Chapter 21

Biology Concepts and Applications · 8 exercises

Problem 1

The first plants were ________. a. gnetophytes b. pteridophytes c. bryophytes d. lycophytes

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Problem 2

Which of the following statements is false? a. Ferns produce seeds inside strobili. b. Bryophytes do not have xylem or phloem. c. Gymnosperms and angiosperms produce seeds. d. Only angiosperms produce flowers.

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Problem 4

Lycophytes, horsetails, and ferns are ________ plants. a. multicelled aquatic b. nonvascular seed c. seedless vascular d. seed-bearing vascular

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Problem 5

Coal consists primarily of compressed remains of the ________ that dominated Carboniferous swamp forests. a. seedless vascular plants b. seed-bearing plants c. flowering plants d. a and c

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Problem 6

The ________ produce flagellated sperm. a. bryophytes b. lycophytes c. conifers d. monocots e. a and b \(f\) a through

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Problem 7

A seed is a (an) ________. a. female gametophyte b. mature ovule c. mature pollen tube d. immature microspore

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Problem 8

Which does not apply to gymnosperms or angiosperms? a. vascular tissues b. diploid dominance c. single spore type d. cuticle with stomata

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Problem 9

Match the terms appropriately. ________gymnosperm ________sporophyte ________lycophyte ________ovary ________bryophyte ________gametophyte ________stomata ________angiosperm a. gamete-producing body b. help control water loss c. "naked" seeds d. only plant group that produces flowers e. spore-producing body f. nonvascular land plant g. seedless vascular plant h. ovules form in it

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