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Biodiversity Kingdom Plantae

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 58mins

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1.

The unique characteristics of bryophytes, EXCEPT

a)

Dominant generation is gametophyte

b)

Gametophytes are large in size and long-lived

c)

Gametophytes are able to carry out photosynthesis

d)

Sporophytes are larger in size, short-lived and depend on gametophytes for nutrient and water

2.

The plant shown is

a)

Marchantia sp.

b)

Polytrichum sp.

c)

Anthoceros sp.

d)

Selaginella sp.

3.

The plant shown is

a)

Marchantia sp.

b)

Polytrichum sp.

c)

Anthoceros sp.

d)

Selaginella sp.

4.

The most direct ancestors of land plants were probably _____.

a)

kelp (brown alga) that formed large beds near the shorelines

b)

green algae

c)

photosynthesizing prokaryotes (cyanobacteria)

d)

liverworts and mosses

5.

You find a green organism in a pond near your house and believe it is a plant, not an alga. The organism is most likely a plant and not an alga if it _____.

a)

contains chloroplasts

b)

is surrounded by a cuticle

c)

does not contain vascular tissue

d)

has cell walls that are comprised largely of cellulose

6.

Stomata _____.

a)

occur in all land plants and define them as a monophyletic group

b)

open to allow gas exchange and close to decrease water loss

c)

occur in all land plants and are the same as pores

d)

open to increase both water absorption and gas exchange

7.

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

a)

They are all wind pollinated

b)

They are heterosporous

c)

They can reproduce asexually by producing gemmae cup

d)

They require water for reproduction

8.

Which of these are spore-producing structures?

a)

sporophyte (capsule) of a moss

b)

antheridium of a moss or fern

c)

gametophyte of a moss

d)

archegonium of a moss or fern

9.

How are the bryophytes and seedless vascular plants alike?

a)

Plants in both groups have vascular tissue.

b)

In both groups, sperm swim from antheridia to archegonia.

c)

The dominant generation in both groups is the sporophyte.

d)

Plants in both groups have true roots, stems, and leaves.

10.

Archegonia _____.

a)

are the sites where male gametes are produced

b)

may contain sporophyte embryos

c)

have the same function as sporangia

d)

make asexual reproductive structures

11.

Which of the following is true of the life cycle of mosses?

a)

Spores are primarily distributed by water currents

b)

The haploid generation grows on the sporophyte generation

c)

Antheridia and archegonia are produced by gametophytes

d)

The sporophyte generation is dominant

12.

What is heterosporous?

a)

Male and female reproductive structures are located on separate plants

b)

Male and female reproductive structures are located on same plant

c)

It has multiple sporangia

d)

Its diploid sporophyte produces spores via meiosis

13.

A botanist discovers a new species of plant in a tropical rain forest. After observing its anatomy and life cycle, he notes the following characteristics: flagellated sperm, xylem with tracheids, separate gametophyte and sporophyte generations with the sporophyte dominant, and no seeds. This plant is probably most closely related to _____.

a)

Bryophytes

b)

Pteridophytes

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Angiosperms

14.

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

15.

In addition to seeds, which of the following characteristics is unique to the seed-producing plants?

a)

sporopollenin

b)

megaphylls

c)

lignin present in cell walls

d)

 pollen

16.

Which of the following sex and generation combinations directly produces the pollen tube of angiosperms?

a)

male gametophyte

b)

female gametophyte

c)

male sporophyte

d)

 female sporophyte

17.

The closest relatives of the familiar pine and spruce trees are _____.

a)

ferns, horsetails, lycophytes, and club mosses

b)

hornworts, liverworts, and mosses

c)

gnetophytes, cycads, and ginkgos

d)

 guavas, maples, and apples

18.

Conifers and pines both have needlelike leaves, with the adaptive advantage of _____.

a)

increased surface area, increasing photosynthesis

b)

increased surface area, increasing gas exchange

c)

decreased surface area, reducing gas exchange

d)

decreased surface area, reducing water loss

19.

Which of the following is a characteristic of all angiosperms?

a)

double internal fertilization

b)

free-living gametophytes

c)

carpels that contain microsporangia

d)

ovules that are not contained within ovaries

20.

Which of these species belongs to bryophytes?

a)

Polytrichum sp.

b)

Dryopteris sp.

c)

Pinus sp.

d)

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

21.

Which of the following is the unique characteristics for Kingdom Plantae

a)

cell wall consist of peptidoplycan

b)

carbohydrate storage is glycogen

c)

has alternation of generation

d)

motile

22.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of pteridophytes?

a)

Sporophyte generation is dominant

b)

Gametophyte generation is dominant

c)

Produce spores

d)

Has true roots, stems and leaves

23.
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
24.

Alternation of generations in plants refers to the alternation of

a)

diploid and haploid stages

b)

male and female stages

c)

meiotic and mitotic stages

d)

spore and seed stages

25.

Most conifers have separate male and female reproductive parts on the same tree. This condition is referred to as

a)

monoecious

b)

dioecious

c)

homosporous

d)

heterosporous

26.

Angiosperms are the most successful terrestrial plants. Which of these features is unique to them and helps account for their success?

a)

Dominant gametophytes

b)

Fruits enclosing seeds

c)

Embryos enclosed within seed coats

d)

Sperm cells without flagella

27.

This plant is classified under

a)

Bryophytes

b)

Pteridophytes

c)

Gymnoperms

d)

Angiosperms

28.

Why Gymnosperms is more advance compared to Pteridophyes?

a)

Vascular plants

b)

Sporophyte generation is dominant

c)

Produce seed

d)

Has true roots, stems and leaves

29.

Dominant generation is gametophyte generation. This statement is TRUE for...

a)

pteridophytes

b)

bryophytes

c)

angiosperms

d)

gymnosperms