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WorksheetsLand Plants
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
If an organism is terrestrial, where would you expect to find it living?
a)
in freshwater habitats
b)
in the sea
c)
on land
d)
exclusively in mud
e)
in woody tissue
2.
You are a biologist, and a friend asks for the identity of a photosynthetic, multicellular, eukaryotic organism they found. You correctly tell them
a)
it is a plant.
b)
it is a fungus
c)
it is a green alga
d)
it is a brown alga
e)
you need more information to determine if it is a plant or alga.
3.
Your friend says that the organism was aquatic, and it has seeds. Therefore, you correctly say
a)
it is a green alga.
b)
it is a plant.
c)
it is a brown algae.
d)
it is a flowering plant.
e)
it is a seed fern.
4.
Which of the following is not a shared feature of all green plants (including land plants and green algae)?
a)
flowers
b)
loss of phycobilins
c)
starch as a storage molecule
d)
stellate (star-shaped) structure at base of flagella
e)
chlorophyll b
5.
This group of organisms is defined by the fact that their "resting embryos" form and develop within a chamber composed of maternal tissues.
a)
embryophytes (land plants)
b)
gametophytes (gamete plants)
c)
sporophytes (spore plants)
d)
basidiomycetes (club fungi)
e)
ascomycetes (sac fungi)
6.
The process in plants in which multicelled diploid individuals give rise to haploid individuals, and multicelled haploid individuals give rise to diploid individuals, is called
a)
phytodivision
b)
ploidy plasticity
c)
alternate generalizations
d)
alternation of generations
e)
botanical algebra
7.
Chromosomes that have similar shapes and code for the same traits are said to be
a)
homozygous
b)
heterotrophic
c)
heterozygous
d)
homologous
e)
alleles
8.
In bryophytes, the haploid part of the life cycle is dominant. An individual plant in this haploid stage of the life cycle is called a
a)
moss
b)
sporangium
c)
gametophyte
d)
sporophyte
e)
liverwort
9.
In plants, meiosis occurs on the _____________, giving rise to haploid cells called ___________.
a)
sporophyte, gametes
b)
gametophyte, spores
c)
sporophyte, spores
d)
gametophyte, gametes
e)
thallus, pollen
10.
In plants, __________ organisms undergo _____________ to produce spores.
a)
diploid, mitosis
b)
diploid, meiosis
c)
haploid, mitosis
d)
haploid, meiosis
e)
sporophyte, fertilization
11.
In humans, diploid organisms undergo meiosis to produce gametes. In plants, __________ organisms undergo _____________ to produce gametes.
a)
diploid, mitosis
b)
diploid, meiosis
c)
haploid, mitosis
d)
haploid, meiosis
e)
sporophyte, transformation
12.
Scientists believe that the first land plants evolved around ______________ million years ago.
a)
1
b)
10
c)
50
d)
475
e)
3500
13.
The waxy covering on the surface of plant leaves is referred to as the
a)
sporopollenin
b)
cellulosic layer
c)
stomata
d)
epidermis
e)
cuticle
14.
This type of vascular tissue has the primary role of distributing water and disolved minerals.
a)
phloem
b)
lignin
c)
xylem
d)
stomata
e)
rhizoids
15.
This structure in mosses functions to absorb water and to anchor the plant in place.
a)
rhizoid
b)
holdfast
c)
roots
d)
xylem
e)
phloem
16.
Which of the following structures are you likely to find on the tip of a moss sporophyte?
a)
a spore-producing capsule
b)
a cluster of photosynthetic leaves
c)
an egg
d)
an anther
e)
a single flower
17.
In mosses, rainfall helps to release and distribute _________________ from male gametangia.
a)
seeds
b)
sperm cells
c)
egg cells
d)
pheromones
e)
spores
18.
The bryophytes characterized by a thallus with rhizoids and asexual reproduction by gemmae cups are called
a)
peat moss
b)
club moss
c)
eisley moss
d)
hornworts
e)
liverworts
19.
This type of non-vascular plant grows in acidic bogs, and is harvested and burned as fuel.
a)
peat moss
b)
club-moss
c)
spike-moss
d)
seed ferns
e)
horsetails
20.
The remains of these giant plants became fossilized in the Carboniferous period (~300 million years ago) and now provide us with coal, a fossil fuel.
a)
monocots
b)
magnoliids
c)
lycophytes
d)
bryophytes
e)
gnetophytes
21.
Club-moss, spike-moss, whisk ferns, and horsetails are examples of
a)
angiosperms
b)
seedless vascular plants
c)
gnetophytes
d)
gymnosperms
e)
make-believe plants
22.
A typical fern produces new leaves from an underground stem called a
a)
frond
b)
rhizoid
c)
nucleoid
d)
gametophyte
e)
rhizome
23.
If an organism produces spores in sori, it is most likely a
a)
fungus
b)
cycad
c)
moss
d)
fern
e)
club-moss
24.
These vascular plants are characterized by the lack of obvious leaves (the leaves are small and nonphotosynthetic) plus hollow, bamboo-like stems that are rich in silica, and cone-like, spore-producing strobili at the tips of stems.
a)
club-mosses
b)
spike-mosses
c)
horsetails
d)
tree ferns
e)
kelp
25.
Seed-bearing vascular plants produce small, thick-walled, immature gametophytes that give rise to male gametes. What is the other name for these small male gametophytes?
a)
seeds
b)
microspores
c)
microsporangia
d)
pollen grains
e)
megasporangium
26.
In seed-bearing vascular plants, the male gametophyte is a
a)
seed
b)
fruit
c)
single sperm cell
d)
pollen grain
e)
ovule
27.
What is the economic significance of the Carboniferous Period?
a)
The most valuable flowering plants (roses, etc) are from this period
b)
The fossils are an important source of commercially harvested carbon dioxide.
c)
This period in human history is marked by the use of coal for industry.
d)
The fossilized plants are an energy source.
e)
No economic significance, since all those plants are dead.
28.
The oldest types of seed plants that are alive on earth today are classified as
a)
bryophytes
b)
horsetails
c)
gymnosperms
d)
angiosperms
e)
seed ferns
29.
Plants that produce “naked seeds” belong in the group called the
a)
Nudiephytes
b)
Angiosperms
c)
Gymnosperms
d)
Monilophytes
e)
Megaspores
30.
All of the following are examples of gymnosperms EXCEPT
a)
gnetophytes
b)
palm trees
c)
ginkgos
d)
cycads
e)
conifers
31.
Which of the following is the closest living relative of a cycad?
a)
palm trees
b)
pine trees
c)
mosses
d)
ferns
e)
cichlids
32.
Which of the following organisms, sometimes called a living fossil, is represented by only one living species?
a)
horsetails
b)
sequoias
c)
gnetophytes
d)
ginkgos
e)
cycads
33.
The seeds of pine trees can be found in protective structures called
a)
megaspores
b)
cones
c)
fruits
d)
pods
e)
sori
34.
Ephedra and Welwitschia are examples of
a)
monocots
b)
magnoliids
c)
gnetophytes
d)
ferns
e)
over-the-counter stimulants
35.
The success of angiosperms is probably due to having
a)
short life cycles and rapid growth
b)
specialized reproductive structures
c)
wind and animal pollinators
d)
fruit
e)
all of the above.
36.
Flowering plants and their pollinators have interacted for many millions of years, and over time both have changed and diversified due to the pressure they imposed on each other. This type of interaction is an example of
a)
the food chain
b)
the benefits of plants for humans
c)
plant physiology
d)
adaptive radiation
e)
coevolution
37.
A flower is a specialized reproductive shoot built out of four types of highly modified ______________.
a)
cells
b)
gametes
c)
petals
d)
organic chemicals
e)
leaves
38.
In botanical terms, a fruit is defined as
a)
a mature seed
b)
an egg
c)
a mature ovule
d)
a mature ovary
e)
a vegetable
39.
Endosperm is used
a)
to produce terminal buds
b)
stimulate root growth
c)
nourish developing embryos
d)
monitor gravity
e)
None of the above
40.
The process in which both the egg and the endosperm are fertilized in flowering plants is called
a)
double whammy
b)
paraspermy
c)
nuclear fusion
d)
double fertilization
e)
unnatural
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