Free Printable AP Biology-Plants Review

1.

Which of these time intervals, based on plant fossils, came last (most recently)?

a)

extensive growth of gymnosperm forests

b)

colonization of land by early liverworts and mosses

c)

rise and diversification of angiosperms

d)

carboniferous swamps with giant horsetails and lycophytes

2.

A student encounters a pondweed which appears to be a charophyte (stonewort). Which of the following features would help the student determine whether the sample comes from a charophyte or from some other type of green alga?

1. molecular structure of enzymes inside the chloroplasts

2. structure of sperm cells

3. presence of phragmoplasts

4. rings of cellulose-synthesizing complexes

a)

1 and 3

b)

1 and 4

c)

2 and 3

d)

2, 3, and 4

3.

The following questions refer to the generalized life cycle for land plants shown in the figure below. Each number within a circle or square represents a specific plant or plant part, and each number over an arrow represents either meiosis, mitosis, or fertilization. In the figure above, which number represents the mature gametophyte?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

7

d)

11

4.

The following questions refer to the generalized life cycle for land plants shown in the figure below. Each number within a circle or square represents a specific plant or plant part, and each number over an arrow represents either meiosis, mitosis, or fertilization. In the figure above, which number represents an embryo?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

7

d)

11

5.

The following questions refer to the generalized life cycle for land plants shown in the figure below. Each number within a circle or square represents a specific plant or plant part, and each number over an arrow represents either meiosis, mitosis, or fertilization. In the figure above, meiosis is most likely to be represented by which number(s)?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

2 & 8

d)

10 & 12

6.

Liverworts, hornworts, and mosses are grouped together as the Bryophytes. Besides not having vascular tissue, what do they all have in common?

a)

They require water for reproduction.

b)

They are all wind pollinated.

c)

They are heterosporous.

d)

They can reproduce asexually by producing gemmae.

7.

Arrange the following terms from most inclusive to least inclusive.

1. embryophytes

2. green plants

3. seedless vascular plants

4. ferns

5. tracheophytes

a)

1, 2, 5, 3, 4

b)

2, 1, 5, 3, 4

c)

2, 5, 1, 3, 4

d)

1, 4, 2, 5, 3

8.

Which of these is a major trend in land plant evolution?

a)

the trend toward smaller size

b)

the trend toward a gametophyte-dominated life cycle

c)

the trend toward a sporophyte-dominated life cycle

d)

the trend toward larger gametophytes

9.

The generative cell of male angiosperm gametophytes is haploid. This cell divides to produce two haploid sperm cells. What type of cell division does the generative cell undergo to produce these sperm cells?

a)

binary fission

b)

mitosis

c)

meiosis

d)

meiosis without cytokinesis

10.

Which of the following is not a function of the root system?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

anchors plant

c)

stores food

d)

conducts water

11.

What do male cones produce?

a)

spores

b)

pollen

c)

eggs

d)

seeds

12.

Where do the seeds of a gymnosperm come from?

a)

fruit

b)

flowers

c)

spores

d)

cones

13.

A plant is ...

a)

Heterotrophic, multicellular, eukaryote

b)

Autotrophic, unicellular, eukaryote

c)

Autotrophic, multicellular, eukaryote

d)

Heterotrophic, unicellular, prokaryote

14.

The two types of vascular tissue in plants are _____________ and _________________?

a)

bark, wood

b)

ground, dermal

c)

roots, stem

d)

phloem, xylem

15.

Xylem carries ...

a)

water

b)

nutrients

c)

blood

d)

protein

16.

All statements below is true about Gymnosperm except

a)

heterosporous

b)

seed

does not enclosed within ovary

c)

non-vascular

plants

d)

less

dependent on water for fertilization

17.

Which of the following characteristics are NOT found in all vascular plants?

a)

Dominant sporophyte generation

b)

Production of seeds

c)

Lignified xylem

d)

Phloem tissue

18.

Vascular plants with seeds are split into what two groups?

a)

angiosperms & bryosperms

b)

gymnosperms & angiosperms

c)

gametophytes & sporophytes

d)

sporophytes & gymnosperms

19.

This forms after fertilization and is made up of a plant embryo.

a)

cotyledon, which becomes a diploid cell

b)

cotyledon, which becomes a haploid cell

c)

seed, which becomes a haploid cell

d)

seed, which becomes a diploid cell

20.

These produce flowers that produce seeds enclosed in a fruit.

a)

angiosperms

b)

gymnosperms

c)

bryosperms

d)

evergreens

21.

These produce flowers that produce seeds enclosed in a fruit.

a)

angiosperms

b)

gymnosperms

c)

bryosperms

d)

evergreens

22.

Identify the type of angiosperm as a dicot or monocot.

a)

monocot

b)

dicot

23.

Identify the type of angiosperm as a dicot or monocot.

a)

monocot

b)

dicot

24.

Identify the type of angiosperm as a dicot or monocot.

a)

monocot

b)

dicot

25.

Identify the type of angiosperm as a dicot or monocot.

a)

monocot

b)

dicot

26.

This is a(n) ...

a)

Angiosperm

b)

Gymnosperm

c)

Seedless vascular plant

d)

Nonvascular plant

27.

Select ALL examples that are matched correctly.

a)

Nonvascular plants >> moss

b)

Seedless vascular plants >> fern

c)

Gymnosperms >> cherry tree

d)

Angiosperms >> rose

28.

A student is collecting the gas given off from a plant in bright sunlight at a temperature of 27°C. The gas being collected is probably ________.

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

ATP

d)

glucose

29.

Which of these are the combined male reproductive parts of the plant?

a)

Choice A

b)

Choice D

c)

Choice BC or BD

d)

Choice E

e)

Choice AC

30.

Which of these are the combined female reproductive parts of the plant?

a)

Choice A

b)

Choice D

c)

Choice BC or BD

d)

Choice E

e)

Choice AC

31.

Which of the following is the sperm of the plant?

a)

Ovule

b)

Petal

c)

Pollen

d)

Seed

32.

Which of the following structures becomes the fruit?

a)

Stamen

b)

Seed

c)

Ovary

d)

Pollen tube

33.

When pollen from a plant enters the pollen tube of that same plant, this is called __________.

a)

Self pollination

b)

Cross pollination

c)

Mitosis

d)

Seed germination

34.

Which of the following transports sugars and amino acids?

a)

Xylem

b)

Phloem

35.

____________ are actively dividing areas at root tips & buds of shoots.

a)

Perennial

b)

Apical meristem

c)

Stem

d)

Root

e)

Flower

36.

Which of the following is not one of the 3 main organs of a plant?

a)

Flower

b)

Roots

c)

Leaves

d)

Shoots

37.

The most abundant type of plant cell are called ____.

a)

Sieve-tube cells

b)

Tracheids & vessel cells

c)

Parenchyma cells

d)

Collenchyma cells

e)

Sclerenchyma cells

38.

Cells communicate through this structure.

a)

Xylem

b)

Plasmodesmata

c)

Stomata

d)

Leaves

39.

Is this a monocot or dicot?

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

40.

Based on this picture of the veins of an onion bulb, an onion is a _____________ with ________________ veins.

a)

Monocot; parallel

b)

Dicot; parallel

c)

Monocot; branched

d)

Dicot; branched

41.

The waxy layer on the plant that prevents water loss is called the _______

a)

Epidermis

b)

Mesophyll

c)

Cuticle

d)

Cortex

42.

These structures called ____________ are pores for gas exchange and are opened and closed at different times to prevent water loss.

a)

Stomata

b)

Nodes

c)

Epidermal cells

d)

Collenchyma

e)

Cuticle

43.

What is phototropism?

a)

Plants reaction to touch

b)

Plants reaction to light

c)

Plants reaction to gravity

d)

Plants reaction to water

44.

What in a plant cells hold food, water, and waste?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

45.

Plant grows toward the direction of sunlight. The growth is a stimulus or response?

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

46.

What kind of response is this?

a)

Geotropism

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Hydrotropism

47.

What side of a plant shoot contains more auxin?

a)

sunny side

b)

shaded side

c)

each side is equal

48.

rooting hormone

a)

auxin

b)

gibberellin

49.

When the plant grows toward the stimuli

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

50.

The shoot of a plant growing up.

a)

Positive Gravitropism

b)

Negative Gravitropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Hydrotropism

51.

Which plant hormone is a gas?

a)

auxin

b)

gibberellin

c)

ethylene

d)

cytokinin

52.

Plant absorbs water through the _________.

a)

stem

b)

roots

c)

leaves

d)

all of the above

53.

Plant transports food made in the leaves to __________.

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

flowers

d)

all of the above

54.

Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant's roots is know as ______.

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Phloem

c)

Stomata

d)

Xylem

55.

Where are the stomata found on the leaf?

a)

On the cuticle

b)

In the mesophyll layer

c)

On the underside of the leaf

d)

In the vascular tissue

56.

How does the stomata work?

a)

It helps transport sugars to the root cells.

b)

It helps to transport nutrients to the roots.

c)

It helps to exchange gases and water.

d)

It helps to conduct fermentation in the leaf.

57.

Their leaves are not veined, and the flower parts are usually in fours or fives.

a)

monocot

b)

dicot

c)

angiosperm

d)

gymnosperm

58.

What is a gymnosperm?

a)

"naked" seeds not inside a fruit; needle or scale-like leaves

b)

moves food

c)

tiny structures that contain cells that later become male cells

d)

plants with transportation tubes for water and nutrients

59.

What is an angiosperm?

a)

flowering plants

b)

seeds not inside a fruit; needle or scale-like leaves

c)

seed leaf that provides food for embryo

d)

plants with transportation tubes for water and nutrients

60.

Where in a plant can auxin be made? Choose all correct answers.

a)

Shoot tip

b)

Shaded side of shoot

c)

Root tip

d)

Upper side of root

61.

What effect does auxin have on shoot cells?

a)

Inhibits elongation

b)

Inhibits cell division

c)

Promotes cell division

d)

Promotes elongation

62.

Flowers when exposed to 12 or more hours of darkness

a)

Short day plants

b)

Long day plants

c)

Day neutral

d)

Auxins

63.

Flowers when exposed to less than 10-12 hours of darkness

a)

Long day plants

b)

Short day plants

c)

Day neutral plants

d)

Gibberellins

64.

Hormone that can keep cut flowers fresh for longer

a)

Auxin

b)

Ethylene

c)

Absisic Acid

d)

Cytokinins

AP Biology-Plants Review

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