Glencoe Biology

Chapter 21: Introduction to Plants

Chapter Test Practice

1
Which of the following is not a plant adaptation to land environments?
A)vascular tissues
B)cuticles
C)stomata
D)asexual reproduction
2
A ____ is a cluster of spore-bearing structures.
A)lycophyte
B)cotyledons
C)rhizome
D)strobilus
3
A ____ liverwort has a fleshy, lobed structure.
A)thallose
B)leafy
C)carboniferous
D)perennial
4
Based on this evolutionary tree, what can be concluded about nonvascular plants?

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A)They evolved from angiosperms.
B)They evolved after vascular plants.
C)They evolved before vascular plants.
D)They evolved from coniferous trees.
5
Based on this evolutionary tree, what can be concluded about vascular tissue in plants?

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A)It evolved from flowering plants.
B)It evolved before cotyledons.
C)It evolved before green algae.
D)It evolved after gymnosperms.
6
Based on this information, what evolutionary similarities do seedless vascular plants and gymnosperms have?

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A)have vascular tissues
B)produce seeds
C)produce flowers
D)lack a common ancestor
7
Hornworts comprise what division of nonvascular plants?
A)division Anthocerophyta
B)division Bryophyta
C)division Anthophyta
D)division Coniferophyta
8
How has the evolution of vascular tissues improved the adaptability of plants?
A)prevented osmosis
B)improved adaptability to wet areas
C)prevented gas exchange in plants
D)improved adaptability to dry areas
9
Osmosis and diffusion are made more efficient in land plants by ____.
A)bryophytes
B)cotyledons
C)vascular tissues
D)cuticles
10
Plants from division Gnetophyta contain ____.
A)ephedrine
B)cones
C)strobili
D)epiphytes
11
Plants such as club mosses that anchor to treetops are called ____.
A)ferns
B)epiphytes
C)strobili
D)rhizomes
12
The ____ is a structure that stores food or absorbs nutrients in a seed.
A)epiphyte
B)angiosperm
C)cotyledon
D)anthophyta
13
The one-cell outer layer of ____ allows easy absorption.
A)liverworts
B)mosses
C)lycophytes
D)sporophytes
14
What does this figure indicate regarding cone development?

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A)occurred after flower adaptations
B)occurred before flower adaptations
C)resulted from flower adaptations
D)was a feature of angiosperms
15
What major benefit do lycophytes have for humans?
A)provide vaccines
B)provide a bioindicator
C)provide coal
D)provide decorative house plants
16
What two generations do plants alternate between during their life cycle?
A)bryophyte and lycophyte
B)sporophyte and gametophyte
C)vascular and nonvascular
D)coniferous and seedless
17
Which of the following is not a common characteristic of present-day plants and algae?
A)cotyledons in seeds
B)cell walls composed of cellulose
C)similarity of chlorophyll
D)similar enzymes in cellular vesicles
18
Which of the following is not an adaptation of conifers?
A)cutin on pine needles
B)flexible branches
C)clusters of sporangia
D)pollen in male cones
19
Why are liverworts suspected to be the most primitive of land plants?
A)They have multicellular rhizoids.
B)They have extra DNA sequences.
C)They had medieval medicinal purposes.
D)They lack DNA sequences.
20
Why is seed dispersal an important adaptation?
A)allows close proximity to parent plants
B)limits competition with parent plants
C)allows offspring to grow next to each other
D)decreases diversity of seed plants
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