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Some species of moss have been used as bandages because of their antiseptic properties and water-holding ability. |
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| | B) | False |
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The water-conducting cells of mosses are called leptoids while the food-conducting cells are called hydroids. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In mosses and liverworts, the leafy plant is the major part of the sporophyte generation while the spore-producing structure is the gametophyte generation. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In bryophytes, spores germinate into a short filament of cells called a protonema. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The major difference between mosses and liverworts is that all liverworts are thalloid while all mosses are leafy. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In mosses, the mature sporophyte is green and photosynthetic until the spores are released. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In the process of succession, mosses and liverworts are often pioneer species. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of members of the Plant Kingdom? |
| | A) | Zygotes develop into embryos. |
| | B) | Leaves and stems are covered with a cuticle. |
| | C) | Reproductive structures are covered with a sterile jacket of cells. |
| | D) | Starch is the major food reserve. |
| | E) | All of the above. |
| | F) | None of the above. |
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Liverworts are members of which division? |
| | A) | Bryophyta |
| | B) | Anthocerophyta |
| | C) | Hepaticophyta |
| | D) | Marchantia |
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Marchantia reproduce asexually by means of |
| | A) | gemmae. |
| | B) | antheridia. |
| | C) | protonemata. |
| | D) | sporocytes. |
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What is the name given to the flasklike, egg-producing female gametangia of bryophytes? |
| | A) | antheridia |
| | B) | archegonia |
| | C) | capsules |
| | D) | peristomes |
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Which of the following statements about Marchantia sporophytes is true? |
| | A) | The capsule is attached directly to the foot without the development of a seta. |
| | B) | An operculum forms on the apex of the mature capsule. |
| | C) | The sporophyte hangs down from the underside of the archegonium. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
| | E) | All of the above. |
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Which of the following statements best describes the sporophyte of hornworts? |
| | A) | It is hornlike, contain elaters, and has a meristem at its base. |
| | B) | It is clublike, contain no elaters, and no setae. |
| | C) | It has peristome teeth that open and close in response to changes in humidity. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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Into which division are hornworts placed? |
| | A) | Frullania |
| | B) | Hepaticophyta |
| | C) | Anthocerophyta |
| | D) | Bryophyta |
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Which of the following occurs in the sporangia of mosses? |
| | A) | Spores germinate into protonemata. |
| | B) | Sperm cells are produced in rows just beneath the surface of the antheridiophore. |
| | C) | Sporocytes undergo meiosis to produce spores. |
| | D) | The zygote develops into a multicellular embryo. |
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In the bryophytes, spores produced in sporangia are |
| | A) | diploid. |
| | B) | haploid. |
| | C) | dikaryotic. |
| | D) | prokaryotic. |
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What is the name given to the protective lid on the capsule of mosses? |
| | A) | calyptera |
| | B) | elater |
| | C) | foot |
| | D) | none of the above |
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