Classifying Plants

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• 7A
• 7B
• 7C
• 7D

1. Which of the following is NOT true of mosses, liverworts, and hornworts?

• They are nonvascular plants.
• They have true roots, stems, and leaves.
• They grow in moist places.
• They are small and low-growing.

2. Which type of plant has seeds that are encased in a protective fruit?

• gymnosperms
• conifers
• angiosperms
• horsetails

3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a dicot?

• two cotyledons
• vascular tissue bundles arranged in a ring
• floral parts often in multiples of three
• one main root

4. Which statement best describes a gymnosperm?

• a nonvascular plant with roots, stems, and leaves
• a low-growing nonvascular plant lacking true roots
• a vascular plant that uses spores to reproduce

5. What is a thin, rodlike structure that anchors a moss plant and absorbs water and nutrients?

• cotyledon
• rhizoid
• frond
• pollen

6. What is a seed leaf?

• cotyledon
• rhizoid
• frond
• pollen

7. What is the leaf of a fern called?

• cotyledon
• rhizoid
• frond
• pollen

8. What are the structures that contain cells that will later become sperm cells?

• cotyledon
• rhizoid
• frond
• pollen