Question 1

The landing platform for pollen in flowering plants is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) filament 
B) stigma 
C) anther 
D) style 
E) ovary 
A) filament 
B) stigma 
C) anther 
D) style 
E) ovary

Question 2

Which process is not a method of asexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

A) production of new plants at nodes along stolons in strawberries 
B) humans growing trees from cuttings 
C) production of new plants at nodes along underground rhizomes in Bermuda grass 
D) buds from an underground stem of an onion 
E) self-fertilization 
A) production of new plants at nodes along stolons in strawberries 
B) humans growing trees from cuttings 
C) production of new plants at nodes along underground rhizomes in Bermuda grass 
D) buds from an underground stem of an onion 
E) self-fertilization

Question 3

When pollen from one species lands on the stigma of a flower from another species, the pollen tube typically ____.

Accepted Answer

A) does not develop 
B) forms, but the sperm cannot penetrate the egg 
C) forms and grows to the ovary, but then stops 
D) forms, but the sperm are killed 
E) forms and the egg is usually fertilized, but the embryo rarely grows 
A) does not develop 
B) forms, but the sperm cannot penetrate the egg 
C) forms and grows to the ovary, but then stops 
D) forms, but the sperm are killed 
E) forms and the egg is usually fertilized, but the embryo rarely grows

Question 4

A flower with petals, sepals, stamens, and one carpel is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) perfect and incomplete 
B) imperfect and complete 
C) imperfect and incomplete 
D) perfect and complete 
E) sterile 
A) perfect and incomplete 
B) imperfect and complete 
C) imperfect and incomplete 
D) perfect and complete 
E) sterile

Question 5

The oldest cells in a mature leaf are found ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) at the base of the leaf 
B) near the very center of the leaf 
C) at the stomata 
D) at the leaf tip 
E) as files of cells at the widest point of the leaf 
A) at the base of the leaf 
B) near the very center of the leaf 
C) at the stomata 
D) at the leaf tip 
E) as files of cells at the widest point of the leaf

Question 6

Describe the process of double fertilization in flowering plants.

Accepted Answer

In flowering plants fertilization is typ

Question 7

The onset of the growth of a plant embryo, termed ____, starts when the seed begins to soak up water.

Accepted Answer

A) imbibition 
B) hatching 
C) splitting 
D) germination 
E) gestation 
A) imbibition 
B) hatching 
C) splitting 
D) germination 
E) gestation

Question 8

The female gametophyte in flowering plants is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ovary 
B) seed 
C) embryo sac 
D) megasporocyte 
E) ovule 
A) ovary 
B) seed 
C) embryo sac 
D) megasporocyte 
E) ovule

Question 9

Why do most plants produce large numbers of seeds?

Accepted Answer

A) Most seeds are not viable. 
B) Most of a plants seeds are produced as food for animals that disperse the seed. 
C) Most plants have many flowers. 
D) Most plants only flower once 
E) Few seeds survive, germinate and grow into mature individuals. ​ 
A) Most seeds are not viable. 
B) Most of a plants seeds are produced as food for animals that disperse the seed. 
C) Most plants have many flowers. 
D) Most plants only flower once 
E) Few seeds survive, germinate and grow into mature individuals. ​

Question 10

Growing useful mutants that develop from callus culture is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) fragmentation ​ 
B) protoplast fusion 
C) somaclonal selection 
D) grafting 
E) apomixes 
A) fragmentation ​ 
B) protoplast fusion 
C) somaclonal selection 
D) grafting 
E) apomixes

Question 11

A plant species where each plant makes some flowers that are male and some that are female is called a ____ species and always has ____ flowers.

Accepted Answer

A) monoecious; complete 
B) dioecious; imperfect 
C) dioecious; complete 
D) monoecious; imperfect 
E) monoecious; perfect 
A) monoecious; complete 
B) dioecious; imperfect 
C) dioecious; complete 
D) monoecious; imperfect 
E) monoecious; perfect

Question 12

Studies have shown that in the flowering plant Arabidopsis whether or not a root epidermal cell develops a root hair is determined ____.

Accepted Answer

A) by the distance of the cell from the root tip 
B) from the timing of cell division ​ 
C) by positional information from cells of the root cortex 
D) shortly after the eight-cell embryo stage 
E) by the direction of cell division 
A) by the distance of the cell from the root tip 
B) from the timing of cell division ​ 
C) by positional information from cells of the root cortex 
D) shortly after the eight-cell embryo stage 
E) by the direction of cell division

Question 13

Fleshy fruits, such as blueberries, usually aid seed dispersal by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) catching in the hair or feathers of animals 
B) being buried by animals 
C) falling directly under the parent plant 
D) floating away from the parent plant 
E) being eaten by animals 
A) catching in the hair or feathers of animals 
B) being buried by animals 
C) falling directly under the parent plant 
D) floating away from the parent plant 
E) being eaten by animals

Question 14

Unlike in animal meiosis, meiosis in plants gives rise to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) diploid spores 
B) haploid spores 
C) diploid gametes 
D) haploid gametes 
E) cells without walls 
A) diploid spores 
B) haploid spores 
C) diploid gametes 
D) haploid gametes 
E) cells without walls

Question 15

Once a pollen tube lands on a compatible stigma ____.

Accepted Answer

A) chemical cues guide the pollen tube from the stigma to the embryo sac of an ovule 
B) that pollen tube continues on to another ovule 
C) other pollen tubes are attracted to that ovule 
D) other pollen tubes can penetrate that ovule more easily 
E) the flower dies to prevent further pollination 
A) chemical cues guide the pollen tube from the stigma to the embryo sac of an ovule 
B) that pollen tube continues on to another ovule 
C) other pollen tubes are attracted to that ovule 
D) other pollen tubes can penetrate that ovule more easily 
E) the flower dies to prevent further pollination

Question 16

A fruit that develops from several ovaries in a single flower, such as a raspberry, is called a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) aggregate fruit 
B) accessory fruit 
C) multiple fruit 
D) simple fruit 
E) compound fruit 
A) aggregate fruit 
B) accessory fruit 
C) multiple fruit 
D) simple fruit 
E) compound fruit

Question 17

Strawberries are accessory fruits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The micropyle is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the mature male gametophyte 
B) the inner seed coat 
C) a small opening at one end of an ovule 
D) a passageway through the style for sperm 
E) the eight-cell stage of a plant embryo 
A) the mature male gametophyte 
B) the inner seed coat 
C) a small opening at one end of an ovule 
D) a passageway through the style for sperm 
E) the eight-cell stage of a plant embryo

Question 19

Match between columns
                        Premises: receptacle

Accepted Answer

The Answer of  E and  C and  is...

Question 20

Match between columns
                        Premises: petals

Accepted Answer

The Answer of female reproductive parts and often showy parts is...

Exam 36: Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants

The landing platform for pollen in flowering plants is the ____.

Which process is not a method of asexual reproduction?

When pollen from one species lands on the stigma of a flower from another species, the pollen tube typically ____.

A flower with petals, sepals, stamens, and one carpel is ____.

The oldest cells in a mature leaf are found ____. ​

Describe the process of double fertilization in flowering plants.

The onset of the growth of a plant embryo, termed ____, starts when the seed begins to soak up water.

The female gametophyte in flowering plants is the ____.

Why do most plants produce large numbers of seeds?

Growing useful mutants that develop from callus culture is called ____.

A plant species where each plant makes some flowers that are male and some that are female is called a ____ species and always has ____ flowers.

Studies have shown that in the flowering plant Arabidopsis whether or not a root epidermal cell develops a root hair is determined ____.

Fleshy fruits, such as blueberries, usually aid seed dispersal by ____.

Unlike in animal meiosis, meiosis in plants gives rise to ____.

Once a pollen tube lands on a compatible stigma ____.

A fruit that develops from several ovaries in a single flower, such as a raspberry, is called a(n)____.

Strawberries are accessory fruits.

The micropyle is ____.

Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research

Life, Chemistry, and Water

Biological Molecules: the Carbon Compounds of Life

Cells

Membranes and Transport

Energy, Enzymes, and Biological Reactions

Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy

Photosynthesis

Cell Communication

Cell Division and Mitosis

Meiosis: the Cellular Basis of Sexual Reproduction

Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance

Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics

DNA Structure, Replication, and Organization

From DNA to Protein

Regulation of Gene Expression

Bacterial and Viral Genetics

Dna Technologies: Making and Using Genetically Altered Organisms, and Other Applications

Genomes and Proteomes

The Development of Evolutionary Thought

Microevolution: Genetic Changes Within Populations

Speciation

Paleobiology and Macroevolution

Systematic Biology: Phylogeny and Classification

The Origin of Life

Prokaryotes and Viruses

Protists

Seedless Plants

Seed Plants

Fungi

Animal Phylogeny, Acoelomates, and Protostomes

Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives

The Plant Body

Transport in Plants

Plant Nutrition

Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment

Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology

Information Flow and the Neuron

Nervous Systems

Sensory Systems

The Endocrine System

Muscles, Bones, and Body Movements

The Circulatory System

Defenses Against Disease

Gas Exchange: the Respiratory System

Animal Nutrition

Regulating the Internal Environment

Animal Reproduction

Animal Development

Ecology and the Biosphere

Population Ecology

Population Interactions and Community Ecology

Ecosystems

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Animal Behavior

Filters

The oldest cells in a mature leaf are found ____.

A plant species where each plant makes some flowers that are male and some that are female is called a species and always has flowers.