Chapter 21:
What Is a Plant?
Practice Test
1.
The division that mosses belong to is __________.
a.
Psilophyta
b.
Bryophyta
c.
Sphenophyta
d.
Pterophyta
Hint
2.
Short, palmlike trees with scaly trunks are examples of the division __________.
a.
Cycadophyta
b.
Coniferophyta
c.
Ginkgophyta
d.
Gnetophyta
Hint
3.
Waxy, protective layers of leaves are __________.
a.
stomata
b.
guard cells
c.
rhizoids
d.
cuticles
Hint
4.
An example of a vascular plant is a ________.
a.
hornwort
b.
liverwort
c.
moss
d.
fern
Hint
5.
Tissues used to transport water and food throughout a plant is called _________.
a.
vascular tissue
b.
root tissue
c.
absorptive tissue
d.
rhizoid tissue
Hint
6.
The common name of the Psilophytes is __________.
a.
club mosses
b.
ferns
c.
horsetails
d.
whisk ferns
Hint
7.
The photosynthetic organs of most plants are the ___________.
a.
roots
b.
leaves
c.
chloroplasts
d.
stems
Hint
8.
The Lycophytes, or ___________, are adapted primarily to moist environments.
a.
whisk ferns
b.
ferns
c.
club mosses
d.
horsetails
Hint
9.
Pines, spruces and fir trees are examples of division __________.
a.
Gnetophyta
b.
Coniferophyta
c.
Cycadophyta
d.
Ginkophyta
Hint
10.
__________ are non-seed vascular plants that have leaves called fronds.
a.
Whisk ferns
b.
Club mosses
c.
Horsetails
d.
Ferns
Hint
11.
The __________ are vascular plants that can be identified by their hollow, jointed stems.
a.
horsetails
b.
whisk ferns
c.
ferns
d.
club mosses
Hint
12.
Plant organs for the absorption of water and transport of minerals are __________.
a.
stomata
b.
leaves
c.
stems
d.
roots
Hint
13.
The common name for the Anthophytes is ___________.
a.
conifers
b.
palms
c.
ferns
d.
flowering plants
Hint
14.
The plant division __________ includes climbing vines.
a.
Anthophyta
b.
Cycadophyta
c.
Gnetophyta
d.
Coniferophyta
Hint
15.
Liverworts are members of the division __________.
a.
Hepatophyta
b.
Sphenophyta
c.
Bryophyta
d.
Pterophyta
Hint
