Question 1

In the fern life cycle,the ______ generation is dominant.

Accepted Answer

A) haploid gametophyte 
B) diploid gametophyte 
C) haploid sporophyte 
D) diploid sporophyte 
A) haploid gametophyte 
B) diploid gametophyte 
C) haploid sporophyte 
D) diploid sporophyte

Question 2

In the moss life cycle,the ______ is the dominant generation.

Accepted Answer

A) haploid gametophyte 
B) diploid gametophyte 
C) haploid sporophyte 
D) diploid sporophyte 
A) haploid gametophyte 
B) diploid gametophyte 
C) haploid sporophyte 
D) diploid sporophyte

Question 3

Which of the following descriptions applies to megaphylls?

Accepted Answer

A) Can be found in both the pteridophytes and seed plants. 
B) Are broad leaves with strands of vascular tissues. 
C) These allowed early plants to photosynthesize more efficiently. 
D) None of these statements apply to megaphylls. 
E) All of the above apply to megaphylls. 
A) Can be found in both the pteridophytes and seed plants. 
B) Are broad leaves with strands of vascular tissues. 
C) These allowed early plants to photosynthesize more efficiently. 
D) None of these statements apply to megaphylls. 
E) All of the above apply to megaphylls.

Question 4

The first plants to colonize land were the

Accepted Answer

A) gametophytes. 
B) bryophytes. 
C) pteridophytes. 
D) lycophytes. 
A) gametophytes. 
B) bryophytes. 
C) pteridophytes. 
D) lycophytes.

Question 5

Only lycophytes have true roots,stems,and leaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Flagellated sperm and a sporophyte that is dependent on the gametophyte are characteristics of

Accepted Answer

A) gymnosperm. 
B) angiosperm. 
C) liverworts. 
D) moss. 
E) liverworts and mosses. 
A) gymnosperm. 
B) angiosperm. 
C) liverworts. 
D) moss. 
E) liverworts and mosses.

Question 7

Identify the species that is not classified as a pteridophyte.

Accepted Answer

A) Marchantia 
B) Equisetum 
C) Hart's tongue 
D) Psilotum 
A) Marchantia 
B) Equisetum 
C) Hart's tongue 
D) Psilotum

Question 8

Which of the following features would have helped early plant ancestors evolve to a terrestrial existence?

Accepted Answer

A) cellulose in the cell walls 
B) apical cells 
C) plasmodesmata 
D) placenta 
E) all of these features would have helped 
A) cellulose in the cell walls 
B) apical cells 
C) plasmodesmata 
D) placenta 
E) all of these features would have helped

Question 9

Among adaptations of plants to a terrestrial environment are all of the following adaptations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) a dominant sporophyte with vascular tissue. 
B) a cuticle to prevent water loss from exposed parts of the plant. 
C) stomata to regulate gas exchange with the atmosphere. 
D) All of the choices are adaptations. 
A) a dominant sporophyte with vascular tissue. 
B) a cuticle to prevent water loss from exposed parts of the plant. 
C) stomata to regulate gas exchange with the atmosphere. 
D) All of the choices are adaptations.

Question 10

Which benefit did the lycophytes derive from their evolution of megaphylls?

Accepted Answer

A) An increased ability to capture more solar energy. 
B) Increased ability to produce greater stores of food. 
C) Their fitness would have increased due to a greater ability to photosynthesize. 
D) All of the above are benefits they would have received. 
E) They would not have received any of these benefits. 
A) An increased ability to capture more solar energy. 
B) Increased ability to produce greater stores of food. 
C) Their fitness would have increased due to a greater ability to photosynthesize. 
D) All of the above are benefits they would have received. 
E) They would not have received any of these benefits.

Question 11

Seedless vascular plants include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Psilotum-Pteridophytes 
B) horsetails-Sphenophyta. 
C) Sphagnum-Bryophyta. 
D) whisk ferns-Psilotophyta. 
A) Psilotum-Pteridophytes 
B) horsetails-Sphenophyta. 
C) Sphagnum-Bryophyta. 
D) whisk ferns-Psilotophyta.

Question 12

Molecular data suggests that hornworts,liverworts,and mosses

Accepted Answer

A) share common ancestry but do not form a monophyletic group. 
B) do not share common ancestry and form a polyphyletic group. 
C) share common ancestry,but form a monophyletic group. 
D) None of the above are true. 
A) share common ancestry but do not form a monophyletic group. 
B) do not share common ancestry and form a polyphyletic group. 
C) share common ancestry,but form a monophyletic group. 
D) None of the above are true.

Question 13

A microspore develops into a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) seed. 
B) sporophyte. 
C) male gametophyte. 
D) female gametophyte. 
E) ovule. 
A) seed. 
B) sporophyte. 
C) male gametophyte. 
D) female gametophyte. 
E) ovule.

Question 14

Which portion of the plant life cycle is haploid?

Accepted Answer

A) gametophyte 
B) sporophyte 
C) both sporophyte and gametophyte are haploid 
D) zygote 
A) gametophyte 
B) sporophyte 
C) both sporophyte and gametophyte are haploid 
D) zygote

Question 15

Which of the following structures is a male reproductive structure?

Accepted Answer

A) archegonia 
B) megaspore 
C) pollen cone 
D) pistil 
A) archegonia 
B) megaspore 
C) pollen cone 
D) pistil

Question 16

The largest and oldest trees in the world that are pollinated by animals are conifers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Bryophytes

Accepted Answer

A) can be found from the Antartic to the tropics. 
B) produce peat that can be used as fuel. 
C) erode rocks to produce soil. 
D) All of the above choices are true regarding bryophytes. 
A) can be found from the Antartic to the tropics. 
B) produce peat that can be used as fuel. 
C) erode rocks to produce soil. 
D) All of the above choices are true regarding bryophytes.

Question 18

As plants invaded the land,there was

Accepted Answer

A) greater availability of light for photosynthesis. 
B) greater concentrations of carbon dioxide. 
C) increased threat of desiccation of unprotected cells. 
D) All of the above. 
A) greater availability of light for photosynthesis. 
B) greater concentrations of carbon dioxide. 
C) increased threat of desiccation of unprotected cells. 
D) All of the above.

Question 19

The first fossil evidence of vascular tissue is seen in the

Accepted Answer

A) green algae. 
B) tracheophytes. 
C) rhyniophytes. 
D) bryophytes. 
E) tree ferns. 
A) green algae. 
B) tracheophytes. 
C) rhyniophytes. 
D) bryophytes. 
E) tree ferns.

Question 20

When a moss spore lands on an appropriate site,it germinates into the first stage of the gametophyte called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) antheridium. 
B) rhizoid. 
C) archegonium. 
D) protonema. 
E) thallus. 
A) antheridium. 
B) rhizoid. 
C) archegonium. 
D) protonema. 
E) thallus.

Exam 23: Plant Evolution and Diversity

In the fern life cycle,the ______ generation is dominant.

In the moss life cycle,the ______ is the dominant generation.

Which of the following descriptions applies to megaphylls?

The first plants to colonize land were the

Only lycophytes have true roots,stems,and leaves.

Flagellated sperm and a sporophyte that is dependent on the gametophyte are characteristics of

Identify the species that is not classified as a pteridophyte.

Which of the following features would have helped early plant ancestors evolve to a terrestrial existence?

Among adaptations of plants to a terrestrial environment are all of the following adaptations EXCEPT

Which benefit did the lycophytes derive from their evolution of megaphylls?

Seedless vascular plants include all of the following EXCEPT

Molecular data suggests that hornworts,liverworts,and mosses

A microspore develops into a(n)

Which portion of the plant life cycle is haploid?

Which of the following structures is a male reproductive structure?

The largest and oldest trees in the world that are pollinated by animals are conifers.

Bryophytes

As plants invaded the land,there was

The first fossil evidence of vascular tissue is seen in the

When a moss spore lands on an appropriate site,it germinates into the first stage of the gametophyte called a(n)

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