A plant is a(an)
1. unicellular
prokaryote.
2. multicellular
prokaryote.
3. unicellular
eukaryote.
4. multicellular
eukaryote.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of all plants?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
are eukaryotic
have cell walls
produce seeds
are multicellular
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
To produce spores, all plants
must undergo
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
mitosis.
meiosis.
fertilization.
asexual
reproduction.
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Plants use the energy of
sunlight to
1. exchange gases
with the atmosphere.
2. take in water from
the soil.
3. carry out cellular
respiration.
4. carry out
photosynthesis.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Without gas exchange, a plant
would be unable to
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
make food.
absorb sunlight.
make minerals.
absorb water from
the soil.
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which of the following is NOT
true?
1.
Plants have adaptations that maximize
light absorption.
Plants require more water on a sunny
day.
Plants get the water they need from
the atmosphere.
Plants can lose water while
exchanging gases with the
atmosphere.
2.
3.
4.
25%
1
1
2
3
4
5
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
The first plants evolved from
1. mosses.
2. an organism similar
to multicellular green
algae.
3. a protist that lived on
land.
4. photosynthetic
prokaryotes.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Living on land required that
plants
1. evolve
photosynthetic
pigments.
2. conserve water.
3. exchange gases.
4. have cell walls.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Without plants,
1.
animals could not live on
land.
there would be no green
algae in the oceans.
animals could not undergo
cellular respiration.
there would be no carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere.
2.
3.
4.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which of the following statements
is true about bryophytes?
1.
They have specialized tissues that
conduct water.
They draw up water by osmosis.
They are not highly dependent on
water.
They are a group of plants made up of
algae and mosses.
2.
3.
4.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Bryophytes need standing water
to
1. reproduce.
2. draw up water by
osmosis.
3. undergo
photosynthesis.
4. grow tall.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Because bryophytes do not
have vascular tissue, they
1.
2.
do not conduct water.
grow close to the
ground.
can draw up water only
a few centimeters above
the ground.
all of the above
3.
4.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
In liverworts, the structures that
produce eggs and sperm look like
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
fronds.
horns.
liver.
tiny green
umbrellas.
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which one of the following structures
has functions similar to that of roots?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
gemma
rhizoid
capsule
stalk
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which of the following is NOT
true about mosses?
1.
They are the most common
bryophytes.
Long, thin cells called gemmae
anchor them in the ground.
They are the most abundant plants in
polar regions.
Some mosses form clumps of
gametophytes growing together.
2.
3.
4.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
2
25%
3
25%
4
What is the sperm-producing
structure of a bryophyte?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
gemma
archegonium
rhizoid
antheridium
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which of the following is LEAST
related to the others?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
protonema
sporophyte
gametophyte
rhizoid
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
In bryophytes, haploid reproductive
cells are produced by the
1. haploid stage.
2. diploid stage.
3. gametophyte and
sporophyte.
4. all of the above
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which of the following includes
all the others?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
xylem
vascular tissue
phloem
tracheids
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Xylem and phloem are NOT
1. conducting
tissues.
2. vascular tissues.
3. present in
bryophytes.
4. present in ferns.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Xylem tissue is important to
ferns because it
1.
can conduct water over
long distances.
allows water to diffuse
into the roots.
carries carbohydrates to
all parts of the plant.
allows ferns to
reproduce in dry
environments.
2.
3.
4.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Club mosses are
1. nonvascular
plants.
2. seed plants.
3. seedless vascular
plants.
4. none of the above
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Horsetails do NOT
1. have xylem
tissue.
2. produce seeds.
3. have roots.
4. have phloem
tissue.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which of the following
statements is true?
1.
Ferns can thrive in areas
with little light.
Unlike club mosses, ferns
grow in moist environments.
Fern fronds grow from the
plant’s roots.
The leaves of Equisetum lack
bundles of vascular tissue.
2.
3.
4.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Fern spores are
1. produced by the
gametophyte.
2. produced in the
rhizomes.
3. called sori.
4. produced in
sporangia.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which of the following
structures in ferns is diploid?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
gametophyte
sporangium
egg
spore
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
How is the fern life cycle different
from the moss life cycle?
1.
A fern gametophyte always has
both archegonia and antheridia.
The young gametophyte is haploid.
The mature sporophyte is diploid.
The mature sporophyte grows from
the gametophyte.
2.
3.
4.
25%
1
1
2
3
4
5
25%
2
25%
3
25%
4
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
Which of the following includes a plant
embryo, a food supply, and a protective
covering?
25% 25%
25%
25%
pollen grain
spore
seed
gametophyte
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
Seed-bearing plants differ from
all other plants in that
1.
they have vascular
tissue.
they do not have a
gametophyte
generation.
their gametes do not
require water for
fertilization to occur.
all of the above
2.
3.
4.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
The gametophytes of gymnosperms are
found inside reproductive structures called
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
flowers.
cones.
embryos.
angiosperms.
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
When land environments became
drier millions of years ago,
1.
many moss and fern
species became extinct.
mosses evolved
vascular tissue.
mosses and ferns no
longer required water
for reproduction.
many angiosperm
species became extinct.
2.
3.
4.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
The most ancient surviving seed
plants are the
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
mosses.
liverworts.
ferns.
gymnosperms.
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which of the following
statements is NOT true?
1.
Seed plants can coexist with
seedless plants.
The evolution of seed plants
caused many species of mosses
and ferns to become extinct.
Early seed plants were successful
because they were adapted to dry
environments.
Fossils of seed-bearing plants
exist from almost 360 million years
ago.
2.
3.
4.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
2
25%
3
25%
4
The four groups of gymnosperms
are conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, and
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
bryophytes.
horsetails.
liverworts.
gnetophytes.
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which gymnosperms produce
exposed seeds?
1. conifers only
2. conifers and cycads
only
3. conifers and
ginkgoes only
4. conifers, cycads,
gnetophytes, and
ginkgoes
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
There is evidence that Ginkgo
biloba
1.
was the first gymnosperm to have
evolved.
evolved before most other living
species of seed plants.
evolved from an angiosperm.
has characteristics that differ
greatly from its ancestors.
2.
3.
4.
25%
1
1
2
3
4
5
25%
2
25%
3
25%
4
Angiosperms produce seeds inside
protective structures called
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
pollen grains.
cones.
ovaries.
petals.
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which term below is least
closely related to the others?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
fruit
seed
ovary
cone
2
3
4
25%
5
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
The specialized reproductive structure
that evolved most recently is the
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
seed.
pollen grain.
ovary.
gametophyte.
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
An example of a monocot is a
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
tomato.
lily.
rose.
daisy.
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
The number of seed leaves
distinguishes
1. club mosses from
mosses.
2. angiosperms from
gymnosperms.
3. two classes of
angiosperms.
4. seed plants from
seedless plants.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Unlike a dicot, a monocot has
1. four or five petals
per flower.
2. two cotyledons.
3. taproots.
4. parallel leaf veins.
1
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Flowering plants that complete a life cycle
within a single growing season are called
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
annuals.
dicots.
perennials.
monocots.
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which type of plant lives the
longest?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
annual
biennial
perennial
none of the above
2
3
4
5
25%
1
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
Which of the following
statements is NOT true?
1.
The roots of a perennial do not die at
the end of the growing season.
A biennial is smaller during its
second growing season.
The stems of some perennials die at
the end of the growing season.
A biennial flowers only once.
2.
3.
4.
25%
1
1
2
3
4
5
25%
25%
2
3
25%
4
If an organism is multicellular, it cannot be a
plant. _________________________
1. True
2. False
1
2
3
4
50%
5
1
50%
2
Losing excessive amounts of water through
evaporation may affect a plant’s ability to carry out
photosynthesis. _________________________
1. True
2. False
1
2
3
4
50%
5
1
50%
2
Figure 22–1 shows the evolutionary relationship of
the major plant groups living on Earth today.
_________________________
1. True
2. False
1
2
3
4
50%
5
1
50%
2
Bryophytes are low-growing because they
lack vascular tissue.
_________________________
1. True
50%
50%
2. False
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
Bryophytes include ferns, liverworts, and
hornworts. _________________________
1. True
2. False
1
2
3
4
50%
5
1
50%
2
Having archegonia and antheridia located
on the same moss plant would help ensure
fertilization. _________________________
1. True
50%
50%
2. False
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
Xylem tissue transports solutions of nutrients and
carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis.
_________________________
1. True
2. False
1
2
3
4
50%
5
1
50%
2
The thick cell walls of tracheids prevent the cells
from bulging when water moves through them.
_________________________
1. True
2. False
1
2
3
4
50%
5
1
50%
2
Tracheids extend from the roots to the
leaves of a club moss.
_________________________
1. True
50%
50%
2. False
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
A frond is part of a fern’s haploid stage.
_________________________
1. True
2. False
1
2
3
4
50%
5
1
50%
2
The most important adaptation that enabled the ancestors
of gymnosperms and angiosperms to live in dry
environments was the spore.
_________________________
1. True
2. False
1
2
3
4
50%
5
1
50%
2
Welwitschia is a gnetophyte that lives in the
desert. _________________________
1. True
2. False
1
2
3
4
50%
5
1
50%
2
Unique reproductive features commonly known as
flowers are characteristic of gymnosperms.
_________________________
1. True
2. False
1
2
3
4
50%
5
1
50%
2
If a seed has two cotyledons, it will have
fibrous roots.
_________________________
1. True
50%
50%
2. False
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
Biennials are pollinated during their first year
of growth. _________________________
1. True
2. False
1
2
3
4
50%
5
1
50%
2
Participant Scores
0
0
Participant 1
Participant 2
0
0
0
Participant 3
Participant 4
Participant 5
The ____________________ of
all plants are made of cellulose.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Plants need to exchange
______________________________ with the atmosphere
in order to carry out the processes of photosynthesis and
respiration.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
38
Figure 22–1
According to Figure 22–1, cone-bearing
plants evolved before
____________________.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Figure 22–1 shows that plants evolved
_________________________ before they
evolved seeds.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
The sperm of bryophytes need
____________________ to reach eggs of
other individuals.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
If you planted a bryophyte in a dry
environment, it would lose water by the
process of ____________________.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Water moves from cell to cell in the rhizoids
of a moss by the process of
____________________.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
The capsule of a moss produces
____________________.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
In moss plants, the diploid zygote is the
beginning of the ____________________
stage of the life cycle.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Ferns can live in shaded areas of a forest
most likely because they have
____________________.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
If a sorus on a fern contains 1000 spores, it
will produce about 1000
____________________.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Most seeds can survive extreme heat for
long periods because they have a(an)
____________________.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Depending on its life span, a plant can be an
annual, perennial, or
____________________.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Farmers must plant wheat each year
because wheat is a(an)
____________________.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
The ____________________ of an
herbaceous perennial do not die over winter.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Why is the sporophyte phase of
all plants diploid?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Why is diffusion the process in which water and
nutrients move throughout simpler types of plants
but not through more complex plants?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Why are bryophytes considered to be
successful land plants even though they are
not fully terrestrial?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
How are the rhizoids of mosses similar
to roots? How are they different?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Why is Equisetum sometimes
called scouring rush?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Why are the roots, stems, and leaves of
ferns and their relatives considered to be
true?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Describe the structure of a fern
gametophyte.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
What is a pollen grain?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
What formed the coal deposits
in the eastern United States?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
What does the term living fossil
mean?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Although cycads do not need water to
reproduce, they grow in wet environments.
Suggest why.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Define fruit.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
What could cause an angiosperm seedling
to grow a long distance from the location of
its parent plant?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Contrast the number of cotyledons
in a monocot and dicot.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Are lilies more closely related to corn or
to roses? Explain your answer
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Describe similarities between multicellular
green algae and plants. What do these
similarities suggest?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
What is the evolutionary relationship between the
angiosperms and gymnosperms living today? Did
the angiosperms evolve from the gymnosperms?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Describe how a sporophyte is formed
during the life cycle of a moss plant.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Explain the importance of
vascular tissue in plants.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Compare and contrast the sporophyte stages of mosses
and ferns. Include at least two similarities and two
differences. Then, do the same for their gametophyte
stages.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
What structure in the fern life cycle is analogous to
the embryo in a seed? How are the two structures
similar? How are they different?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
How do animals aid in the
reproduction of seed plants?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
What is a seed fern, and why are
seed ferns important to biologists?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
How might Earth be different today if the
continents had not become much drier about
400 million years ago?
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5
Compare and contrast
angiosperms and gymnosperms.
1
2
3
4
5
0 of 5