Mader's Concepts in Biology, First Edition

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Sylvia S. Mader

Chapter 18

Question 1

Why do some plants feed on insects and other small animals?

A. to obtain glucose

B. to obtain water

C. to obtain carbohydrates

D. to obtain nitrogen

E. to obtain oxygen

Question 2

Which of the following is not an example of a carnivorous plant?

A. the venus flytrap

B. the sundew plant

C. the horsetail

D. the yellow trumpet plant

E. the bladderworts

Question 3

Which of the following is not evidence which supports the theory that plants evolved from green algae?

A. they both contain chlorophyll a

B. they both contain vascular tissue

C. they both store carbohydrates as starch

D. they both have cellulose in their cell walls

E. they both contain chlorophyll b

Question 4

If you were studying the last of the four major innovations plants experienced during their evolutionary history, you would be studying:

A. the development of seeds

B. the development of roots

C. the development of flowers

D. the development of embryonic protection

E. the development of vascular tissue

Question 5

Which of the following characteristics is shared by the most different types of plants?

A. embryo protection

B. the production of seeds

C. vascular tissue

D. flowers

E. cones

Question 6

Which of the following statements is false about the sporophyte?

A. it produces spores

B. it is diploid

C. it is dominant in angiosperms

D. it is dominant in gymnosperms

E. it is dominant in mosses

Question 7

Which of the following statements is false about the gametophyte?

A. it is dominant in mossesB. it produces gametesC. egg and sperm are produced through

meiosisD. it is haploidE. in angiosperms it is less dominant when

compared to the sporophyte

Question 8

Which of the following is a major trait which allowed plants to move onto and adapt to dry land?

A. the development spores

B. sporophyte dominance

C. the development of a protected embryo

D. gametophyte dominance

E. the development of the flower

Question 9

Which of the following features is not an adaptation that plants had to make to move onto dry land?

A. the development of vascular tissue

B. the development of a mechanism to prevent from drying out

C. the sporophyte became dominant

D. the gametophyte became dominant

E. the development of stomata to exchange gases

Question 10

You are a plant physiologist who is studying the alternation of generations in ferns. Based on your studies you have determined that:

A. the sporophyte and gametophyte generations are equal

B. the haploid gametophyte is dominant

C. the diploid gametophyte is dominant

D. the haploid sporophyte is dominant

E. the diploid sporophyte is dominant

Question 11

In a fern, the spores are produced through the process of mitosis.

A. true

B. false

Question 12

Sphagnum is a type of ________ that has nonliving cells that can absorb moisture and can be used in gardening.

A. algae

B. gymnosperm

C. moss

D. angiosperm

E. fern

Question 13

In the moss life cycle, the ______ generation is dominant.

A. haploid gametophyte

B. diploid gametophyte

C. haploid sporophyte

D. diploid sporophyte

E. triploid sporophyte

Question 14

Fertilization in the mosses is dependent upon:

A. butterflies

B. mammals

C. water

D. wind

E. bees

Question 15

If you were studying the female portion of the moss gametophyte you would be studying:

A. the archegonium

B. the sporangium

C. the rhizoids

D. the antheridium

E. the stalk

Question 16

A plant physiologist is studying the portion of the moss gametophyte which produces flagellated sperm. Based on this information you could conclude that he or she is studying:

A. the archegonium

B. the sporangium

C. the rhizoids

D. the antheridium

E. the stalk

Question 17

Which of the following is a nonvascular plant?

A. ferns

B. pine trees

C. mosses

D. oak trees

E. grasses

Question 18

Compared to the moss, the fern is better adapted to life on land because the fern:

A. produces seeds, but mosses do not

B. does not have swimming sperm, but mosses do

C. does not have a gametophyte generation, but ferns do

D. has vascular tissue, but mosses do not

E. does not have a sporophyte generation, but ferns do

Question 19

Which statement is not true about ferns?A. the gametophyte stage lacks vascular tissueB. the sporophyte stage lacks vascular tissueC. antheridia and archegonia grow on the

same structureD. fertilization requires moisture for the sperm

to swim to the eggE. the sporophyte stage is the dominate

generation

Question 20

Which of these statements is not true about fertilization in a fern plant?

A. the egg is produced in the archegoniumB. the sperm is produced in the antheridiumC. the sperm is carried by the wind to the eggD. the eggs and the sperm are produced on

the same structureE. eggs and sperm are produced by the

gametophyte generation

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