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Chapter 9 Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an annual? a. life cycle in one season b. flower in two seasons c. flower in one season d. produce seeds in one season | a. life cycle in one season b. flower in two seasons c. flower in one season d. produce seeds in one season B is the answer |
| Which of the following was NOT an advantage that early plants had? a. plenty of sunshine b. lots of prey c. carbon dioxide rich air d. moist land | a. plenty of sunshine b. lots of prey c. carbon dioxide rich air d. moist land B is the answer |
| Which of the following is NOT a function of stems? a. support branches and leaves b. transport water, minerals, and food c. production of new cells for growth d. reduce evaporation of water | a. support branches and leaves b. transport water, minerals, and food c. production of new cells for growth d. reduce evaporation of water D is the answer |
| Which of the following is NOT a benefit gymnosperms provide for humans? a. building materials b. grains and herbs c. paper production d. medicine | a. building materials b. grains and herbs c. paper production d. medicine B is the answer |
| _____ is the only continent on which conifers do not grow | Antarctica |
| Which of the following is NOT a function of leaves? a. major site of photosynthesis b. support the plant c. exchange carbon dioxide, oxygen, and water vapor d. capture light energy | a. major site of photosynthesis b. support the plant c. exchange carbon dioxide, oxygen, and water vapor d. capture light energy B is the answer |
| Which of the following do all seedless plants NOT have? a. vascular tissue b. spores c. flowers d. stems | a. vascular tissue b. spores c. flowers d. stems C is the answer |
| Plants have many cells that have specialized functions and work together to keep the plant alive. This means that plants are _____. | multicellular |
| A tulip flowers during one season and then dies back and is dormant in the bulb until the next season. This continues every year unless something damages the bulb. This is an example of _____. | a perennial |
| Approximately how many species of flowering plants are there? | 260,000 |
| Which of these seedless plants has been used as part of fireworks? a. liverwort b. fern c. club moss d. horsetail | a. liverwort b. fern c. club moss d. horsetail C is the answer |
| Plants have a cell wall that is made of _____ that gives it support to grow tall. | cellulose |
| Which of the following is NOT a division among vascular plants? a. seedless plants b. gymnosperms c. phloems d. angiosperms | a. seedless plants b. gymnosperms c. phloems d. angiosperms C is the answer |
| What is the most obvious characteristic that distinguishes an angiosperm from a gymnosperm? | flower |
| Which of the following gymnosperms has only one species? a. bristlecone pine b. sequoia c. ginkgo d. spruce | a. bristlecone pine b. sequoia c. ginkgo d. spruce C is the answer |
| What is the scientific name for nonvascular seedless plants? | bryophyte |
| Which of the following is NOT a vascular seedless plant? a. club moss b. horsetail c. liverwort d. tree fern | a. club moss b. horsetail c. liverwort d. tree fern C is the answer |
| Which of the following is NOT a difference between tracheids and vessel elements? a. function b. diameter c. size of opening in end wall d. efficiency | a. function b. diameter c. size of opening in end wall d. efficiency A is the asnwer |
| Which of the following do nonvascular seedless plants have? a. roots b. rhizoids c. stems d. leaves | a. roots b. rhizoids c. stems d. leaves B is the answer |
| Which of the following is NOT a way that land plant seeds move? a. float in water b. float on wind c. plant in the soil at base of plant d. travel on people or animals | a. float in water b. float on wind c. plant in the soil at base of plant d. travel on people or animals C is the answer |
| Monocots have all of the following except _____. a. narrow leaves with parallel veins b. vascular tissue in bundles in rings c. flower parts in multiples of three d. one cotyledon | a. narrow leaves with parallel veins b. vascular tissue in bundles in rings c. flower parts in multiples of three d. one cotyledon B is the answer |
| Plants use an outside energy source to make their own food. Therefore, they are classified as _____. | producers |
| Which of the following is NOT a gymnosperm? a. the oldest plant b. the tallest plant c. the largest organism d. the most frequently flowering plant | a. the oldest plant b. the tallest plant c. the largest organism d. the most frequently flowering plant D is the answer |
| Which of the following is NOT a nonvascular seedless plant? a. fern b. moss c. liverwort d. hornwort | a. fern b. moss c. liverwort d. hornwort A is the answer |
| Which of the following is NOT part of a plant cell? a. mitochondrion b. chloroplast c. lysosome d. cell wall | a. mitochondrion b. chloroplast c. lysosome d. cell wall C is the answer |