Question 1

Broadleaf plants generally require more water because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased water loss. 
B)  increased surface area for light capture. 
C)  increased gas exchange. 
D)  increased rate of photosynthesis. 
E)  increased herbivory. 
A)  increased water loss. 
B)  increased surface area for light capture. 
C)  increased gas exchange. 
D)  increased rate of photosynthesis. 
E)  increased herbivory.

Question 2

A temperate deciduous forest is characterized by what kind of trees?

Accepted Answer

A)  evergreen 
B)  trees that lose their leaves in the fall 
C)  ferns 
D)  trees that produce brilliant flowers 
E)  pine and spruce 
A)  evergreen 
B)  trees that lose their leaves in the fall 
C)  ferns 
D)  trees that produce brilliant flowers 
E)  pine and spruce

Question 3

Plants in the United States that flower in the spring are:

Accepted Answer

A)  long night plants. 
B)  long day plants. 
C)  day neutral plants. 
D)  phytochrome plants. 
E)  deciduous. 
A)  long night plants. 
B)  long day plants. 
C)  day neutral plants. 
D)  phytochrome plants. 
E)  deciduous.

Question 4

As humans, we are heterotrophs; for us to live, something else must die. Thus all our food must come directly or indirectly from plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following characteristics apply to stems only, distinguishing them from roots?

Accepted Answer

A)  storage 
B)  anchorage 
C)  storage of glucose 
D)  transport of water and materials 
E)  seed storage 
A)  storage 
B)  anchorage 
C)  storage of glucose 
D)  transport of water and materials 
E)  seed storage

Question 6

The environmental factor that is most important to plant growth and maintenance is:

Accepted Answer

A)  water availability 
B)  touch 
C)  gravity 
D)  light 
E)  seasonal changes 
A)  water availability 
B)  touch 
C)  gravity 
D)  light 
E)  seasonal changes

Question 7

The change of leaf colors in the fall is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  production of new pigments. 
B)  a need to conserve heat. 
C)  phototropism. 
D)  chlorophyll decay revealing other photosynthetic pigments already present in the leaf. 
E)  abscission. 
A)  production of new pigments. 
B)  a need to conserve heat. 
C)  phototropism. 
D)  chlorophyll decay revealing other photosynthetic pigments already present in the leaf. 
E)  abscission.

Exam 24: An Introduction to Flowering Plants

Broadleaf plants generally require more water because of:

A temperate deciduous forest is characterized by what kind of trees?

Plants in the United States that flower in the spring are:

As humans, we are heterotrophs; for us to live, something else must die. Thus all our food must come directly or indirectly from plants.

Which of the following characteristics apply to stems only, distinguishing them from roots?

The environmental factor that is most important to plant growth and maintenance is:

The change of leaf colors in the fall is caused by:

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