Diversity of Plants

What category of plants evolved most recently?

• Angiosperm (Anthophyta)

• Gymnosperm (Conferophyta, Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Gnetophyta)

• Ferns (Pteridophyta)

• Mosses (Bryophyta)

_____ are modern seedless vascular plants. (Multiple answer question)

• Ferns

• Equisetum (horsetail)

• Pine trees

• Sunflowers

A fruit is the mature ovary of a flower.

• True

• False

Which of the following groups of plants lack the vascular tissues xylem and phloem?

• Bryophytes

• Ferns

• Gymnosperms

• Angiosperms

The alternation of generations in plants goes between the diploid __________________ and haploid __________________.

• sporophyte, gametophyte

• gametophyte, sporophyte

Which is an example of a conifer?

• Maple tree
• Pine tree
• rose bush
• Bermuda grass

Plants that produce seeds in cones are known as _____, while flower producing plants are known as _____.

• Angiosperms; Gymnosperms
• Nonvascular plants; Vascular plants
• Vascular plants; Nonvascular plants
• Gymnosperms; Angiosperms

In the life cycle of vascular plants (ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms), the ____________ is the dominant generation.

• haploid gametophyte

• haploid sporophyte

• diploid gametophyte

• diploid sporophyte

What is a benefit to planting Ginkgo trees?

• Resistant to air pollution

• Prevent erosion

• Numerous species

• They do not produce seeds

The phylum Bryophyta _____ (multiple answer).

• include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts

• include whisk ferns, horsetails, and club mosses

• are small plants that lack a vascular system