 
D)  the petals 
A)  the carpels 
B)  the receptacles 
C)  the stamens 
D)  the petals

Question 6

Match each flower part with its description.
-carpels

Accepted Answer

A) parts that enclose and protect all other flower parts before the flower opens 
B) male reproductive parts 
C) female reproductive parts 
D) often showy parts that function in attracting bees or other animal pollinators 
A) parts that enclose and protect all other flower parts before the flower opens 
B) male reproductive parts 
C) female reproductive parts 
D) often showy parts that function in attracting bees or other animal pollinators

Question 7

What must be present in a flower in order for it to make seeds?

Accepted Answer

A)  sepals 
B)  carpels 
C)  stamens and sepals 
D)  stamens and carpels 
A)  sepals 
B)  carpels 
C)  stamens and sepals 
D)  stamens and carpels

Question 8

In a flowering plant, which structure includes the ovary?

Accepted Answer

A)  the stamen 
B)  the ovule 
C)  the calyx 
D)  the carpel 
A)  the stamen 
B)  the ovule 
C)  the calyx 
D)  the carpel

Question 9

Where does the female gametophyte form in flowering plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  in a stamen 
B)  in a carpel 
C)  in a corolla 
D)  in a receptacle 
A)  in a stamen 
B)  in a carpel 
C)  in a corolla 
D)  in a receptacle

Question 10

During double fertilization, what do the sperm fertilize?

Accepted Answer

A)  the egg and its nucleus 
B)  the egg and the nucleus of the synergid 
C)  the egg and the nucleus of the antipodal cell 
D)  the egg and the nucleus of the central cell 
A)  the egg and its nucleus 
B)  the egg and the nucleus of the synergid 
C)  the egg and the nucleus of the antipodal cell 
D)  the egg and the nucleus of the central cell

Question 11

When is the root-shoot axis established in the flowering plant Arabidopsis?

Accepted Answer

A)  within hours after the seed germinates 
B)  shortly after the eight-cell embryo stage 
C)  during the torpedo stage of embryonic development 
D)  by the first cell division of the embryo 
A)  within hours after the seed germinates 
B)  shortly after the eight-cell embryo stage 
C)  during the torpedo stage of embryonic development 
D)  by the first cell division of the embryo

Question 12

Which of the following is the best analogy for a seed?

Accepted Answer

A)  painting kit 
B)  lunch box 
C)  tool box 
D)  beauty case 
A)  painting kit 
B)  lunch box 
C)  tool box 
D)  beauty case

Question 13

What is the term for the process of asexual reproduction in which a diploid embryo develops from an unfertilized egg or from diploid cells in ovule tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  grafting 
B)  somaclonal section 
C)  apomixis 
D)  fragmentation 
A)  grafting 
B)  somaclonal section 
C)  apomixis 
D)  fragmentation

Question 14

Where does the male gametophyte form in flowering plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  in a stamen 
B)  in a carpel 
C)  in a receptacle 
D)  in a calyx 
A)  in a stamen 
B)  in a carpel 
C)  in a receptacle 
D)  in a calyx

Question 15

Which parts of a flower are typically the most leaflike?

Accepted Answer

A)  the receptacles 
B)  the carpels 
C)  the sepals 
D)  the petals 
A)  the receptacles 
B)  the carpels 
C)  the sepals 
D)  the petals

Question 16

What is the purpose of self-incompatibility in flowers?

Accepted Answer

A)  It prevents both self-fertilization and self-pollination. 
B)  It prevents self-pollination but not self-fertilization. 
C)  It prevents self-fertilization but not self-pollination. 
D)  It prevents self-fertilization and occasionally prevents self-pollination. 
A)  It prevents both self-fertilization and self-pollination. 
B)  It prevents self-pollination but not self-fertilization. 
C)  It prevents self-fertilization but not self-pollination. 
D)  It prevents self-fertilization and occasionally prevents self-pollination.

Question 17

What happens when self pollen grain lands on the stigma?

Accepted Answer

A)  It fertilizes the central cell. 
B)  It forms pollen tube. 
C)  It fertilizes the egg. 
D)  It is rejected. 
A)  It fertilizes the central cell. 
B)  It forms pollen tube. 
C)  It fertilizes the egg. 
D)  It is rejected.

Question 18

Describe several ways that fruits can aid seed dispersal.

Accepted Answer

Fruits may aid seed dispersal in many wa

Question 19

Which structures make up the outermost whorl of a flower?

Accepted Answer

A)  the receptacles 
B)  the carpels 
C)  the petals 
D)  the sepals 
A)  the receptacles 
B)  the carpels 
C)  the petals 
D)  the sepals

Question 20

Which sentence best describes the relationship between gametophyte and sporophyte in flowering plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  The gametophytes are smaller than the sporophytes, and are retained inside sporophyte for all or part of their lives. 
B)  The gametophytes are smaller than the sporophytes, and do not nourish themselves. 
C)  The gametophytes and sporophytes are roughly equal in size, and both nourish themselves. 
D)  The gametophytes are usually larger than the sporophytes, but both gametophytes and sporophytes nourish themselves. 
A)  The gametophytes are smaller than the sporophytes, and are retained inside sporophyte for all or part of their lives. 
B)  The gametophytes are smaller than the sporophytes, and do not nourish themselves. 
C)  The gametophytes and sporophytes are roughly equal in size, and both nourish themselves. 
D)  The gametophytes are usually larger than the sporophytes, but both gametophytes and sporophytes nourish themselves.

Exam 35: Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants

Which are the male gametophytes in flowering plants?

Figure 35-1 -In Figure 35-1, what is item number 4?

Which of the following give a flower its colour?

Figure 35-1 -In Figure 35-1, what is item number 5?

What makes up the female reproductive whorl of a flower?

Match each flower part with its description. -carpels

What must be present in a flower in order for it to make seeds?

In a flowering plant, which structure includes the ovary?

Where does the female gametophyte form in flowering plants?

During double fertilization, what do the sperm fertilize?

When is the root-shoot axis established in the flowering plant Arabidopsis?

Which of the following is the best analogy for a seed?

What is the term for the process of asexual reproduction in which a diploid embryo develops from an unfertilized egg or from diploid cells in ovule tissue?

Where does the male gametophyte form in flowering plants?

Which parts of a flower are typically the most leaflike?

What is the purpose of self-incompatibility in flowers?

What happens when self pollen grain lands on the stigma?

Describe several ways that fruits can aid seed dispersal.

Which structures make up the outermost whorl of a flower?

Which sentence best describes the relationship between gametophyte and sporophyte in flowering plants?

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