BY124 Worksheet 2 Chapter 29
- Which of the following statements about algae and plants is true?
- Algae have different types of chlorophyll molecules from plants.
- Plants are multicellular, whereas algae are unicellular.
- Plants have a waxy, waterproof cuticle, and algae do not.
- Both plant and algal zygotes develop into embryos.
- Plant cells have rigid cellulose walls, and algal cells do not.
- Which of the following homologies is/are shared by land plants and their closest living algal relatives?
- the presence of sporopollenin
- the structure of flagellated sperm (when present)
- rings of cellulose-synthesizing complexes
- the formation of a group of microtubules between daughter nuclei during cell division
- All of the listed responses are correct.
- In moving to land, which of the following challenges did plants have to overcome?
- many herbivores on land
- less available CO2 in the atmosphere than in the oceans
- desiccation
- competition from other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria
- All of the listed responses are correct.
- Alternation of generations ______.
- is distinguished by haploid and diploid stages that are both multicellular
- is distinguished by a unicellular haploid stage and a multicellular diploid generation
- is distinguished by a multicellular haploid generation and a unicellular diploid generation
- consists of a diploid gametophyte stage alternating with a haploid sporophyte stage
- is unique to plants
- Plants undergo alternation of generations in which ______.
- antheridia alternate with archegonia
- male plants alternate with female plants
- the sporophyte generation alternates with the gametophyte generation
- the vascular generation alternates with the nonvascular generation
- All of the listed responses are correct.
- Gametangia are ______.
- the site of development of the fertilized egg in algae
- single-celled in algae, multicellular in most plants
- structures specialized for gradual spore discharge
- responsible for the plant's ability to retain moisture in arid environments
- multicellular in algae, single-celled in most plants
- In charophytes, ______protect(s) zygotes from desiccation.
- sporopollenin
- cuticles
- lignin
- stomata
- tannins
- Which is a key difference between alternation of generations in plants and sexual reproduction in nonplant organisms?
- In plants, only haploid stage is multicellular
- In other sexually reproducing organisms, the fusion of gametes forms a zygote before an embryo develops
- In plants, the haploid and diploid stages are both multicellular
- In other sexually reproducing organisms, the haploid and diploid generations are both multicellular
- In plants, the haploid generation is always dependent on the diploid generation.
- The development of the ______prevents plants from drying out and protects them from microbes.
- peristomes
- cuticle
- stomata
- apical meristem
- gametangia
- Which example below is a clade of nonvascular plants?
- bryophytes
- pterophytes –ferns
- lycophytes – club mosses
- seed plants - gymnosperms
- None of the listed responses is correct; all land plants have vascular tissue.
- Which term is most nearly synonymous with land plants? – multicellular dependent embryo
- photoautotrophs
- embryophytes
- tracheophytes
- vascular plants
- seed plants
- A major division in plant systematics is based on whether a particular species has ______.
- gametophytes
- alternation of generations
- sporophytes
- vascular tissue
- apical meristems
- The gametophyte stage of the plant life cycle is most conspicuous in ______.
- ferns
- seed plants
- club mosses
- horsetails
- mosses
- What structures allow plants to readily take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
- cuticles
- capsules
- stomata
- mitochondria
- gametangia
- When you see a green, "leafy" moss, you are looking at the ______.
- structure that results directly from a fertilized egg
- sporophyte generation
- structure where meiosis occurs
- spore-producing structure
- gametophyte generation
- Rhizoids ______.
- play a primary role in water and mineral absorption
- contain specialized conducting cells
- anchor the gametophytes of bryophytes
- are found in liverworts and hornworts, but not in mosses
- Which of the following produces eggs and sperm?
- megaspores
- moss gametophytes
- megaphylls
- fern sporophytes
- moss sporangia
- Fertilization in moss occurs when sperm swim from a(n) ______and down the neck of a(n) ______.
- antheridium ... archegonium
- sporangium ... antheridium
- archegonium ... antheridium
- antheridium ... sporangium
- sporangium ... archegonium
- The gametophyte generation of a moss ______. – all the way till fertilization which then young diploid sporophyte is produced.
- has tracheids, but no vessel elements
- is rarely encountered, compared with the sporophyte
- produces spores
- is haploid
- is dependent on the sporophyte
- How are gametes produced by bryophytes? Meiosis produces spores
- by meiosis of spores
- by meiosis of gametophyte cells
- by mitosis of gametophyte cells
- by meiosis of sporophyte cells
- by mitosis of spores
- In mosses, haploid ______directly produce buds that grow into gametophores.
- protonemata
- gametophores
- antheridia
- archegonia
- spores
- Which structure of a bryophyte sporophyte is specialized for gradual spore discharge?
- stomata
- capsule
- peristome
- seta
- foot
- In which bryophyte structure specifically does a zygote develop into an embryo?
- archegonium
- stomata
- seta
- peristome
- antheridium
- Sphagnum is a ______that forms extensive deposits of partially decayed organic material.
- moss
- club moss
- liverwort
- lycophyte
- quillwort
- In the life cycle of a fern, the multicellular male gametangium (the sex organ that produces sperm cells) is called a(n) ______.
- frond
- sporangium
- rhizoid
- archegonium
- antheridium
- In the life cycle of ferns, the multicellular female gametangium (the sex organ that contains an egg) is a(n) ______.
- rhizome
- archegonium
- antheridium
- frond
- sporangium
- Ferns and mosses are limited mostly to moist environments because ______.
- they lack vascular tissue
- their seeds do not store water
- they have swimming sperm
- their pollen is carried by water
- they lack cuticles and stomata
- What is the evolutionary significance of megaphylls? –essentially a leaf
- They increase the surface area for absorption of nutrients.
- They are modified leaves that have sporangia.
- They provide a way to transport water and nutrients throughout the plant’s body.
- They increase the surface area for photosynthesis.
- They allow plants to grow taller.
- The “dots” on the underside of a fern frond are spore cases; therefore, what is true of the plant to which the frond belongs?
- It is a sporophyte.
- It is a gamete.
- It is a gametophyte.
- It is a spermatophyte.
- It is a spore.
- Where would you find a fern gametophyte?
- on moist soil
- attached to the underground stem (rhizoids)
- in a freshwater stream
- inside a dissected seed
- on the underside of the leaf (frond)
Technically, the gametophyte has rhizoids..
- Fern gametophytes are ______.
- found on the underside of fern leaves (fronds)
- part of the asexual life cycle
- produced from haploid gametes – produce haploid gametes ( bisexual)
- photosynthetic diploid organisms
- free-living, multicellular organisms - haploid
- To examine meiosis in ferns, you would study ______.
- both the antheridia and the archegonia
- both the archegonia and the sporangia
- the archegonia
- the antheridia
- the sporangia – where meiosis occurs to form spores…
- Vascular tissues of plants include ______.
- xylem for conducting water and minerals, and phloem for conducting dissolved organic molecules
- xylem for conducting organic molecules, and phloem for conducting water and minerals
- lignin for conducting organic molecules, and phloem for conducting sugars
- phloem for conducting water and minerals, and lignin for conducting organic molecules
- cuticles for conducting water, and phloem for conducting organic molecules
- Heterosporous plants produce ______.
- megaspores that bear antheridia and microspores that bear archegonia
- seeds
- megaspores that develop into female gametophytes and microspores that develop into
- megaspores that develop into male gametophytes and microspores that develop into female gametophytes
- spores that produce both archegonia and antheridia
- Sori can be found in which of the following?
- pterophytes
- charophytes
- liverworts
- hornworts
- mosses
- In sporophyte ferns, the leaves are ______.
- blades
- megaphylls – really the only one you have to know. – female..
- protonemata
- microphylls
- sporangia
- The first large forests formed in the Carboniferous Period. The decrease in CO2 levels by all of these plants caused ______.
- the formation of fewer stomata in plant leaves
- seed plants to become the dominant types of plants on Earth
- global cooling
- global warming
- a lack of CO2 for photosynthesis
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