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WorksheetsPlant diversity
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
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
Plant cell walls are made of
petidoglycan
cellulose
chitin
pollen
What chemical is located in the chloroplast of plants that gives them the green pigment?
angiosperm
chlorophyll
mesophyll
cotyledon
What substance is made through photosynthesis and is food for the plant?
chlorophyll
chloroplast
glucose
dextrose
Which feature separates ferns from cone bearing plants?
Ability to produce their own food
Presence of vascular tissue
Seeds
Flowers
Why do mosses rely on osmosis?
They take in CO2 through osmosis and use it to make sugars
They lack vascular tissues that move water in other plant types
They are close to the earth so it is just easier to get water through osmosis
Their large size requires extra water that is gained through osmosis
In which of the following environments will moss not survive?
Nutrient poor soils
Dry environments
Low temperatures
In close proximity to other mosses
What is phloem's function in a plant?
Carries nutrients
Carries water upward from the roots
Carries oxygen to the plant
Carries carbon dioxide away from the plant
Ferns produce clusters of sporangia known as ________ on the underside of the sporophylls.
sori
stoma
rhizomes
strobili
A frond on a fern is known as a
leaf
root
stem
cone
In a fern life cycle, the ____________ is the dominant generation.
haploid gametophyte
haploid sporophyte
diploid gametophyte
diploid sporophyte
Angiosperms (flowering plants) produce both a seed and a ______________ to nourish the seed.
nut
spore
fruit
cone
Which of the following is not a reason that gymnosperms and angiosperms can reproduce without water?
Presence of flowers or cones
Absence of vascular tissue
Seeds that protect embryo
Fertilization through pollination
All of the following are ways that a pollen grain is carried to the female reproductive structure except
Wind
Insects
Small animals
Water
A seed coat contains all the following parts except
The embryo
A protective coating
Vascular tissue
Food supply for the embryo
What is one benefit to planting ginkoes
Resistant to air pollution
Prevent erosion
Numerous species
They do not produce seeds
Why are flowers an evolutionary advantage?
They keep other organisms away from the plant
They provide nutrients for the embryo
They attract animals that aid in pollination
They help filter pollutants out of the air
The first seed leaf of an angiosperm is called
A monocot
A cotyledon
A fruit
An embryo
Trees, shrubs and vines are examples of
Nonvascular plants
Byrophytes
Herbaceous plants
Woody plants
