Question 1

Before the invention of modern abrasive cleansers, which feature of horsetails was used by humans to scrub pots and polish metals?

Accepted Answer

A)  waxy spores 
B)  silica-rich leaves 
C)  lignin-rich leaves 
D)  cones at the tips of their stems 
E)  silica-rich stems 
A)  waxy spores 
B)  silica-rich leaves 
C)  lignin-rich leaves 
D)  cones at the tips of their stems 
E)  silica-rich stems E

Question 2

What is the function of xylem?

Accepted Answer

A)  It conducts water downward in the plant. 
B)  It transports food upward in the plant. 
C)  It transports minerals and water throughout the plant. 
D)  It transports photosynthetic materials from stem to leaf. 
E)  It slows the evaporation of water from the plant. 
A)  It conducts water downward in the plant. 
B)  It transports food upward in the plant. 
C)  It transports minerals and water throughout the plant. 
D)  It transports photosynthetic materials from stem to leaf. 
E)  It slows the evaporation of water from the plant. C

Question 3

Most members of the phylum ____ are molds that grow on or through organic matter as a mass of hyphae.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chytridiomycota 
B)  Zygomycota 
C)  Basidiomycota 
D)  Glomeromycota 
E)  Ascomycota 
A)  Chytridiomycota 
B)  Zygomycota 
C)  Basidiomycota 
D)  Glomeromycota 
E)  Ascomycota B

Question 4

Peat bogs primarily consist of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  chytrids 
B)  ferns 
C)  liverworts 
D)  hornworts 
E)  mosses 
A)  chytrids 
B)  ferns 
C)  liverworts 
D)  hornworts 
E)  mosses

Question 5

Flowering plants constitute ____ percent of all modern plant species.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  60 
D)  75 
E)  90 
A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  60 
D)  75 
E)  90

Question 6

Which list represents the proposed sequence in plant evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  angiosperms >>> bryophytes >>> seedless vascular plants >>> gymnosperms 
B)  bryophytes >>> seedless vascular plants >>> gymnosperms >>> angiosperms 
C)  gymnosperms >>> angiosperms >>> bryophytes >>> seedless vascular plants 
D)  seedless vascular plants >>> gymnosperms >>> bryophytes >>> angiosperms 
E)  bryophytes >>> gymnosperms >>> angiosperms >>> seedless vascular plants 
A)  angiosperms >>> bryophytes >>> seedless vascular plants >>> gymnosperms 
B)  bryophytes >>> seedless vascular plants >>> gymnosperms >>> angiosperms 
C)  gymnosperms >>> angiosperms >>> bryophytes >>> seedless vascular plants 
D)  seedless vascular plants >>> gymnosperms >>> bryophytes >>> angiosperms 
E)  bryophytes >>> gymnosperms >>> angiosperms >>> seedless vascular plants

Question 7

If fertilization occurs in seed plants, a seed will develop from the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  gametophyte 
B)  ovary 
C)  ovule 
D)  pollen grain 
E)  zygote 
A)  gametophyte 
B)  ovary 
C)  ovule 
D)  pollen grain 
E)  zygote

Question 8

How is the Ug99 strain of wheat stem rust fungus spreading around the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spores carried by birds 
B)  Viral vectors carried in insects 
C)  I mported infected wheat 
D)  W ind dispersal of spores 
E)  Infection of one plant by another plant 
A)  Spores carried by birds 
B)  Viral vectors carried in insects 
C)  I mported infected wheat 
D)  W ind dispersal of spores 
E)  Infection of one plant by another plant

Question 9

Which plants are widely planted in cities because of their resistance to air pollution?

Accepted Answer

A)  lycopods 
B)  ginkgos 
C)  cycads 
D)  conifers 
E)  grasses 
A)  lycopods 
B)  ginkgos 
C)  cycads 
D)  conifers 
E)  grasses

Question 10

A composite organism consisting of a fungus and a single-celled photosynthetic species is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mycorrhiza 
B)  rust 
C)  lichen 
D)  mycelium 
E)  chytrid 
A)  mycorrhiza 
B)  rust 
C)  lichen 
D)  mycelium 
E)  chytrid

Question 11

Match between columns
                        Premises: stoma
xylem
phloem
cuticle
leaf vein

Accepted Answer

The Answer of A and E and C and D is...

Question 12

In which structure do fern spores form?

Accepted Answer

A)  frond 
B)  rhizome 
C)  sorus 
D)  rhizoid 
E)  gametangium 
A)  frond 
B)  rhizome 
C)  sorus 
D)  rhizoid 
E)  gametangium

Question 13

Fungal cell walls consist primarily of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cellulose 
B)  lignin 
C)  chitin 
D)  pectin 
E)  protein 
A)  cellulose 
B)  lignin 
C)  chitin 
D)  pectin 
E)  protein

Question 14

The cuticle of a plant functions primarily for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  retention of water 
B)  conduction of water and minerals 
C)  absorption of oxygen 
D)  photosynthesis 
E)  structural support 
A)  retention of water 
B)  conduction of water and minerals 
C)  absorption of oxygen 
D)  photosynthesis 
E)  structural support

Question 15

Land plants most likely evolved from _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  brown algae 
B)  red algae 
C)  green algae 
D)  bryophytes 
E)  seedless vascular plants 
A)  brown algae 
B)  red algae 
C)  green algae 
D)  bryophytes 
E)  seedless vascular plants

Question 16

Match between columns
                        Premises: seed plants possessing cones that are specialized spore-bearing structures
nonvascular plants common on the floor of temperate forests
general group of plants that form their seeds on the surface of ovules
gymnosperm resistant to air pollution; flagellated sperm; only one living species
G ametophyte is short-lived; sporophyte is dominant part of life cycle.
G ametophyte is the dominant part of their life cycle.
general group that produces seeds with endosperm food reserve
Equisetum ; sporophyte has rhizomes and hollow stems with nonphotosynthetic leaves

Accepted Answer

The Answer of bryophytes and conifers and horsetails and angiosperms is...

Question 17

Lichens are an important component in many ecosystems because they ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  are primary producers 
B)  help form soil by breaking down rocks 
C)  are food for primary producers 
D)  trap small predators with their hyphae 
E)  form a mutualistic relationship with the roots of most plants 
A)  are primary producers 
B)  help form soil by breaking down rocks 
C)  are food for primary producers 
D)  trap small predators with their hyphae 
E)  form a mutualistic relationship with the roots of most plants

Question 18

Gymnosperms are seed plants that produce seeds ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  inside ovules 
B)  on the surface of ovules 
C)  inside fruits 
D)  on their waxy needles 
E)  from a microspore 
A)  inside ovules 
B)  on the surface of ovules 
C)  inside fruits 
D)  on their waxy needles 
E)  from a microspore

Question 19

Mosses have threadlike structures, called ____, that hold the gametophyte in place.

Accepted Answer

A)  mycorrhizae 
B)  fronds 
C)  rhizoids 
D)  sporangia 
E)  rhizomes 
A)  mycorrhizae 
B)  fronds 
C)  rhizoids 
D)  sporangia 
E)  rhizomes

Question 20

Which are single-celled fungi?

Accepted Answer

A)  molds 
B)  yeasts 
C)  club fungi 
D)  sac fungi 
E)  mildews 
A)  molds 
B)  yeasts 
C)  club fungi 
D)  sac fungi 
E)  mildews

Exam 15: Plants and Fungi

Before the invention of modern abrasive cleansers, which feature of horsetails was used by humans to scrub pots and polish metals?

What is the function of xylem?

Most members of the phylum ____ are molds that grow on or through organic matter as a mass of hyphae.

Peat bogs primarily consist of _____.

Flowering plants constitute ____ percent of all modern plant species.

Which list represents the proposed sequence in plant evolution?

If fertilization occurs in seed plants, a seed will develop from the ____.

How is the Ug99 strain of wheat stem rust fungus spreading around the world?

Which plants are widely planted in cities because of their resistance to air pollution?

A composite organism consisting of a fungus and a single-celled photosynthetic species is called a ____.

In which structure do fern spores form?

Fungal cell walls consist primarily of ____.

The cuticle of a plant functions primarily for ____.

Land plants most likely evolved from _____.

Lichens are an important component in many ecosystems because they ____.

Gymnosperms are seed plants that produce seeds ____.

Mosses have threadlike structures, called ____, that hold the gametophyte in place.

Which are single-celled fungi?

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Releasing Chemical Energy

Dna Structure and Function

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How Cells Reproduce

Patterns of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Prokaryotes, Protists, and Viruses

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

The Biosphere and Human Effects

Animal Tissues and Organs

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