Types of Plants Quiz

Which statement best describes the flower based on its physical characteristics?

• The tulip plant is classified as a dicot.

• The tulip plant has netted veins.

• The tulip plant has ring-like vascular bundles.

• The tulip plant is categorized as a monocot.

A botanist has discovered a new plant species and is trying to classify the plant. Its seed has one cotyledon, it has six flower parts, its leaves have parallel veins, its stem is herbaceous, and the vascular bundles in its stem are scattered throughout the stem. Which best classifies this plant?

• gymnosperm and dicot

• gymnosperm and monocot

• angiosperm and monocot

• angiosperm and dicot

Which correctly distinguishes between a pine tree and an apple tree?

• The pine tree bears flowers; the apple tree does not have any flowers.

• The pine tree has unprotected seeds; the apple tree has seeds in fruit.

• The pine tree is vascular; the apple tree is a seedless, nonvascular plant.

• The pine tree thrives in warm climates; the apple tree thrives in cold climates.

Which is an advantage of flowering plants?

• Flowers attract insects that transport gametes.

• Flowers give greater access to sunlight.

• Flowers help transport water and nutrients.

• Flowers assist plants that live in the water.

Which of these can be found in both gymnosperms and angiosperms?

• vascular tissue and exposed seeds

• vascular tissue and seeds

• flowers and vascular tissue

• enclosed seeds and flowers

Which best explains why angiosperms are the most diverse and successful plant group today?

• Reproduction is aided by flowers, protected seeds, and insect pollinators.

• Water transport and photosynthesis are aided by vascular tissue.

• Plant growth and increasing size are aided by a new way to distribute nutrients.

• Reproduction is aided by exposed seeds and wind pollination.

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Beans, peaches, and potatoes are all vascular plants. What do these plants have in common?

• Their seeds do not have cotyledons.

• They do not have vascular tissue.

• Their seeds are not protected by fruit.

• They bear flowers and seeds.

A plant specimen has seeds that are enclosed by a fruit. Which type of plant is it?

• angiosperm

• gymnosperm

• monocot

• dicot

Which row (A, B, C, or D) in the table accurately categorizes the plants as gymnosperms and angiosperms?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A scientist has discovered a new plant species in the Amazon rainforest. She tells her fellow scientists that the plant she has found produces a cone. What might they say about how this plant is different from an angiosperm?

• Its seeds have one or two cotyledons.

• Its stems' vascular bundles are scattered.

• It does not depend on insect pollination.

• It is a seeded vascular plant.