Plant Test - Ch 17 Biology

Most familiar types of fungi including mushrooms, puffballs, and shelf fungi are examples of:

• zygomycetes

• chytrids

• basidiomycetes

• ascomycetes

Ferns and mosses are similar because both:

• have flagellated sperm

• have dominant sporophytes

• have sporophytes that produce diploid spores

• produce drought-resistant weeds

Which statement regarding fungi is false?

• the distinctive flavor of certain cheeses is due to fungi

• Fungi can break down only plant material

• fungi are important decomposers in ecosystems

• the first antibiotic discovered came from a fungus

Corn, rice, wheat, fleshy fruits such as apples and berries, and many spices are all produced by:

• ferns

• seedless plants

• angiosperms

• gymnosperms

The type of life cycle seen in plants is called:

• diploid generations

• alternation of generations

• haploid generations

• gametophyte production

In plants, the vascular tissue made of dead cells that transport water and minerals from the roots is called:

• xylem

• phloem

• meristem

• lignin

The incomplete decay of dead plants during the Carboniferous period led to:

• the formation of coal

• formation of tropical swamps

• global warming

• the thinning of the ozone layer

Which type of reproduction is typical in molds?

• sexual reproduction through fusion of two haploid parent mycelia and subsequent production of haploid spores

• asexual reproduction through the production of spores

• sexual reproduction through mating of two diploid parent mycelia

• asexual reproduction through budding

Mosses belong to the group of plants known as the:

• angiosperms

• gymnosperms

• bryophytes

Gas exchange in most land plants occurs through structures called:

• cuticles

• apical meristems

• vascular tissue

• stomata