Question

QUESTION 1

Which of the following is NOT a major difference between "Bryophytes" and ALL other land plant phyla?

		absence vs. presence of differentiated body plan (true roots, stems and leaves)
		absence vs. presence of xylem and phloem
		seedless vs. seed condition
		absence vs. presence of lignin
		ploidy of the conspicuous life stage

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QUESTION 2

Which of the following is NOT true of apical meristems?

		in vascular plants they are localized at the tips of shoots and roots
		they are regions of active mitotic division
		they are synapomorphic for land plants
		all of the answers are true of apical meristems
		they differentiate into the various tissues of the plant body

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QUESTION 3

Which of these plant characteristics is an adaptation that prevents water loss?

		secondary compounds
		cellulose-reinforced cell walls
		root hairs
		cuticle
		vascular tissue

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QUESTION 4

Plant spores germinate to become

		gametes
		seeds
		gametophytes
		sporophytes
		zygotes

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QUESTION 5

Which of the following statements about the life cycle of mosses is FALSE ?

		Gametophytes produce eggs and sperm by meiosis.
		Haploid spores are the major means of dispersal.
		Moss sperm are flagellated and need water to reach the egg.
		Antheridia and archegonia are found within the gametophyte body.
		Photosynthetic gametophytes grow from protonema.

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QUESTION 6

Charophytes and Plants share this synapomorphy (shared derived characteristic):

		all of the answer choices represent synaptomorphies with Charophytes and Plants.
		cellulose in cell walls
		sporopollenin
		haploid and diploid multicellular forms
		live on land

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QUESTION 7

Bryophytes are anchored to the ground by rhizoids which

		absorb and distribute water and dissolved minerals to the gametophyte
		are homologous to the holdfasts of seaweeds
		are analogous to the roots of vascular plants
		are specialized sporophyte cell
		are homologous to the roots of vascular plants

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QUESTION 8

Which of the following is TRUE of organisms characterized by alternation of generations?

		the sporophyte is haploid and produces gametes spores by meiosis
		the sporophyte is haploid and produces haploid spores by meiosis
		the gametophyte is diploid and produces haploid gametes by meiosis
		the sporophyte is diploid and produces haploid spores by mitosis
		the gametophyte is haploid and produces haploid gametes by mitosis

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QUESTION 9

Which, if any, of the following characters is NOT a synapomorphy (shared derived character state) of terrestrial plants?

		multicellular gametangia
		vascular tissue
		apical meristem
		all the answers represent synapomorphies of land plants
		walled spores

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QUESTION 10

A homosporous plant

		cannot have a conspicuous gametophyte generation
		produces gametophytes which develop both antheridia and archegonia
		is likely to be adapted to (occur in) an arid environment
		may have sporophytes with both microsporangia and megasporangia
		cannot have sporophylls