Chapter 22:
The Diversity of Plants
Practice Test
1.
Male cones produce __________.
a.
spores
b.
seeds
c.
pollen
d.
eggs
Hint
2.
Evergreens often grow in areas where _________.
a.
the growing season is long and the soil nutrients are abundant
b.
the growing season is long and the soil nutrients are scarce
c.
the growing season is short and the soil nutrients are scarce
d.
the growing season is short and the soil nutrients are abundant
Hint
3.
A sunflower would be classified in the same division as which of the following?
a.
junipers
b.
wheat
c.
mosses
d.
ferns
Hint
4.
Trees and shrubs with needlelike or scalelike leaves are called _________.
a.
cycads
b.
gnetophytes
c.
ginkgoes
d.
conifers
Hint
5.
Which of the following are vascular plants?
a.
ferns, conifers
b.
cycads, ginkgoes, liverworts
c.
ferns, mosses, conifers
d.
mosses, conifers
Hint
6.
The thick cuticle on a conifer needle helps __________.
a.
lose water
b.
absorb water
c.
retain water
d.
fertilization
Hint
7.
Anthophytes, or flowering plants, produce seeds enclosed within a __________.
a.
spore
b.
cone
c.
fruit
d.
pollen
Hint
8.
In plants, a(n) __________ is the young diploid sporophyte of the plant.
a.
pollen grain
b.
embryo
c.
ovule
d.
cotyledon
Hint
9.
Biennial plants include those that __________.
a.
have a dominant gametophyte generation
b.
live two years and produce large storage roots
c.
are herbaceous and live for only a year
d.
live for several years and periodically produce flowers and seeds
Hint
10.
A characteristic of non-seed vascular plants is __________.
a.
a sporophyte that is dominant
b.
fertilization that does not require a continuous layer of water
c.
habitat that is limited to moist environments
d.
a sporophyte dependent on the gametophyte for water and nutrients
Hint
11.
A key development that enabled plants to grow upright was __________.
a.
cotyledons
b.
vascular tissue
c.
spores
d.
rhizomes
Hint
12.
What do cycads and ginkgos have in common?
a.
Both produce rhizomes.
b.
Neither plant contains true vascular tissue.
c.
The gametophyte generation is dominant in both of these plants.
d.
Both produce male and female reproductive structures on separate plants.
Hint
13.
Nonvascular plants, such as mosses, liverworts and hornworts, are often found growing in __________ areas.
a.
warm, sunny
b.
hot, dry
c.
cold snowy
d.
shady, moist
Hint
14.
The ginkgo tree is __________.
a.
a fossil
b.
extinct
c.
the only species in the ginkgophyte division
d.
one of many common ginkgophytes
Hint
15.
Examples of seedless vascular plants are __________.
a.
mosses, club mosses, horsetails
b.
mosses, club mosses, horsetails, ferns
c.
club mosses, horsetails, ferns
d.
mosses, ferns, conifers
Hint
