Deck 22: The Diversity of Life 2

Question 1

Cells occur as strings attached end to end, each cell has two nuclei, and there are no chloroplasts.

A) fungi
B) archaea
C) protists
D) bacteria

Answer 1

fungi

Question 2

Fungi have a larger surface area-to-volume ratio than most other multicellular organisms because:

A) every cell along a hypha may be in contact with the environment.
B) an individual mycelium can grow very large.
C) most fungi are microscopic organisms.
D) Hyphae grow together to form mycelium.

Answer 2

every cell along a hypha may be in contact with the environment.

Question 3

This organism is chemoheterotrophic, has a cell wall, is not mobile, has a nucleus, and is a decomposer.

A) protist
B) plant
C) animal
D) fungus

Answer 3

fungus

Question 4

This organism is chemoheterotrophic, multicellular, and has no cell wall.

A) fungus
B) animal
C) protist
D) plant

Question 5

Which groups of organisms are most important as decomposers, which decay dead organic matter and recycle its nutrients?

A) bacteria and fungi
B) plants and bacteria
C) animals and archaea
D) animals and plants

Question 6

A more or less circular ring of mushrooms appears in your yard, apparently overnight. The circle is several yards in diameter. The most likely explanation for this circle of mushrooms is that:

A) the mushrooms are all part of the same plant, with mycelia radiating out from the location of a germinated spore.
B) a circle is nature's most perfect shape for asexual reproduction structures.
C) one mushroom in the circle reproduced sexually to make all the other mushrooms in the circle.
D) the mushroom plants in the center of the circle have been eaten by herbivores.

Question 7

Lichens are:

A) a symbiotic association of algae and fungi.
B) algae.
C) archaea.
D) fungi.

Question 8

This organism is big and multicellular, is a photoautotroph, and looks green.

A) protist
B) animal
C) plant
D) fungus

Question 9

In the narrowest of definitions, plants:

A) are eukaryotic.
B) are multicellular.
C) have photosynthetic pigments.
D) develop from embryos.

Question 10

While walking through a botanical garden, you see a 6-meter-tall plant that shows no evidence of flowering, but seeds are present. To which group of plants does it belong?

A) algae
B) angiosperms
C) ferns
D) gymnosperms

Question 11

Refer to the figure above and then answer the questions that follow.

-Gymnosperms:

A) lack eggs and sperm.
B) lack leaves.
C) lack seeds.
D) lack flowers.

Question 12

Refer to the figure above and then answer the questions that follow.

-Nonvascular plants have never evolved to the size of vascular plants. This is most likely due to limitations in:

A) nutrient and water transportation.
B) respiration.
C) nutrient and water absorption.
D) photosynthesis.

Question 13

Refer to the figure above and then answer the questions that follow.

-The gametophyte generation in angiosperms is contained in the:

A) cone.
B) sporangium.
C) flower.
D) leaves

Question 14

Refer to the figure above and then answer the questions that follow.

-Ferns:

A) make seeds.
B) lack eggs and sperm.
C) have compound leaves.
D) lack vascular tissue.

Question 15

Refer to the figure above and then answer the questions that follow.

-Which characteristic of ferns restricts them to damp habitats?

A) a cuticle
B) lack of roots
C) small leaves
D) swimming sperm

Question 16

Refer to the figure above and then answer the questions that follow.

-Which kind of plant most closely resembles the earliest fossil land plants?

A) rose bush
B) fern
C) moss
D) pine tree

Question 17

Refer to the figure above and then answer the questions that follow.

-All of the following are advantages of angiosperms over other plants except:

A) seeds.
B) fruits.
C) leaves.
D) roots.

Question 18

Refer to the figure above and then answer the questions that follow.

-What replaces swimming sperm in the life cycle of seed plants?

A) swimming egg cells
B) airborne sperm
C) insects
D) pollen

Question 19

What kind of relationship do we find between mycorrhizae and plants?

A) competition
B) mutualism
C) parasitism
D) commensalism

Question 20

What is the basis for the assigned names of the major groups of fungi?

A) ecological status
B) mode of nutrition
C) feeding structures
D) reproductive structures

Question 21

Which is the dominant stage of the life cycle in primitive plants?

A) the diploid stage
B) the haploid stage
C) the large sporophyte body
D) the zygote

Question 22

The conifers, such as pines and redwood trees, are examples of:

A) angiosperms.
B) bryophytes.
C) gymnosperms.
D) lichens.

Question 23

An apple tree is:

A) a gymnosperm.
B) a haploid plant.
C) a sporophyte.
D) a gametophyte.

Question 24

-A mycelium is a mass of hyphae found in ferns.

Question 25

-Mycorrhizae are found underground beneath a mushroom.

Question 26

Antibiotics can be used to kill fungi.

Question 27

The cell walls of fungi contain cellulose.

Question 28

The dikaryotic cells of a mushroom contain two haploid nuclei each.

Question 29

Diploid cells produced in the gills of a mushroom develop into a mycelium.

Question 30

Lichens are able to produce their own food.

Question 31

Lichens are significant decomposers of dead organisms in the environment.

Question 32

Ferns lack a gametophyte generation.

Question 33

Mosses lack a sporophyte generation.

Question 34

Flowers use nectar to attract animals for pollination.

Question 35

Most gymnosperms are pollinated by insects.

Question 36

Most fruits serve as nourishment for the seeds produced by a plant.

Question 37

What possible functions of fruits give advantages to plants that make fruits over seed plants that do not make fruits?