Chapter 14

Which of the following statements is not correct?? a. Gymnosperms are the simplest vascular plants. b. Bryophytes are nonvascular plants. c. Ferns and angiosperms are vascular plants. d. Only angiosperms produce flowers.

Which does not apply to gymnosperms or angiosperms? a. vascular tissues b. diploid dominance c. single spore type d. all of the above

Bryophytes have independent ____ and attached, dependent ____. a. sporophytes; gametophytes b. gametophytes; sporophytes

Ferns are classified as ____ plants. a. multicelled aquatic b. nonvascular seed c. seedless vascular d. seed-bearing vascular

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. a female gametophyte b. a mature ovule c. a mature pollen tube d. an immature spore

The_____ are the most diverse seedless vascular plants.

Match the terms appropriately. gymnosperm sporophyte horsetail bryophyte gametophyte stomata angiosperm a. gamete-producing body b. help control water loss c. "naked" seeds d. spore-producing body e. nonvascular land plant f. seedless vascular plant g. flowering plant

All fungi_____. a. are multicelled b. form flagellated spores c. are heterotrophs d. all of the above

Saprobic fungi derive nutrients from _____. a. nonliving organic matter b. living plants c. living animals d. photosynthesis

A mushroom is_____. a. the food-absorbing part of a fungus b. the only part of the fungal body not made of hyphae c. a reproductive structure that releases sexual spores d. the longest-lived part of the fungal life cycle

A______is a fungus-plant root partnership.

True or false? Fungal skin infections are often fatal. Additional questions are available on CENGAGENOW