Quiz 3

Question 1

As Bryophytes started to colonize land, they no longer required water to complete their life cycle.

Answer 1

false

Question 2

Mosses have a conducting strand that contains xylem and phloem.

Answer 2

false

Question 3

One unique characteristic of Marchantia (liverworts) is that it can reproduce through fragmentation, a type of sexual reproduction.

Answer 3

false

Question 4

A life cycle in which the sporophyte is larger than the gametophyte is referred to as

Answer 4

heteromorphic alternation of generations

Question 5

Which of the following is the proper binomial nomenclature format as established by Carl Linnaeus (assume all answers are in italics)?

Answer 5

Larrea tridentata

Question 6

Bryophytes have a life cycle characterized by a multicellular haploid phase and a multicellular diploid phase. This type of life cycle is referred to as

Answer 6

sporic meiosis

Question 7

Using the figure below, what life stage is represented? What is the ploidy of this life stage?

Answer 7

male gametophyte, n

Question 8

What is the ploidy of the seta in the image below?

Answer 8

2n

Question 9

Which of the following function in spore dispersal in Marchantia?

Answer 9

elaters

Question 10

In Bryophytes, the gametophyte is dominant (most visible), and the sporophyte is reduced in size.

Answer 10

true