Question 1

Vascular plants have two main organ systems.What are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  stems and leaves
B)  roots and shoots
C)  roots and vasculaturesD) All of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 2

Stems carry water through ________tissue and nutrients through _________tissue.(Outcome #6a)

Accepted Answer

A)  ylem, phloem
B)  phloem, xylem
C)  veins, arteriesD) A) and B)
E) B) and C) A

Question 3

How would you test to see if organic nitrogen was required for optimal plant growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  set up an experiment using different amounts of atmospheric nitrogen
B)  set up an experiment using different amounts of nitrogen fertilizer
C)  set up an experiment using different amounts of atmospheric carbon dixoideD) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 4

The male gamete of a flowering plant is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  sperm
B)  pollen
C)  sporesD) None of the above
E) A) and C)

Question 5

How could you show experimentally that leaves are necessary for plant growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remove different numbers of leaves from plants in each test group, and measure their growth under the same conditions
B)  Expose groups of plants to different amounts of sunlight
C)  Test the effect of painting leaves of an experimental group with clear nail polishD) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 6

Streptophytes, Bryophytes, and Monilophytes are phyla within which general plant category?

Accepted Answer

A)  flowering gymnosperm plants
B)  spermatophyte plants
C)  homosporous seedless plantsD) None of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 7

A single vascular bundle in a leaf consists of which tissues?

Accepted Answer

A)  both xylem and phloem
B)  ylem only
C)  phloem onlyD) A) and B)
E) All of the above

Question 8

The leaf stoma is the structure primarily responsible for the transport of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon dioxide
B)  sugars
C)  sunlightD) All of the above
E) A) and C)

Question 9

Scientists refer to the water potential of a plant in describing how water moves through a plant.Which of the following statements about the water potential is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Water moves only when the water potential of the entire system is greater than or less than zero.
B)  Water moves only when the water potential of the entire system is equal to zero.
C)  Water moves in the plant as a result of changes in one or more variables including solute concentration, pressure, and matric potentials.D) B) and C)
E) All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is used by plants to transport sugars and amino acids?

Accepted Answer

A)  roots
B)  ylem
C)  phloemD) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

Question 11

Which type of plant tissue has cells which actively divide throughout a plant's lifetime?

Accepted Answer

A)  meristematic
B)  permanent
C)  metaplasticD) None of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 12

A scientist traversing a remote wooded area discovers what he thinks is a new plant species.He observes a variety of characteristics and concludes that the plant is an angiosperm.What is one possible supporting observation for this conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The plant produces nuts that are quite similar to maple tree seeds.
B)  The plant produces cones much like that of a pine tree.
C)  The plant produces spores and looks like a fern.D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

Question 13

The plant structure that consists of upper and lower epidermis and mesophyll consisting of two types of parenchyma is what?

Accepted Answer

A)  the root
B)  the stem
C)  the leafD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 14

How could you show experimentally that photosynthesis is important for plant growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remove different numbers of leaves from plants in each test group, and measure their growth under the same conditions
B)  Expose groups of plants to different amounts of sunlight
C)  Test the effect of painting leaves of an experimental group with clear nail polishD) A) and B)
E) A) and C) B

Question 15

The leaves of plants serve as the primary sites of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  reproduction
B)  growth
C)  photosynthesisD) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 16

Annual growth rings in trees are the result of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cyclical growth and death of ground tissues in the phloem
B)  the seasonal variation in vascular cambium, consisting of the development of thin cell walls in secondary xylem in the spring and thicker cells walls in secondary xylem in the fall.
C)  the annual variation in rapid growth in the apical meristems that results in the thickening of the cork cambium layers.D) B) and C)
E) A) and C) B

Question 17

A scientist traversing a remote wooded area discovers what he thinks is a new plant species.He makes observations of the plant, discovers that it produces a nut similar to an acorn, and concludes it is what type of plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angiosperm
B)  Gymnosperm
C)  GinkophyteD) A) and B)
E) None of the above

Question 18

Plant tissue systems fall into two general categories.What are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  permanent and meristematic
B)  non-permanent and meristematic
C)  permanent and non-meristematicD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 19

To which of the two main pant organ systems do stems belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  roots
B)  dermal tissue
C)  shootsD) B) and C)
E) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is not usually part of a typical leaf?

Accepted Answer

A)  lamina
B)  midrib
C)  tendrilsD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Exam 14: Diversity of Plants

Vascular plants have two main organ systems.What are they?

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Stems carry water through ________tissue and nutrients through _________tissue.(Outcome #6a)

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How would you test to see if organic nitrogen was required for optimal plant growth?

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The male gamete of a flowering plant is known as:

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How could you show experimentally that leaves are necessary for plant growth?

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Streptophytes, Bryophytes, and Monilophytes are phyla within which general plant category?

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A single vascular bundle in a leaf consists of which tissues?

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The leaf stoma is the structure primarily responsible for the transport of what?

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Scientists refer to the water potential of a plant in describing how water moves through a plant.Which of the following statements about the water potential is false?

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Which of the following is used by plants to transport sugars and amino acids?

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Which type of plant tissue has cells which actively divide throughout a plant's lifetime?

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A scientist traversing a remote wooded area discovers what he thinks is a new plant species.He observes a variety of characteristics and concludes that the plant is an angiosperm.What is one possible supporting observation for this conclusion?

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The plant structure that consists of upper and lower epidermis and mesophyll consisting of two types of parenchyma is what?

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How could you show experimentally that photosynthesis is important for plant growth?

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The leaves of plants serve as the primary sites of what?

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Annual growth rings in trees are the result of what?

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A scientist traversing a remote wooded area discovers what he thinks is a new plant species.He makes observations of the plant, discovers that it produces a nut similar to an acorn, and concludes it is what type of plant?

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Plant tissue systems fall into two general categories.What are they?

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To which of the two main pant organ systems do stems belong?

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Which of the following is not usually part of a typical leaf?

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