Biology: The Dynamics of Life, California Edition

Chapter 22: The Diversity of Plants

The Diversity of Plants

1.
Which of these is a characteristic of biennial plants?
A)drought-resistant seeds
B)green stems
C)large storage roots
D)woody stems that remain intact
2.
__________ is a compact cluster in non-seed vascular plants made from spore-bearing leaves.
A)A rhizome
B)A gametophyte
C)A sporangium
D)A strobilus
3.
Which species of bryophyte is grown and harvested to be used as fuel?
A)clover fern
B)liverworts
C)horsetails
D)peat moss
4.
Nonvascular plants produce eggs in __________.
A)the archegonium
B)the rhizome
C)the antheridium
D)the sorus
5.
What do lycophytes and arthrophytes have in common?
A)They are both seed-producing vascular plants.
B)They are both non-seed vascular plants.
C)They are both seed-producing nonvascular plants.
D)They are both non-seed nonvascular plants.
6.
Leaves of ferns are known as __________.
A)fronds
B)ovules
C)prothalluses
D)sori
7.
__________ lose their leaves in the fall.
A)Deciduous plants
B)Fruit plants
C)Annual plants
D)Evergreen plants
8.
Pine, spruce, and juniper trees belong to the division __________.
A)Ginkgophyta
B)Cycadophyta
C)Coniferophyta
D)Gentophyta
9.
Which of these plants is part of the division Pterophyta?
A)spike mosses
B)resurrection plants
C)horsetails
D)ferns
10.
Bryophytes, hepaticophytes, and anthocerophytes are all __________.
A)chemosynthetic plants
B)flowering plants
C)nonvascular plants
D)vascular plants
11.
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What does the green portion of this plant represent?
A)prothallus
B)rhizome
C)sporophyte
D)gametophyte
12.
Which plant division is known as hornworts?
A)pterophytes
B)lycophytes
C)bryophytes
D)anthocerophytes
13.
Which of these is NOT a non-seed vascular plant?
A)Hepaticophytes
B)Pterophytes
C)Lycophtyes
D)Arthrophytes
14.
Which of these statements about ginkgoes is NOT true?
A)Male ginkgo plants are usually used by landscapers.
B)The male and female reproductive organs of ginkgoes are found on separate plants.
C)Ginkgoes are often used by gardeners and they are also readily found to exist in the wild.
D)Ginkgoes are quite tolerant of smog and pollution, so they can grow in urban areas.
15.
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According to the graph, what percentage of South Texas counties have 11 or more species of moss?
A)about 65%
B)about 35%
C)about 84%
D)about 16%
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