review chapter 9: plant functions

why do mosses need water for sexual reproduction?

• falling raindrops must pop the spore capsules open

• the gametophyte grows only if submerged under a few inches of water

• the sperm must swim to the unmoving eggs

• water is used to carry the spores away from the parent plant

in liverworts and mosses, which stage of the life cycle do you most often see?

• angiosperm

• gymnosperm

• gametophyte

• sporophyte

which part of the plant, moss, produces spores?

• the capsules

• the small, heart-shaped plant

• the gametophyte

• the sori

in ferns, a fertilized zygote develops into

• a recognizable fern

• a seed

• a small, heart-shaped plant

• the stalk and capsule of the sporophyte

what part of a fern produces spores?

• the capsules

• the small, heart-shaped plant

• the gametophyte

• the sori

which of the following reproduces with seeds?

• Boston fern

• liverwort

• pine tree

• sphagnum moss

what part of a gymnosperm produces pollen?

• anthers

• cones

• carpels

• capsules

gymnosperms produce ________.

• cones

• flowers

• fruit

• sphagnum moss

why do gymnosperms need wind for fertilization?

• pollen must travel from the male cones to female cones to fertilize the eggs

• pollen must travel from the male flowers to female flowers to fertilize the eggs

• pollen must travel from the male fronds to female fronds to fertilize the eggs

• none of the above

which of the following is not a component of the female part of the flower?

• filament

• stigma

• ovary

• style