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Plant diversity

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following groups of plants lack the vascular tissues xylem and phloem?

a)

Bryophytes

b)

Ferns

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Angiosperms

2.

The alternation of generations in plants goes between the diploid __________________ and haploid __________________

a)

sporophyte, gametophyte

b)

gametophyte, sporophyte

3.

Plant cell walls are made of

a)

petidoglycan

b)

cellulose

c)

chitin

d)

pollen

4.

What chemical is located in the chloroplast of plants that gives them the green pigment?

a)

angiosperm

b)

chlorophyll

c)

mesophyll

d)

cotyledon

5.

What substance is made through photosynthesis and is food for the plant?

a)

chlorophyll

b)

chloroplast

c)

glucose

d)

dextrose

6.
Which is an example of a conifer?
a)
Maple tree
b)
Pine tree
c)
rose bush
d)
Bermuda grass
7.
Which of the following is not a need of a plant.
a)
Oxygen
b)
Sunlight
c)
Water
d)
Carbon dioxide
8.

Which feature separates ferns from cone bearing plants?

a)

Ability to produce their own food

b)

Presence of vascular tissue

c)

Seeds

d)

Flowers

9.

Why do mosses rely on osmosis?

a)

They take in CO2 through osmosis and use it to make sugars

b)

They lack vascular tissues that move water in other plant types

c)

They are close to the earth so it is just easier to get water through osmosis

d)

Their large size requires extra water that is gained through osmosis

10.

In which of the following environments will moss not survive?

a)

Nutrient poor soils

b)

Dry environments

c)

Low temperatures

d)

In close proximity to other mosses

11.
In bryophytes' life cycle, how does a sperm cell get to an egg cell? 
a)
through the help of water 
b)
through self-pollination
c)
through cross-pollination
d)
through the help of the wind
12.

What is phloem's function in a plant?

a)

Carries nutrients

b)

Carries water upward from the roots

c)

Carries oxygen to the plant

d)

Carries carbon dioxide away from the plant

13.
What is the difference between rhizomes and roots?
a)
Rhizomes are not found in ferns, roots are
b)
Instead of roots, ferns contain rhizomes
c)
Rhizomes are a specialized stems, not roots
d)
Rhizomes and roots are the same thing
14.

Ferns produce clusters of sporangia known as ________ on the underside of the sporophylls.

a)

sori

b)

stoma

c)

rhizomes

d)

strobili

15.

A frond on a fern is known as a

a)

leaf

b)

root

c)

stem

d)

cone

16.
Plants that produce seeds in cones are known as _____, while flower producing plants are known as _____.
a)
Angiosperms; Gymnosperms
b)
Nonvascular plants; Vascular plants
c)
Vascular plants; Nonvascular plants
d)
Gymnosperms; Angiosperms
17.

In a fern life cycle, the ____________ is the dominant generation.

a)

haploid gametophyte

b)

haploid sporophyte

c)

diploid gametophyte

d)

diploid sporophyte

18.

Angiosperms (flowering plants) produce both a seed and a ______________ to nourish the seed.

a)

nut

b)

spore

c)

fruit

d)

cone

19.

Which of the following is not a reason that gymnosperms and angiosperms can reproduce without water?

a)

Presence of flowers or cones

b)

Absence of vascular tissue

c)

Seeds that protect embryo

d)

Fertilization through pollination

20.

All of the following are ways that a pollen grain is carried to the female reproductive structure except

a)

Wind

b)

Insects

c)

Small animals

d)

Water

21.

A seed coat contains all the following parts except

a)

The embryo

b)

A protective coating

c)

Vascular tissue

d)

Food supply for the embryo

22.

What is one benefit to planting ginkoes

a)

Resistant to air pollution

b)

Prevent erosion

c)

Numerous species

d)

They do not produce seeds

23.

Why are flowers an evolutionary advantage?

a)

They keep other organisms away from the plant

b)

They provide nutrients for the embryo

c)

They attract animals that aid in pollination

d)

They help filter pollutants out of the air

24.

The first seed leaf of an angiosperm is called

a)

A monocot

b)

A cotyledon

c)

A fruit

d)

An embryo

25.

Trees, shrubs and vines are examples of

a)

Nonvascular plants

b)

Byrophytes

c)

Herbaceous plants

d)

Woody plants