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3. As vascular plants evolved, they developed several important evolutionary advances. Explain the importance of each of the following: a. vascular tissue b. seeds c. flowers d. fruits

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Question 1

The key innovation that allowed for plant survival on land, seenin the first land plants and all others after, but not in thecharophytes, is

Question 1 options:

	fruit.
	vascular tissue.
	the seed.
	protection of the embryo.

Question 2

Which dramatic change in the alternation-of-generations lifecycle led to the protection of all phases of the life cycle and theformation of seeds?

Question 2 options:

	transition from a dominant gametophyte generation to a dominantsporophyte generation
	transition from a dominant sporophyte generation to a dominantgametophyte generation

Question 3

Which structure(s) allow the sporophyte of vascular plants to beprotected against drying out?

Question 3 options:

	the waxy covering of leaves, called the cuticle
	small openings in the leaves, called stomata
	guard cells that surround each stoma
	all of these structures protect the dominant sporophyte fromdrying out

Question 4

Why are the bryophytes called nonvascular plants?

Question 4 options:

	because they are specialized for transporting water and organicnutrients
	because their roots, stems, and leaves lack vascular tissue
	because they protect their embryo
	because they produce wind-blown spores

Question 5

Which generation is dominant in the bryophytes?

Question 5 options:

	the generations are equally dominant
	the sporophyte
	the gametophyte
	there is no sporophyte generation in bryophytes

Question 6

Which of the bryophytes are typically low-lying, due mostly totheir need for moisture and lack of vascular tissue?

Question 6 options:

	the mosses
	the liverworts
	the hornworts
	all of the bryophytes are low-lying

Question 7

Which structure of the moss protects the embryo from dryingout?

Question 7 options:

	the archegonium
	the antheridium
	the sporangium
	the stalk

Question 8

Cooksonia were the first __________ plants; they hadwind-blown spores, __________, leaves, and roots.

Question 8 options:

	nonvascular; branches
	vascular; seeds
	nonvascular; seeds
	vascular; branches

Question 9

The roots of today's lycophytes are much like __________ were inearly vascular plants; the vascular tissue is __________.

Question 9 options:

	roots; centrally placed
	stems; centrally placed
	leaves; only found at the perimeter
	branches; only found at the perimeter

Question 10

Pteridophytes, or ferns and their allies, are __________vascular plants with __________.

Question 10 options:

	seed-producing; microphylls
	seedless; microphylls
	seedless; megaphylls
	seed-producing; megaphylls

Question 11

Microphylls __________. Megaphylls__________.

Question 11 options:

	are found in all vascular plants; are only found in thelycophytes
	are broad leaves with a single strand of vascular tissue; arenarrow and have several strands vascular tissue
	are broad leaves with several strands of vascular tissue; arenarrow and have a single strand of vascular tissue
	are narrow and have a single strand of vascular tissue; arebroad leaves with several strands of vascular tissue

Question 12

The fern life cycle

Question 12 options:

	all of these choices accurately describe the fern lifecycle.
	is dependent on external water.
	relies on the wind to disperse the spores.
	produces a gametophyte that lacks vascular tissue.

Question 13

Seed plants use meiosis to produce

Question 13 options:

	spores and pollen.
	seeds and fruit.
	pollen and seeds.
	microspores and megaspores.

Question 14

In seed plants, a microspore develops into

Question 14 options:

	an egg.
	a pollen grain.
	a sporophyte.
	All of these answers correctly complete this sentence.

Question 15

Within the angiosperms, or ___________, two groups exist. Theyare named for their __________.

Question 15 options:

	vascular plants; number of cotyledons, or seed coats
	nonvascular plants; leaf type
	flowering plants; number of cotyledons, or seed coats
	fungi; leaf type

Question 16

The __________ parts of a flower are the stamens, each of whichhas two parts: the anther and the filament. The __________ parts ofa flower are the carpel, which has three major regions: the stigma,the style, and the __________.

Question 16 options:

	female; male; ovary
	male; female; sepals
	female; male; sepals
	male; female; ovary

Question 17

Double fertilization during the angiosperm life cycle involvestwo sperm, one of which __________, while the other __________.

Question 17 options:

	fertilizes the egg to form a zygote; produces the endospermnucleus, which will develop into food for the developing plant
	is a mature male gametophyte; is an immature malegametophyte
	lands on the carpel of the plant; is usually blown away in thewind
	develops into the seed; develops into the fruit that surroundsthe seeds

Question 18

The bodies of most fungi are made up of a network of filamentscalled hyphae.

Question 18 options:

	True
	False

Question 19

What is the difference between land fungi and the chytrids?

Question 19 options:

	Land fungi are motile and have flagella at all stages of theirlife cycle. The chytrids do not have flagella.
	Land fungi are nonmotile and do not have flagella at any stageof their life cycle. The chytrids have flagellated spores andgametes.
	Land fungi are nonmotile and only have flagellated spores. Thechytrids have flagellated spores and gametes.
	Both are motile for part of their life cycle. Land fungi aremotile as gametes. Chytrids are motile as spores.

Question 20

The vast majority of described species of fungi are __________fungi, which include unicellular __________, which reproducesexually once their food supply runs out. When yeast ferment, theyproduce ethanol and carbon dioxide.

Question 20 options:

	zygospore; black bread molds
	club; mushroom
	sac; yeast
	mutualistic; lichen

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Which of the following is not a trend in plant evolution?

a. Increasing independence from water for reproduction

b. Development of vascular tissue

c. Decreasing size of archegonia and antheridia

d. Increase in dominance of the diploid generation

e. Evolution from heterospory to homospory

A plant that has fibrous roots would also have

a. Stem vascular bundles in a ring

b. Parallel venation

c. Palmate venation

d. Stem vascular bundles in a stele

e. Pinnate venation

Which of these are structures in the gametophyte generation?

a. Leaves, stems, roots, flowers, cones

b. antheridium, embryo, seed, spores, flowers

c. egg, sperm, zygote, embryo, seedling

d. archegonium, antheridium, egg, sperm, seed

e. spores, egg, pollen, archegonium, sperm

What two innovations are the most important in allowing thegymnosperms and angiosperms to become mores successful than earlierland plants?

a. Flowers and pollen

b. seeds and fruits

c. pollen and dormant embryos

d. dominant sporophyte and seeds

e. seeds and dormant embryos

Platyhelminthes can survive without specialized gas exchangestructures because

a. they live in moist or aquatic habitats

b. the live in especially oxygen rich habitats

c. their bodies are not segmented

d. their bodies have a high surface area to volume ratio

e. they do not have a coelom

The notochord is most closely associated with the

a. nervous system

b. spinal chord

c. muscular system

d. skeletal system

e. integumentary system

Which of the following would cause stomata to close?

a. increase in sugar concentration in the guard cells

b. a decrease humidity

c. movement of water into guard cells

d. a decrease in air temperature

e. an increas in sunlight

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QUESTION 7

Which of the following statements is the most accuratedescription of fruits and seeds?

		"Fruits" and "seeds" are synonymous terms
		Fruits always have fleshy coverings, while those of seeds arealways hard
		Fruits are structures that contain seeds and foster seeddispersal
		Fruits contain endosperm but seeds do not
		Fruits are produced only by angiosperms and seeds are producedexclusively by gymnosperms

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QUESTION 8

Picea glauca is a seed-bearing plant. What othercharacteristic MUST be true of this species?

		It produces flowers
		It prouces fruits
		The gametophyte is the dominant generation
		it has vascular tissue
		double-fertilization results in the production of endosperm

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QUESTION 9

Global deforestation remains a major concern as huge tracts ofrainforest are cut down each day. How does the removal of suchlarge numbers of trees from the world's forests affect theconcentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

		the concentration of carbon dioxide increases, which has awarming effect on the climate
		the concentration of carbon dioxide increases, which has acooling effect on the climate.
		the concentration of carbon dioxide decreases, which has awarming effect on the climate
		the concentration of carbon dioxide decreases, which has acooling effect on the climate.