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