Biology II Exam 3

3n

Endosperm tissue is

Aggregate fruits

Fruits that develop from a flower with many separate ovaries are referred to as

Club Mosses (Lycophyta)

Microphylls is a structure that can only be found in

haploid gametophyte

The ____ generation is dominant in mosses, as it can live independently

Antheridium

The male gametophyte generation in angiosperms is found in the __, before being released to travel to the female reproductive structures.

Gymnosperms produce seeds borne naked, while flowering plants produce seeds enclosed within a fruit

Which is a basic difference between gymnosperms and flowering plants?

Xylem

Which vascular tissue is responsible for conducting water and dissolved minerals in plants?

Incomplete and imperfect

A flower that has sepals, petals, and stamens, but lacks carpels, is known as

homospory

Many seedless plants produce spores of one morphological type, which is referred to as

monoecious

Most conifers have separate male and female reproductive parts on the same tree. This condition is referred to as

Seeds contain a young plant and also are protected by a seed coat

Why are seeds reproductively superior to spores?