Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________
ID: A
Plants - Part I
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Plant cells all have a _____ composed of cellulose.
a. cell wall
c. nucleus
b. cell membrane
d. cytoplasm
2. Both algae and plants store their food in the form of _____.
a. glycogen
c. cellulose
b. starch
d. proteins
3. Which of the following are NOT considered non-seed plants?
a. Bryophytes
c. Anthocerophytes
b. Hepatophytes
d. Coniferophytes
4. The gametophyte of a moss produces _____.
a. spores
c. gametes
b. vascular tissue
d. 2n cells
5. Which of the following are considered BOTH a vascular and non-seed plant?
a. Bryophytes
c. Pterophytes
b. Hepatophytes
d. Coniferophytes
6. Although all plants produce spores only _____ produce flowers.
a. Anthophytes
c. Coniferophytes
b. Anthocerophytes
d. Ginkgophytes
Figure 21-2
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7. Where does the sexual reproductive cycle begin in Figure 21-2? Where does the production of gametes begin?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
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8. Where does the asexual reproductive cycle begin in Figure 21-2? Where are cells duplicated via mitosis, not
meiosis?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 9. Where are seeds developed in Figure 21-2?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 10. If the plant described in Figure 21-2 has 16 chromosomes in the gametophyte stage, how many chromosomes
does it have in the sporophyte stage?
a. 4
c. 16
b. 8
d. 32
Figure 21-3
____ 11. Refer to Figure 21-3. Removing which structure would cause this plant to fall over?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 12. Refer to Figure 21-3. Which structure is not used for the transportation of nutrients?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 13. Refer to Figure 21-3. Removing which structure would cause this plant to starve? Where does the plant make
its food?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 14. Refer to Figure 21-3. Which structure collects water?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 15. Refer to Figure 21-3. Which structure would be used to transport water and nutrients to the structures
performing photosynthesis?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
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ID: A
Figure 21-4
____ 16. Which structure in Figure 21-4 is analogous to a human fetus?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 17. Which structure in Figure 21-4 is analogous to a yolk in a chicken egg?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 18. Which structure in Figure 21-4 is analogous to an egg’s shell?
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
____ 19. Most photosynthesis occurs in the ________ of the plant.
a. flower
c. root
b. leaf
d. stem
____ 20. The waxy, waterproof covering found on the plant stems and leaves is called the __________.
a. umbrella
c. cuticle
b. seed coat
d. oily layer
____ 21. The alternating stages of a plant’s life cycle are the haploid ______________ stage and the diploid
______________ stage.
a. gametophyte, sporophyte
c. egg, sperm
b. sporophyte, gametophyt
d. gamete, spore
____ 22. A plant with needlelike or scaly leaves that produces seeds in cones would most likely belong to the
____________________ division.
a. Pterophyta
c. Anthophyta
b. Psilophyta
d. Coniferophyta
____ 23. Nonvascular plants have to rely on ____________________ and ___________________ for transport of their
water and nutrients, respectively.
a. osmosis, diffusion
c. osmosis, active transport
b. diffusion, osmosis
d. diffusion, active transport
____ 24. Nonvascular plants must have adaptations to keep them from ____________________.
a. reproducing too quickly
c. drying out
b. getting too wet
d. producing too much carbon dioxide
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 25. Some plants such as radishes and sweet potatoes store starch reserves in their ____________________.
a. roots
c. fruit
b. leaves
d. flowers
____ 26. ____________________ are small bryophytes with leafy stems that usually grow in dense carpets or tufts.
a. ferns
c. liverworts
b. mosses
d. hornworts
____ 27. The primary source of water and nutrients for plants is the ____________________.
a. air
c. soil
b. ocean
d. wind
____ 28. Referring to the non-seed plant fan diagram, which types of plants previously were more diverse than they are
currently?
a. gingkophyta and bryophyta
c. anthophyta and arthrophyta
b. pterphyta and anthocerophyta
d. arthrophyta and lycophyta
____ 29. Referring to the non-seed plant fan diagram, which divisions are currently more diverse than they have ever
been in history?
a. hepaticophyta and anthocerophyta
c. lycophyta and psilophyta
b. arthrophyta and bryophyta
d. pterophyta and arthrophyta
____ 30. These plants have a life span of one year or less.
a. monocotyledons
c. biennials
b. annuals
d. perennials
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____ 31. This class of anthophyta is thought to have evolved first.
a. monocotyledones
c. polytrichopsidae
b. dicotyledones
d. bryopsidae
____ 32. This class of plant is the most diverse
a. dicotyledones
c. monocotyledones
b. ginkgoopsidae
d. bryopsidae
____ 33. This organ is where photosynthesis takes place.
a. mitochondrion
c. leaf
b. chloroplast
d. root
____ 34. Which division of plants produces fruit?
a. arthrophyta
c. anthophyta
b. anthocerophyta
d. arbolophyta
Matching
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Psilophyta
Anthophyta
Gnetophyta
Pterophyta
There is only one species of plant in this division.
This division includes ferns.
Christmas trees come from this division
This seed bearing division is generally found in tropical climates
Liverworts are included in this nonvascular, non-seed division.
The earliest plant fossil found is from this division.
This division is the most diverse.
This division contains approximately 65 species, the most it has had in evolutionary history.
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Hepaticophyta
Cycadophyta
Ginkgophyta
Coniferophyta
cinchona tree
rosy periwinkle
willow tree
Jaborandi tree
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peppermint
angel’s trumpet
aloe vera
wild yam
This plant is an effective sunburn treatment
This plant produces two anti-cancer drugs, vinblastine and vincristine.
The oil from these fragrant leaves helps with an upset stomach.
Hippocrates used this plant to treat body aches and fever, but it was difficult for people to take because it
upset their stomachs.
This plant was nearly harvested to extinction in order to treat malaria.
Extracts from this plant are used to treat heart attacks
The liquid that forms on the leaves of this plant can be used to treat glaucoma.
This plant can prevent pregnancy.
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