Chapter 9

Biology the Easy Way (E-Z Biology) · 33 exercises

Problem 1

Chlamydomonas resembles the protists because it lives in water and swims by means of (a) cilia (c) tentacles (b) pseudopods (d) flagella

4 step solution

Problem 2

The function of the pyrenoid body is to (a) synthesize glucose (c) resorb flagella (b) store starch (d) secrete cellulose

4 step solution

Problem 3

Sea lettuce is best classified as a (an) (a) protist (c) cuglenoid (b) bryophyte (d) alga

5 step solution

Problem 4

A true statement about Volvax is (a) Most of its cells do not function in reproduction. (b) All of its cells are specialized for reproduction. (c) There is no communication between its cells. (d) The egg cells have paired flagella.

6 step solution

Problem 5

The sporophyte generation of sea lettuce is (a) haploid (c) diploid (b) monoploid (d) tetraploid

3 step solution

Problem 7

Water is carried upward in plants by special tubules known as phloem.

3 step solution

Problem 7

The greatest hazard to land-dwelling plants is (a) drying out (c) loss of sperm cells (b) insect infestation (d) nonmotile egg cells

6 step solution

Problem 8

Waterproofing of land cells is made possible by cell walls composed of (a) chitin (c) cellulose (b) cutin (d) glycoprotein

4 step solution

Problem 9

Examples of bryophytes are (a) moss, Volvox, Fucus (c) Euglena, moss, red algae (b) Ulva, hornwort, Pandorina \(\quad\) (d) hornwort, liverwort, moss

6 step solution

Problem 10

Species that bear two types of spores are described as being (a) homosporous (c) homozygous (b) heterosporous (d) heterozygous

4 step solution

Problem 11

Dried, ground stems of the horsetails are used in scouring powder because their cell walls contain (a) cutin (c) silica (b) cellulose (d) suberin

3 step solution

Problem 12

An underground stem is called a (a) prothallus (c) strobilus (b) root (d) rhizome

4 step solution

Problem 13

Ferns are successful land plants because they have well developed (a) vascular systems (c) reproductive systems (b) digestive systems (d) excretory systems

5 step solution

Problem 13

The prefix -mega means ..13..

3 step solution

Problem 14

In the gymnosperms, the megasporophyll is a (an) (a) large spore (c) egg cell (b) seed cone (d) large ovule

5 step solution

Problem 15

15\. The embryo plant is protected inside of the (a) ovule (c) pollen (b) \(\mathrm{egg}\) (d) seed 16\. The production of two types of gametes is known as (a) heterospory (c) isogamy (b) heterogamy (d) isospory 17\. A true statement about the gymnosperms is that they do not produce (a) flagellated sperm (c) nonmotile eggs (b) seed cones (d) pollen cones 18\. In the flowering plants, the male reproductive structures are the (a) calyx (c) pistils (b) corolla (d) stamens 19\. The chromosome number of the fertilized endosperm nucleus is best described as (a) haploid (c) diploid (b) monoploid (d) triploid 20\. The part of the young root that pushes its way through the soil is the (a) root hair (c) root cap (b) tap root (d) root zone

6 step solution

Problem 15

The embryo plant is protected inside of the (a) ovule (c) pollen (b) \(\mathrm{egg}\) (d) seed

3 step solution

Problem 15

In gymnosperms, the agent of pollination is ..15..

3 step solution

Problem 16

The production of two types of gametes is known as (a) heterospory (c) isogamy (b) heterogamy (d) isospory

7 step solution

Problem 17

A true statement about the gymnosperms is that they do not produce (a) flagellated sperm (c) nonmotile eggs (b) seed cones (d) pollen cones

4 step solution

Problem 18

The ovules are found inside the ovary.

3 step solution

Problem 18

In the flowering plants, the male reproductive structures are the (a) calyx (c) pistils (b) corolla (d) stamens

5 step solution

Problem 19

The chromosome number of the fertilized endosperm nucleus is best described as (a) haploid (c) diploid (b) monoploid (d) triploid

4 step solution

Problem 20

The part of the young root that pushes its way through the soil is the (a) root hair (c) root cap (b) tap root (d) root zone

4 step solution

Problem 21

The word meristem refers to (a) rapidly growing cells (c) cells specialized for reproduction (b) old cells (d) differentiated cells

4 step solution

Problem 22

The primary function of the root cortex is to (a) absorb minerals from the soil (c) store water and food (b) differentiate into other cells (d) give rise to sperm cells

3 step solution

Problem 23

Secondary tissues in roots arise from the (a) meristem (c) cambium (b) embryo (d) phloem

4 step solution

Problem 24

A tendril is a specialized (a) stem (c) flower (b) root (d) leaf

5 step solution

Problem 25

Sap rises in trees due to the force created by (a) evaporation (c) transpiration (b) transportation (d) guttation

3 step solution

Problem 26

Photosystems are functional pigment groups located on the (a) proteins of the plasma membrane (b) membranes of the thylakoids (c) in the stroma of the chloroplasts (d) in fluids of vacuoles

5 step solution

Problem 27

Oxidation occurs by loss of an electron.

3 step solution

Problem 27

As an outcome of cyclic phosphorylation (a) \(\mathbf{P} 700\) is destroyed (c) NADPH is synthesized (b) ATP is formed (d) carbon is fixed

3 step solution

Problem 30

A plant that has Kranz anatomy in the arrangement of its leaf tissues is (a) Volvax (c) com (b) white oak (d) wheat

4 step solution

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