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1
Q 
Which does not belong with the other three?
A. Ovary
B. style
C. Pollen 
D. Stigma
A

C. Pollen

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In a fern plant, which stage of the life cycle do you most often see? 
A. The sporophyte 
B. the gymnosperm 
C. The gametophyte 
D. The angiosperm
A

A. The sporophyte

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Q 
Nonvascular plants do not contain
A. Xylem or phloem
B. chloroplasts
C. Epidermal cells
D. Spores
A

A. Xylem or phloem

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Q 
Which is not necessary for pollination?
A. Anther 
B. stigma
C. Pollen
D. Sepal
A

D. Sepals

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Q 
A cotyledon 
A. Is a form of stored food in a seed.
B. protects a developing flower.
C. Is important during fertilization.
D. Attracts many pollinators.
A

A. Is a form of stored food in a seed.

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Q

An underground stem that produces roots and leaves in ferns is a

A. Rhizoid
B. root
C. Rhizome
D. Sepal

A

C. Rhizome

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7
Q

Organisms that have two of every kind of chromosome are

A. Diploid
B. haploid
C. Gametes
D. Ovules

A

A. Diploid

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8
Q

Which vascular plants have been used as an abrasive because of the silica in their cell walls?

A. Mosses
B. horsetails
C. Ferns
D. Liverworts

A

B. horsetails

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9
Q

Which plant reproduces with seeds?

A. Boston fern
B. spangnum moss
C. Leafy liverwort
D. Giant sequoia

A

D. Giant sequoia

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10
Q

Plants that grow back year after year are

A. Annual
B. periennial
C. Dormant
D. Biennial

A

B. periennial

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Q

Select all that apply

What part of a moss plant produces spores?

A. The stalk and capsule
B. the leafy shoot
C. The sporophyte generation
D. The gametophyte generation

A

A, C

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Q

Select all that apply

Angiosperm produce

A. Spores
B. fruit
C. Seeds
D. Cones

A

B, C

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13
Q

Select all that apply

Gymnosperm include

A. Conifers
B. pines
C. Fruit trees
D. Redwood trees

A

A, B, D

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Q

Select all that apply

Asexual reproduction in plants includes

A. Root sprouts
B. Flowers
C. Cotyledons
D. Plantlets

A

A, D

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15
Q

True or False

True mosses are bryophytes

A

True

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Q

True or False

Sexual reproduction does not provide genetic variation.

A

False

17
Q

True or False

The largest group of plants is the gymnosperm.

A

False

18
Q

True or False

Germination is the beginning of growth for a new plant.

A

True

19
Q

The structures in mosses that anchor the plant in the soil and absorb water are called ________?

A

Rhizoids

20
Q

A fern leaf is called a __________.

A

Frond

21
Q

The vascular plants the produce seeds that as not completely covered area the ____________.

A

Gymnosperm

22
Q

A sugary liquid that attracts pollinators is ________.

A

Nectar

23
Q

The male gametes of a flower are found in the __________.

A

Pollen

24
Q

The life cycle of plants, in which there are two distinct stages called the gametophyte and the sporophyte, is called __________.

A

Alternation of generations

25
Q

The structure in ferns that produce spores are called ________.

A

Sori

26
Q

The male reproductive part of a flower is the ____________.

A

Stamen

27
Q

A mature ovary with seeds inside is a _________.

A

Fruit

28
Q

What are the two main groups of seed plants?

A

Gymnosperm and angiosperm

29
Q

Do any Nonvascular plants produce seeds? If so name at least one.

A

No Nonvascular plants produce seeds

30
Q

Place the following events of plant reproduction in the order in which they occur: fertilization, pollination, seed development.

A

Pollination, fertilization, seed development

31
Q

What are the three parts of a seed?

A

The embryo, stored food, seed coat

32
Q

The pink dogwood produces beautiful pink flowers. What kind of plant is it, and how do you know?

A

An angiosperm because they are flowering plants

33
Q

What characteristics of the stigma helps it retain pollen?

A

It is sticky

34
Q

Why can’t mosses grow more that a few inches tall?

A

Mosses don’t have vascular tissue, so water transport must occur by diffusion. They wouldn’t be able to transport water up if they were taller.

35
Q 
The haploid cells used in sexual reproduction are called
A. Zygotes
B. sori
C. Gametes
D. Sepals
A

C. Gametes

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