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New plants can be formed from cuttings because nearly all plant cells areA) determinateB) differentiatedC) indeterminateD) totipotent
Where would you expect to find an indusium on a fernA. On the bottom of a microphyllB. On the bottom of a megaphyllC. On the bottom of a gametophyte D. In a strobilus
If a spore cell from a plant has 32 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would you expect to find in a sperm cell from the same plant species? A. 16B. 32C.64
A scientist is examining a fern and wants to find the archegonia, so she looks for a location containing aA. microgametophyteB. microsporeC. megagametophyteD. megaphyll
Which of the following would you most likely find in a cycad that you would not find in a fern? A. Megaphylls B. SeedsC. SoriD. Tracheids
Which group of plants form a clade that is associated with the ability to produce wood?A) plants that produce seedsB) plants with an independent sporophyte generationC) Plants that make flowersD) plants with vascular tissue
When examining the cell in a moss sporophyte, you count 16 chromosomes in the nucleus. How many chromosomes would you expect to see in a cell from a gametophyte from the same species?A. 8B. 16C. 32D. 64
Growth in the diameter of the stems and the roots, which is produced by the vascular and cork cambia, is called _______ growth?A) dermal B) lateralC) primaryD) secondary
Where would you most likely find meiosis happening in a plant?A. ArchegoniumB. SporangiumC. Gemma cupD. Egg shell
In the land plant alteration of generations, the gametophyte generation is ___________ and produces ______________. A. diploid, gametesB. diploid, sporesC. haploid, gametesD. haploid, spores
Which of the following plants would you expect to be able to "fix" nitrogen?A. Green algaeB. LiverwortsC. MossesD. Hornworts
Which of the following does NOT play a role in spore dispersal?A. Elators in liverwortsB. Peristome Teeth in MossC. Antheridia in HornwortsD. Annulus in ferns
Where would you most likely find a liverwort antheridium?A. on the gametophyteB. in a gemma cupC. in a sporangiumD. liverworts dont have antheridia
Which would you most likely find in a liverwort?A. ElatorsB. RootsC. StomataD. Vascular tissue
Which of the following are characteristics of all green plants that are not shared by red algae?a. Chlorophyll ab. Chlorophyll bc. Plasmodesmata d. Starch storage
How did plants obtain their chloroplasts and the ability to photosynthesize?a. Primary endosymbiosis b. Secondary endosymbiosis c. Tertiary endosymbiosis d. Primary and secondary endosymbiosis
What is the name of ground tissue inside of a leaf? What function does this ground tissueperform in conjunction with the atmosphere and vascular tissue of the plant?
when did the first true plants evolve? (embryo-bytes)
Ferns and other seedless vascular plants are sporophyte (diploid) dominated
Bryophytes and other nonvascular plants are gametophyte (haploid) dominated