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BIOL 125 Midterm #1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following characters can tell us about the relatedness of different taxa?

a)

Synapomorphies

b)

Autapomorphies

c)

Plesiomorphies

d)

Both a and b

e)

All of the above

2.

Which of the following routes of water transport is the fastest?

a)

Symplastic

b)

Apoplastic

c)

Transmembrane

d)

Tonoplastic

e)

Protoplastic

3.

Which of the following permanent tissue cells are specialized for support, and have unevenly thick cell walls?

a)

Parenchyma

b)

Collenchyma

c)

Sclerenchyma

d)

Tracheids

e)

Vessel elements

4.

Which kind of tissue is the cortex derived from?

a)

Dermal

b)

Vascular

c)

Ground

d)

Endodermal

e)

Epidermal

5.

Which plant hormone is responsible for the overall growth of a plant, and can trigger plant "growth spurts"?

a)

Auxin

b)

Cytokinin

c)

ABA

d)

Brassinosteroid

e)

Gibberillin

6.

Which of the following statements are true? Select all that apply.

a)

Primary growth occurs at the apical meristem

b)

Secondary growth occurs at the apical meristem

c)

Primary growth occurs at the lateral meristem

d)

Secondary growth includes addition and elongation of cells

e)

Primary growth includes addition and elongation of cells

7.

Which of the following terms refers to a group that does not contain all of the descendants of a common ancestor?

a)

Monophyletic

b)

Polyphyletic

c)

Paraphyletic

d)

Polytomy

8.

True or False?

Eudicots have one layer of mesophyll in their leaves.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is outermost layer of bark?

a)

Cork

b)

Secondary phloem

c)

Secondary xylem

d)

Sapwood

e)

Epidermis

10.

Which parts of the leaf can be seen in monocots? Select all that apply.

a)

Blade

b)

Stalk

c)

Petiole

d)

Stem

11.

Which of the following cells lack nuclei, ribosomes, and chloroplasts, and can be found in phloem?

a)

Companion cells

b)

Tracheids

c)

Sieve tube members

d)

Vessel elements

12.

What is the outermost whorl of a flower?

a)

Corolla

b)

Stamen

c)

Pistil

d)

Calyx

e)

Carpel

13.

Which plant hormone inhibits growth when the plant is stressed?

a)

Auxin

b)

Cytokinin

c)

Gibberillin

d)

ABA

e)

Brassinosteroid

14.

What is the embryonic stem or seed stem?

a)

Hypocotyl

b)

Radicle

c)

Epicotyl

d)

Cotyledon

e)

Spore

15.

Which plant class includes flowering and fruit plants?

a)

Coniferophyta

b)

Anthophyta

c)

Bryophyta

d)

Gingkophyta

e)

Lycophyta

16.

Which receptor is involved in inhibition of hypocotyl elongation, and may play a role in circadian rhythm?

a)

Zeaxanthin

b)

Cryptochromes

c)

Phototropin

d)

Pr

e)

Pfr

17.

Which plant structure is the site of pollination?

a)

Stigma

b)

Stamen

c)

Filament

d)

Ovary

e)

Receptacle

18.

True or False?

Monocots tend to have fibrous roots while dicots tend to have taproots.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

In double fertilization, the cell that will become the endosperm is:

a)

Haploid

b)

Diploid

c)

Triploid

d)

Tetraploid

20.

Which of the following statements are true? Select all that apply.

a)

The sporophyte is generally larger than the gametophyte

b)

The gametophyte produces gametes by meiosis

c)

The gametophyte produces gametes by mitosis

d)

The sporophyte produces spores by mitosis

e)

The sporophyte produces spores by meiosis