Question 1

Cite various instances of how flowers and the pollination process have "coevolved."

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Answers may vary. The appearance and aroma of flowers are related to the pollination process. Wind pollinated flowers are not usually very showy, whereas flowers that are insect-pollinated or bird-pollinated tend to be colorful in order to attract their pollinators. Night blooming flowers attract nocturnal animal or insect pollinators. Nocturnal bloomers are not usually very colorful, but do tend to have a stronger aroma to attract pollinators in the dark. Another method of attracting pollinators that has evolved in some plants is the production of nectar in glands near the ovary region. Bee pollinated flowers are usually yellow or blue and have ultraviolet shadings that lead the pollinator to the location of nectar.

Question 2

As plants invaded the land, there was

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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 answer choices are correct.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Bryophytes

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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 answer choices are true regarding bryophytes.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

All of the following are nonvascular plants EXCEPT

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A)   lycophytes.
B)   liverworts.
C)   mosses.
D)   hornworts.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following is a male reproductive structure found in plants?

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A)   archegonia
B)   megaspore
C)   pollen cone
D)   pistilE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

A derived trait of land plants is the presence of small openings that allow gaseous exchange between the plant and its environment. These structures are called

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A)   cuticles.
B)   stomata.
C)   thallus.
D)   rhizoids.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above B

Question 7

Which of these vascular plants produce seeds?

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A)   ferns
B)   club mosses
C)   whisk ferns
D)   gnetophytes
E)   horsetailsF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

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

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A)   haploid gametophyte
B)   diploid gametophyte
C)   haploid sporophyte
D)   diploid sporophyteE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Explain why the seed plants would have an advantage over the seedless plants within a community.

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Question 10

A derived trait shared only by angiosperms and gymnosperms is

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A)   vascular tissue.
B)   fruit production.
C)   the production of seeds.
D)   protection of the embryo.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

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

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A)   a cuticle
B)   apical cells
C)   plasmodesmata
D)   placenta
E)   all of these features would have helpedF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

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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A)   antheridium.
B)   rhizoid.
C)   archegonium.
D)   protonema.
E)   thallus.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 13

The first fossil evidence of vascular tissue is seen in the

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

Question 14

Which of the following groups of plants contain microphylls?

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A)   Lycophytes
B)   Pteridophytes
C)   Bryophytes
D)   Gymnosperms
E)   AngiospermsF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Gymnosperm are characterized by producing "naked seeds". Which of the following group is not classified as a gymnosperm?

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A)   horsetails
B)   cycads
C)   conifers
D)   gnetophytes
E)   ginkgoesF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

The first plants to colonize land were the

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A)   gametophytes.
B)   bryophytes.
C)   pteridophytes.
D)   lycophytes.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

The gymnosperms produce seeds that are enclosed within a fruit.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Compile a list of features that are found in the monocots and compare it to those features found in the eudicots.

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Monocots: one co...

Question 19

Asexual reproduction in the liverwort Marchantia is by means of

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A)   the detachment of gemmae.
B)   budding of daughter cells.
C)   fragmentation of filaments of cells.
D)   the fusion of antheridial and archegonial products.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Only lycophytes have true roots, stems, and leaves.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Exam 23: Plant Evolution and Diversity

Cite various instances of how flowers and the pollination process have "coevolved."

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Bryophytes

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All of the following are nonvascular plants EXCEPT

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Which of the following is a male reproductive structure found in plants?

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A derived trait of land plants is the presence of small openings that allow gaseous exchange between the plant and its environment. These structures are called

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Which of these vascular plants produce seeds?

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

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Which of the following groups of plants contain microphylls?

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Gymnosperm are characterized by producing "naked seeds". Which of the following group is not classified as a gymnosperm?

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Compile a list of features that are found in the monocots and compare it to those features found in the eudicots.

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A derived trait of land plants is the presence of small openings that allow gaseous exchange between the plant and its environment. These structures are called

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Which of the following groups of plants contain microphylls?

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