Biology Exam 2
Which of the following were probably factors that permitted early plants to successfully colonize land? 1. the relative number of potential predators (herbivores) 2. the relative number of competitors 3. the relative availability of symbiotic partners 4. air's relative lack of support, compared to water's support
1, 2, and 3
Arrange the following structures, which can be found on male pine trees, from the largest structure to the smallest structure (or from most inclusive to least inclusive). 1. sporophyte 2. microspores 3. microsporangia 4. pollen cone 5. pollen nuclei
1, 4, 3, 2, 5
Which feature of cycads distinguishes them from most other gymnosperms? 1. They have exposed ovules. 2. They have flagellated sperm. 3. They are pollinated by animals.
2 and 3
Arrange the following terms from most inclusive to least inclusive. 1. embryophytes 2. green plants 3. seedless vascular plants 4. ferns 5. tracheophytes
2, 1, 5, 3, 4
Arrange the following in the correct sequence, from earliest to most recent, in which these plant traits originated. 1. sporophyte dominance, gametophyte independence 2. sporophyte dominance, gametophyte dependence 3. gametophyte dominance, sporophyte dependence
3 → 1 → 2
What charterisitic is shared by algae and seed plants
Chloroplasts
Select the correct statement describing the life cycle of angiosperms.
Double fertilization in the life cycle of seed plants results in the production of a diploid zygote and a triploid endosperm nucleus.
Which of the following statements correctly describes a portion of the pine life cycle?
Female gametophytes use mitosis to produce eggs.
Harold and Kumar are pre-med and pre-pharmacy students, respectively. They complain to their biology professor that they should not have to study about plants because plants have little relevance to their chosen professions. Which adaptations of land plants are likely to provide Harold with future patients? I) sporophyte dominance II) defenses against herbivory III) adaptations related to wind dispersal of pollen
II and III
How are the bryophytes and seedless vascular plants alike?
In both groups, sperm swim from antheridia to archegonia
Which of the following lines of evidence would best support your assertion that a particular plant is an angiosperm?
It lacks gametangia.
Which of the following is a true statement about plant reproduction?
Male and female bryophytes each produce a type of gametangia.
How could you determine if a plant is heterosporous?
Male and female reproductive structures are located on separate plants.
What is the primary function of stems?
Maximization of photosynthesis by leaves
What are the products of meiosis in the life cycle of a seed plant?
Megaspores or microspores
Gymnosperms were most abundant during the _____
Mesozoic
Which taxon is essentially equivalent to the "embryophytes"?
Plantae
Select the correct statement contrasting gametophytes and sporophytes.
Sporophytes are diploid, whereas gametophytes are haploid.
Why have biologists hypothesized that the first land plants had a low, sprawling growth habit?
The ancestors of land plants, green algae, lack the structural support to stand erect in air.
Other than the transport of materials, what is another function that vascular tissue performs in a leaf?
The tissue functions as a skeleton that reinforces the shape of the leaf.
Most moss gametophytes do not have a cuticle and are 1-2 cells thick. What does this imply about moss gametophytes and their structure?
They can easily lose water to, and absorb water from, the atmosphere
How do cells in a meristem differ from cells in other types of plant tissue?
They continue to divide.
Liverworts, hornworts, and mosses are grouped together as the Bryophytes. Besides not having vascular tissue, what do they all have in common?
They require water for reproduction.
A fruit is most commonly
a mature ovary
In seedless plants, a fertilized egg will develop into _____.
a sporophyte
One important difference between the anatomy of roots and the anatomy of leaves is that _____.
a waxy cuticle covers leaves but is absent from roots
Retaining the zygote on the living gametophyte of land plants _____.
allows it to be nourished by the parent plant
Which of the following is not a characteristic that distinguishes gymnosperms and angiosperms from other plants?
alternation of generations
In moss, _____ produce sperm.
antheridia
All seed plants _____
are heterosporous
Plant meristematic cells _____
are undifferentiated cells that produce new cells
Seedless plants include _____.
bryophytes, lycophytes, ferns, whisk ferns, and horsetails
The closest algal relatives of land plants are _____.
charophytes
Which of the following have unevenly thickened primary walls that support young, growing parts of the plant?
collenchyma cells
Which of the following is correctly matched with its tissue system?
cortex ... ground tissue system
Conifers and pines both have needlelike leaves, with the adaptive advantage of _____.
decreased surface area, reducing water loss
Which of the following was a challenge to the survival of the first land plants?
desiccation
When you look at a pine or maple tree, the plant you see is a _____.
diploid sporophyte
In pine, the embryo develops within the _____.
female gametophyte
In gymnosperms megaspores develop into _____ .
female gametophytes
Which of the following sex and generation combinations most directly produces the integument of a pine seed?
female sporophyte
In terms of alternation of generations, the internal parts of the pollen grains of seed-producing plants are most similar to a _____.
fern gametophyte bearing only antheridia
A botanist discovers a new species of plant in a tropical rain forest. After observing its anatomy and life cycle, he notes the following characteristics: flagellated sperm, xylem with tracheids, separate gametophyte and sporophyte generations with the sporophyte dominant, and no seeds. This plant is probably most closely related to _____.
ferns
If humans had been present to build log structures during the Carboniferous period (they were not), which plant types would have been suitable sources of logs?
ferns, horsetails, and lycophytes
Big Bend National Park in Texas is mostly Chihuahuan desert, where rainfall averages about 10 inches per year. Yet, it is not uncommon when hiking in this bone-dry desert to encounter mosses and ferns. One such plant is called "flower of stone." It is not a flowering plant, nor does it produce seeds. Under arid conditions, its leaflike structures curl up. However, when it rains, it unfurls its leaves, which form a bright green rosette on the desert floor. Consequently, it is sometimes called the "resurrection plant." At first glance, it could be a fern, a true moss, or a spike moss. What feature of both true mosses and ferns makes it most surprising that they can survive for many generations in dry deserts?
flagellated sperm
Angiosperms are different from all other plants because only they have _____.
flowers
As you stroll through a moist forest, you are most likely to see a _____.
gametophyte of a moss
The most direct ancestors of land plants were probably _____.
green algae
During the Carboniferous period, forests consisting mainly of _____ produced vast quantities of organic matter, which was buried and later became coal.
gymnosperms
The primary growth of a plant adds _____ and secondary growth adds _____.
height ... girth
According to the fossil record, plants colonized terrestrial habitats _____.
in conjunction with fungi that helped provide them with nutrients from the soil
Root hairs are important to a plant because they _____.
increase the surface area for absorption
Many mammals have skins and mucous membranes that are sensitive to phenolic secretions of plants like poison oak (Rhus). These secondary compounds are primarily adaptations that _____.
inhibit herbivory
You find a green organism in a pond near your house and believe it is a plant, not an alga. The mystery organism is most likely a plant and not an alga if it _____.
is surrounded by a cuticle
When you eat Brussels sprouts, you are eating _____.
large axillary buds
Some of the largest leaves in the world can be found on plants near the forest floor of dense tropical rain forests. Which of the following precursors for photosynthesis is most likely limited in these large leaves?
light
What evolutionary development allowed plants to grow tall?
lignified vascular tissue
Microphylls are found in which plant group?
lycophytes
Which of the following sex and generation combinations directly produces the pollen tube of angiosperms?
male gametophyte
Which set contains the most closely related terms?
megasporangium, megaspore, egg, ovule
The generative cell of male angiosperm gametophytes is haploid. This cell divides to produce two haploid sperm cells. What type of cell division does the generative cell undergo to produce these sperm cells?
mitosis
In mosses gametes are produced by _____; in ferns gametes are produced by _____.
mitosis ... mitosis
Stamens, sepals, petals, carpels, and pinecone scales are all _____.
modified leaves
The sperm produced by mosses require _____ to reach an archegonium.
moisture
Stomata _____.
open to allow gas exchange and close to decrease water loss
Gymnosperms and angiosperms have the following in common except
ovaries.
Unlike most angiosperms, grasses are pollinated by wind. As a consequence, some unnecessary parts of grass flowers have almost disappeared. Which of the following parts would you expect to be most reduced in a grass flower?
petals
In addition to seeds, which of the following characteristics is unique to the seed-producing plants?
pollen
The adaptation that made possible the colonization of dry land environments by seed plants is most likely the result of the evolution of _____.
pollen
The major difference between angiosperms and gymnosperms comes from the _____.
presence or absence of a protective covering over the ovu
The diploid generation of the plant life cycle always _____.
produces spores
Increasing the number of stomata per unit surface area of a leaf when atmospheric carbon dioxide levels decline is most analogous to a human _____.
putting more red blood cells into circulation when atmospheric oxygen levels decline
Trichomes _____.
repel or trap insects
Which part of a plant absorbs most of the water and minerals taken up from the soil?
root hairs
Which of the following is correctly paired with its structure and function?
sclerenchyma - supporting cells with thick secondary walls
Which of the following cells transport sugars over long distances?
sieve-tube elements
The main source of water necessary for photosynthesis to occur in the leaf mesophyll is _____.
soil via the xylem
At some time during their life cycles, bryophytes make _____.
sporangia
Spores and seeds have basically the same function-dispersal-but are vastly different because _____.
spores are unicellular; seeds are not
In contrast to bryophytes, in vascular plants the dominant stage of the life cycle is the _____.
sporophyte
Which of these are spore-producing structures?
sporophyte (capsule) of a moss
In seed plants, which of the following is part of a pollen grain and has a function most like that of the seed coat?
sporopollenin
A biology student hiking in a forest happens upon an erect, 15-cm-tall plant that bears microphylls and a strobilus at its tallest point. When disturbed, the cone emits a dense cloud of brownish dust. A pocket magnifying glass reveals the dust to be composed of tiny spheres with a high oil content. Besides oil, what other chemical should be detected in substantial amounts upon chemical analysis of these small spheres?
sporopollenins
The vascular bundle in the shape of a single central cylinder in a root is called the _____.
stele
Which of the following traits was most important in enabling the first plants to move onto land?
the development of sporopollenin to prevent the desiccation of zygotes
Which of these is a major trend in land plant evolution?
the trend toward a sporophyte-dominated life cycle
Which structure is correctly paired with its tissue system?
tracheid - vascular tissue
Which of the following are water-conducting cells that are dead at functional maturity?
tracheids and vessel elements
What evidence do paleobotanists look for that indicates the movement of plants from water to land?
waxy cuticle to decrease evaporation from leaves
Where in an angiosperm would you find a megasporangium?
within an ovule contained within an ovary of a flower
