Question 1

A spike moss microspore has the potential to develop into which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   female gametophyte
B)   male gametophyte
C)   sporophyte
D)   protonema
E)   None of these answers are correct.

Question 2

The spores of which of the following were used at one time for flashlight powder in photography and the theater?

Accepted Answer

A)   ferns
B)   club mosses
C)   true mosses
D)   quillworts
E)   horsetails

Question 3

Both antheridia and archegonia are found on the same gametophyte in a species that is heterosporous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Botanists who study fossil plant materials in their research are known as

Accepted Answer

A)   spelunkers.
B)   plant historians.
C)   phycologists.
D)   geobotanists.
E)   paleobotanists.

Question 5

The soft coal, cannel, consists primarily of carbonized spores of giant horsetails and club mosses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Within the seedless vascular plant group, the relationship of ________ to the ferns and other fern allies is unresolved.

Accepted Answer

A)   tree ferns
B)   flowering plants
C)   whisk ferns
D)   hornworts
E)   liverworts C

Question 7

Ferns are distinguished from their relatives by having megaphylls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Ancient land plants are thought to be derived from

Accepted Answer

A)   brown algae.
B)   green algae.
C)   cyanobacteria.
D)   bacteria.
E)   bryophytes.

Question 9

A favorite growing medium for orchid growers comes from

Accepted Answer

A)   fern fronds.
B)   fern "bark."
C)   dried club mosses.
D)   dried horsetail stems.
E)   quillwort leaves.

Question 10

The substance in horsetail stems that makes them suitable for scouring is

Accepted Answer

A)   magnesium salts.
B)   silica.
C)   calcium carbonate.
D)   table salt.
E)   potassium chloride.

Question 11

Bryophytes, ferns, and fern allies all require ________ for sexual reproduction because the sperm cells ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   pollinators; depend on animals for distribution
B)   wind currents; depend on wind for gamete distribution
C)   surface water; swim to the egg cell
D)   dry conditions; must be dry before they fertilize egg cells
E)   None of these choices are correct.

Question 12

A fundamental distinction between club mosses (Lycopodium)  and spike mosses (Selaginella)  involves differences in their

Accepted Answer

A)   roots.
B)   stems.
C)   habitats.
D)   chlorophyll.
E)   spores.

Question 13

Living spike mosses and quillworts produce ________, a reproductive feature referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   two types of spores; heterospory
B)   one type of spore; monospory
C)   large leaves; megaphylly
D)   nonflagellated sperm cells; motile reproduction
E)   woody stems; arboreal A

Question 14

Enations and microphylls have the same basic anatomy; however, enations are smaller than microphylls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Air tubes located between the ribs of horsetail (Equisetum)  stems are called

Accepted Answer

A)   central canals
B)   carinal canals
C)   vallecular canals
D)   aerenchyma canals
E)   None of these answers are correct.

Question 16

Leaves that bear sporangia are called sporophylls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In ferns an annulus is directly and intimately associated with a/an

Accepted Answer

A)   frond.
B)   rhizome.
C)   adventitious root.
D)   sporangium.
E)   prothallus.

Question 18

In nature asexual propagation of ground pines (Lycopodium)  may take place by means of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   gemmae
B)   root divisions
C)   bulbils
D)   corms
E)   cladophylls

Question 19

The semi-transparent tissue that protects immature sporangia in many ferns is called a/an

Accepted Answer

A)   indusium.
B)   jacket.
C)   sporophyll.
D)   soral coat.
E)   sorus.

Question 20

The image of a compression fossil is called an imprint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Exam 21: The Seedless Vascular Plants - Ferns and Their Relatives

A spike moss microspore has the potential to develop into which of the following?

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The spores of which of the following were used at one time for flashlight powder in photography and the theater?

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Both antheridia and archegonia are found on the same gametophyte in a species that is heterosporous.

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Botanists who study fossil plant materials in their research are known as

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The soft coal, cannel, consists primarily of carbonized spores of giant horsetails and club mosses.

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Within the seedless vascular plant group, the relationship of ________ to the ferns and other fern allies is unresolved.

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Ferns are distinguished from their relatives by having megaphylls.

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Ancient land plants are thought to be derived from

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A favorite growing medium for orchid growers comes from

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The substance in horsetail stems that makes them suitable for scouring is

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Bryophytes, ferns, and fern allies all require ________ for sexual reproduction because the sperm cells ________.

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A fundamental distinction between club mosses (Lycopodium) and spike mosses (Selaginella) involves differences in their

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Living spike mosses and quillworts produce ________, a reproductive feature referred to as ________.

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Enations and microphylls have the same basic anatomy; however, enations are smaller than microphylls.

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Air tubes located between the ribs of horsetail (Equisetum) stems are called

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Leaves that bear sporangia are called sporophylls.

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In ferns an annulus is directly and intimately associated with a/an

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In nature asexual propagation of ground pines (Lycopodium) may take place by means of which of the following?

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The semi-transparent tissue that protects immature sporangia in many ferns is called a/an

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The image of a compression fossil is called an imprint.

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