Chapter 15

Which of the following statements is not correct? a. Angiosperms produce pollen and seeds. b. Mosses are nonvascular plants. c. Ferns and angiosperms are vascular plants. d. Only gymnosperms produce fruits.

Which does not apply to all seed plants? a. Vascular tissues b. Diploid dominance c. single spore type d. All of the above

Mosses have independent ___ and dependent ___. a. sporophytes; gametophytes b. gametophytes; sporophytes

Ferns and horsetails are ___ plants. a. flowering b. nonvascular c. seedless vascular d. seed-bearing vascular

Unlike ferns, conifers have __. a. vascular tissue b. seeds c. flagellated sperm d. fruits

The ___ produced in the male cones of a conifer develop into pollen grains. a. ovules b. ovaries c. megaspores d. microspores

A seed is a(n) ___. a. female gametophyte b. mature ovule c. mature pollen tube d. immature megaspore

Match the terms appropriately. $$ \text {gymnosperm} \quad \quad \text {a. gamete-producing body} $$ $$ \text {sporophyte} \quad \quad \text {b. help control water loss} $$ $$ \text {fern} \quad \quad \text {c. "naked" seeds} $$ $$ \text {moss} \quad \quad \text {d. spore-producing body} $$ $$ \text {gametophyte} \quad \quad \text {e. nonvascular plant} $$ $$ \text {stomata} \quad \quad \text {f. seedless vascular plant} $$ $$ \text {angiosperm} \quad \quad \text {g. flowering plant} $$

All fungi ___. a. are multicelled b. form flagellated spores c. are heterotrophs d. produce multicellular fruiting bodies

Fungal decomposers derive nutrients from ___. a. organic wastes and remains b. living plants c. living animals d. photosynthesis

A mushroom is ___. a. the food-absorbing part of a fungus b. the food-producing part of a fungus c. a reproductive structure that releases sexual spores d. the only part of the fungal body not made of hyphae

Human fungal infections most commonly involve ___. a. the brain b. the heart c. the digestive system d. body surfaces

A ___ is a composite organism composed of a fungus and a single-celled photosynthetic species. a. mycorrhiza b. lichen c. decomposer d. ringworm

Cell walls of fungi are composed of ___. a. cellulose b. keratin c.lignin d. chitin

Match the terms appropriately. $$ \text {decomposer} \quad \quad \text {a. food-absorbing filament} $$ $$ \text {yeast} \quad \quad \text {b. club fungus fruiting body} $$ $$ \text {mushroom} \quad \quad \text {c. fungus with flagellated spores} $$ $$ \text {chytrid} \quad \quad \text {d. mesh of fungal filaments} $$ $$ \text {hypha} \quad \quad \text {e. root-fungus partnership} $$ $$ \text {mycelium} \quad \quad \text {f. single-celled fungus} $$ $$ \text {mycorrhiza} \quad \quad \text {g. breaks down organic matter} $$