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Before aquatic plants could move onto the land, they had to
A)develop a way to absorb minerals from the soil.
B)find a means of conserving water.
C)develop a way to reproduce on land.
D)Accomplish all of the above
2
A structure that regulates the movement of carbon dioxide into the plant and the movement of water and oxygen out of the plant is
A)the cuticle.
B)the stoma.
C)mycorrhizae.
D)root hairs.
3
The development of a vascular system in plants allowed
A)water to move from the roots to the leaves.
B)carbohydrates to move from the leaves to the roots.
C)a rigid structure that enabled plants to grow taller.
D)All of the above
4
Liverworts and hornworts are examples of plants that
A)have the simplest vascular system.
B)depend on osmosis and diffusion to transport materials.
C)must live in shady, moist places.
D)Both 2 and 3
5
Which of the following is(are) evolutionary innovations of plants?
A)A life cycle dominated by the sporophyte generation
B)A vascular system made up of specialized conducting tissue
C)Seeds providing protection for the embryo
D)All of the above answers are correct.
6
When you observe a fern growing in a garden, you are seeing all of the following except
A)the sporophyte.
B)a structure made of diploid cells.
C)the structure that forms the gametes.
D)the frond.
7
The formation of seeds greatly improved plants' adaptation to land by
A)making dispersal of offspring easier.
B)allowing survival during adverse conditions.
C)allowing germination during favorable conditions.
D)All of the above
8
The part of a flower that protects the developing bud is the
A)ovary.
B)petal.
C)sepal.
D)anther.
9
The part of the flower that produces pollen is the
A)ovary.
B)petal.
C)sepal.
D)anther.
10
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a dicot?
A)Leaves with parallel veins
B)Two seed leaves
C)Flowers with parts in fours
D)Flower parts in fives
11
Which of the following is (ignore)not(ignore) a characteristic of a monocot?
A)Flower parts in threes
B)Net-like (reticulate) veins
C)One cotyledon
D)Leaves with parallel veins
12
A similarity between ferns and mosses is that both
A)lack vascular tissue.
B)reproduce with seeds.
C)have a dominant sporophyte stage.
D)produce spores.
E)Both 1 and 4
13
In the fern life cycle the __________ and the ____________ are produced on the gametophyte.
A)archegonium, antheridium
B)sporophyte, vascular tissue
C)sorus, seed
D)sporophyte, seed
E)seed, sorus
14
A feature of the ginkos is
A)that the reproductive structures are produced on separate plants.
B)the lack of flowers on the mature tree.
C)their ability to decompose organic material.
D)the lack of vascular tissue.
E)their monocot seed.
15
A mature ovary that surrounds the ovule becomes all or part of the
A)fruit.
B)seeds.
C)leaves.
D)stoma.
16
Mycorrhizae
A)enable a plant to photosynthesize more efficiently.
B)are lichens.
C)enable a plant to absorb many essential minerals.
D)are respiratory structures found in some plants.
E)Both 1 and 4
17
Water conservation in plants is assisted by
A)the cuticle.
B)transpiration.
C)stomata.
D)cilia.
E)Both 1 and 3
18
The haploid stage in a plant life cycle is called the
A)zygote.
B)embryo.
C)gametophyte.
D)sporophyte.
E)conspicuous stage.
19
A redwood tree represents which stage in the life cycle of that plant?
A)Zygote
B)Embryo
C)Gametophyte
D)Sporophyte
E)None of the above
20
Why was vascular tissue such an important evolutionary advance?
A)It made it easier for fertilization to occur on dry land.
B)It allowed plants to have protected gametophytes.
C)It was necessary for the formation of a seed coat.
D)It allowed plants to grow larger and still conduct water to all of the tissue.
E)Both 1 and 4





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