Plant diversity quiz part 1

Which of the following is NOT a seedless vascular plant?

• Fern

• Lycophyte

• Gymnosperm

• Horsetail

What is the defining characteristic of a homosporous plant?

• Produces two types of spores.

• Produces spores that develop into gametophytes with both male and female organs.

• Produces spores that develop into separate male and female gametophytes.

• Does not produce spores.

Which type of lycophyte is known for being heterosporous?

• Club moss

• Spike moss

• Whisk fern

• Horsetail

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of club mosses?

• Protostelic roots and stems

• Heterosporous

• Sporophylls grouped into strobili

• Belong to the family Lycopodiaceae

What is the term for the structure that produces spores in lycophytes?

• Strobilus

• Rhizome

• Microphyll

• Corm

Which of the following is a unique characteristic of quillworts?

• Homosporous

• Microphylls only

• Lower leaves are megasporophylls, upper are microsporophylls

• Only one genus, Selaginella

Where are quillworts typically found?

• Deserts

• Forests

• Aquatic or seasonally flooded habitats

• Mountains

What is the approximate number of species in the genus Selaginella (spike mosses)?

• 16

• 190

• 470

• 700

What is the term for a thin rootlike structure that absorbs nutrients and anchors nonvascular plants?

• Rhizome

• Rhizoid

• Root

• Hypha

Which phylum do whisk ferns belong to?

• Lycopodiophyta

• Psilophyta

• Equisetophyta

• Pteridophyta