Question 1

Which statement regarding fungal reproduction is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Fungi do not produce spores. 
B) Many fungi can reproduce either sexually or asexually. 
C) Fungi can only reproduce sexually. 
D) All fungi can only reproduce asexually.

Question 2

Not all plants have seeds.What main advantage do seeds provide a plant?

Accepted Answer

A) Seeds allow plants to grow tall. 
B) Seeds allow plants to alternate generations. 
C) Seeds allow plants to produce needles. 
D) Seeds allow plants to be independent of water for reproduction.

Question 3

Why must mosses live in moist environments?

Accepted Answer

A) Because they lack a waxy outer layer 
B) Because they depend on water to reproduce 
C) Because they grow as a mat 
D) Because they are pollinated by fish and aquatic insects

Question 4

The book mentions that maple syrup comes from the xylem sap of a tree.While this is true, why do you think most people assume it comes from the phloem sap?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The book mentions that maple syrup comes...

Question 5

What is the correct organization in plants, from smallest to largest?

Accepted Answer

A) Tissues, organs, tissue systems, cells 
B) Cells, organs, tissues, tissue systems 
C) Cells, tissues, tissue systems, organs 
D) Cells, organs, tissue systems, tissues

Question 6

Fungi are made of bundles of threadlike ________.

Accepted Answer

A) mycelia 
B) hyphae 
C) chitins 
D) lichens

Question 7

What characteristic do plants, algae, and some bacteria have in common that is not shared with fungi or animals?

Accepted Answer

A) They have cell walls. 
B) They can do photosynthesis. 
C) They contain mycorrhizae. 
D) They have spores.

Question 8

Which type of angiosperm typically has parallel leaf veins and a fibrous root system?

Accepted Answer

A) Monocot 
B) Dicot 
C) Conifer 
D) Ferns

Question 9

What is the reproductive organ of angiosperms?

Accepted Answer

A) Cones 
B) Flowers 
C) Seeds 
D) Fruits

Question 10

The xylem primarily transports ________, while the phloem primarily transports ________.

Accepted Answer

A) sugars; water and minerals 
B) oxygen and carbon dioxide; sugars 
C) water and minerals; sugars 
D) water and minerals; oxygen

Question 11

Which of the following is a similarity between bryophytes and seedless vascular plants?

Accepted Answer

A) They both have no vascular tissues. 
B) They both alternate generations between gametophyte and sporophyte. 
C) They both contain lignin. 
D) They are both independent of water for reproduction.

Question 12

All plant organs (such as leaves, roots, and stems) contain tissues from all three tissue systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The pollen tube grows from the ________ to the ________, where it eventually fertilizes the egg.

Accepted Answer

A) anther; style 
B) sepal; filament 
C) stigma; ovule 
D) petal; ovary

Question 14

The ________ is the dominant form of most bryophytes; when you see mosses in the environment, it makes up the bulk of the plants' mass.

Accepted Answer

A) The gametophyte 
B) The sporophyte 
C) The spores 
D) The gametes

Question 15

What causes the annual growth rings of trees?

Accepted Answer

A) Damage caused by fungi that occurs during the wetter months 
B) Residual bark left over when the trunk of the tree expands 
C) Different growth rates at different times of the year 
D) Sugars left over from the previous summer

Question 16

Assuming it doesn't die unexpectedly, how often would you need to replant an annual plant?

Accepted Answer

A) Every season 
B) Every year 
C) Every two years 
D) Never, the plant will keep on growing

Question 17

Name four ways roots benefit a plant.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name four ways roots benefit a plant....

Question 18

Why do pine trees have two different types of cones?

Accepted Answer

A) One type produces the gametophyte, the other type produces the sporophyte. 
B) One type produces ovules, the other type produces pollen. 
C) One type is produced in the fall, the other type is produced in the spring. 
D) One type produces seeds, the other type produces fruit.

Question 19

What mechanism is responsible for moving water in the xylem?

Accepted Answer

A) Photosynthesis 
B) Respiration 
C) Transpiration 
D) Digestion

Question 20

The male part of the flower is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) petal 
B) stamen 
C) carpel 
D) sepal

Exam 9: Biodiversity 2: Fungi and Plants