Ch. 24 Seed Plants (Angiosperms) Flashcards
The most diverse group of plants is the _____.
a. seedless vascular plants
b. gymnosperms
c. angiosperms
d. nonvascular plants
angiosperms
The sporophyte generation is dominant in the life cycle of which of the following plants?
a. Tulip.
b. Water lily.
c. Orchid.
d. All of the above.
All of the above
How long can it take flowering plants to cycle from germination to maturity?
a. Weeks.
b. Months.
c. Years.
d. All of the above.
All of the above
A structure derived from the ovary of a plant and its accessory tissue is a _________.
a. vegetable
b. fruit
c. flower
d. seed
fruit
The parts of a flower in eudicots are typically arranged in multiples of _____.
a. two
b. four
c. five
d. A and B
e. B and C
B and C
Using a pointed instrument, you can remove the pollen of a flower from the _____.
a. petal
b. anther
c. pedicel
d. sepal
anther
The pericarp of a fruit contains which region?
a. Exocarp.
b. Endocarp.
c. Mesocarp.
d. All of the above.
All of the above
Fruit development is accelerated by which of the following?
a. Endocarp.
b. Exocarp.
c. Ethylene gas.
d. Sepal
Ethylene gas
A plant that has _____would be classified as a monocot.
a. two cotyledons
b. three flower parts
c. tricolpate pollen
d. netted leaf venation
three flower parts
What differentiates dicots from monocots?
a. Number of cotyledons.
b. Venation of leaves.
c. Arrangement of vascular bundles.
d. All of the above.
All of the above
Pollen from the basal dicot is _____.
a. monosulcate
b. tricolpate
c. same type as found in monocots
d. A and C.
A and C
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Both gymnosperms and angiosperms produce fruit.
b. Fruits are the mature ovary of angiosperms.
c. The purpose of vegetables is to protect and aid in the dissemination of seeds.
d. The edible part of vegetables is derived from leaves and roots but not flowers.
Fruits are the mature ovary of angiosperms.
When a cotyledon emerges from the soil, it means that _____.
a. the fruit has developed
b. flowers have emerged
c. the seed has germinated
d. true leaves have emerged
the seed has germinated
Because American holly has male plants and female plants, it is an example of ______.
a. a perfect flower
b. an imperfect flower
c. a complete flower
d. an incomplete flower
a perfect flower
What happens when an anther ruptures?
a. The pollen tube moves down the style.
b. Fertilization occurs.
c. Pollen grains are released.
d. The seed head cannot repair.
Pollen grains are released
When you peel an orange, you are removing the _____.
a. exocarp
b. mesocarp
c. endocarp
d. pericarp
exocarp
In order to be classified as an inflorescence, a plant must ____.
a. lack petals
b. have inconspicuous petals
c. have clusters of flowers
d. have solitary flowers
have clusters of flowers
During pollination of the grasses, the tube cell develops into the _____.
a. ovule
b. pollen tube
c. sperm cells
d. endosperm
pollen tube
Which of the following is an example of a samara?
a. Sunflower.
b. Maple.
c. Ash.
d. B and C.
Maple
If the calyx and corolla are positioned below the ovary, the flower is ____ and the ovary is _____.
a. epigynous, superior
b. epigynous, inferior
c. hypogynous, superior
d. hypogynous, inferior
hypogynous, inferior
A vegetable is an edible part of a plant derived from ________.
a. petioles
b. leaves
c. roots
d. flowers
e. all of the above
all of the above
What structures produced by plants have ensured the success of both gymnosperms and angiosperms?
a. Spores.
b. Seeds.
c. Leaves.
d. Fruits.
Seeds
Name the structure shown here.
a. Cotyledon.
b. Plumule.
c. Radicle.
d. Hypocotyl
Hypocotyl
Angiosperms vary greatly in form and means of obtaining nutrients. They can be _____.
a. autotrophs
b. parasitic
c. saprophytic
d. A and B
e. all of the above
all of the above
Name this structure found in grasses.
a. Pedicel.
b. Glume.
c. Lodicule.
d. Peduncle.
Peduncle
A dandelion possesses which of the following?
a. Pistils only.
b. Stamens only.
c. Pistils and stamens.
d. Petals only.
Pistils and stamens
Flowers and fruit on an inflorescence are attached to the plant by _____.
a. a peduncle
b. a placenta
c. a sepal
d. a pedicel
a peduncle
Which of the following has multiple carpels?
a. Peach.
b. Coconut.
c. Lemon.
d. Peanut.
Lemon
If you cut the peduncle of a grass, the seed head _____.
a. can repair itself
b. develops into a one-seeded grain
c. develops florets
d. is destroyed
is destroyed
What could break the dormancy of a seed to initiate germination?
a. Passing through the digestive tract.
b. Microbial activity.
c. Water.
d. A, B, and C.
e. A and B.
A, B and C
