Question 1

What accounts for the attractiveness of many flowers that helps enhance their reproductive opportunities?

Accepted Answer

A)   petals
B)   sepals
C)   carpel
D)   stamens
E)   ovary

Question 2

Peas and beans are considered legumes.Why?

Accepted Answer

A)   A legume is a fruit that splits along two sides when mature.
B)   They are both simple fruits.
C)   The actual seed is inside the pod.
D)   Both are green when ripe.
E)   Both develop relationships with nitrogen fixing bacteria.

Question 3

What flower mechanism would not help prevent pollination by a foreign plant species?

Accepted Answer

A)   A pollen tube only grows inside the style of its own species.
B)   The stigma is sticky mainly to its own species of pollen.
C)   The timing of flowering keeps pollinators moving among a limited number of species.
D)   Flowers attract a small number of specialized pollinators, and therefore pollen is not spread equally to all available species of flowers.
E)   Flowers of different plant species bloom at the same time with flowers of similar shape, size, and color.

Question 4

In order to produce a new plant via meristem culture,you need to remove the meristem from one plant and place it in a water containing various minerals.The meristem will then develop new shoots and roots.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

You find a plant that appears to contain stamens and carpels but no petals or sepals.What could you conclude about this "flower"?

Accepted Answer

A)   The plant is pollinated by the wind.
B)   The plant is sterile.
C)   The plant is dioecious.
D)   The flower is considered complete.
E)   The plant is really a gametophyte.

Question 6

Which of the following would be considered a dry fruit?

Accepted Answer

A)   one that doesn't split open
B)   one derived from a simple ovary
C)   one derived from the receptacle and not the ovary
D)   one derived from several individual ovaries
E)   one derived from many different carpels

Question 7

The protective sheath that first surrounds the shoot is called the

Accepted Answer

A)   cotyledon.
B)   coleoptile.
C)   plumule.
D)   radicle.
E)   epicotyl.

Question 8

List the features that enable us to distinguish the difference between a simple fruit and a compound fruit.

Accepted Answer

A simple fruit is derived from...

Question 9

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a somatic embryo?

Accepted Answer

A)   These are asexually produced.
B)   These are produced in large tanks called bioreactors.
C)   These are genetically quite diverse.
D)   These are encapsulated in a protective gel for shipping.
E)   These will generate an entire mature plant.

Question 10

The pollen grain contains the

Accepted Answer

A)   sperm.
B)   egg.
C)   embryo.
D)   endosperm.
E)   anther.

Question 11

A hormone called cytokinin was discovered in coconut milk and found to stimulate cell division.With this function,where else in a plant would you expect to find cytokinin?

Accepted Answer

A)   bark
B)   pith
C)   root tips
D)   spongy mesophyll
E)   xylem

Question 12

Positive phototropism and positive gravitropism occur from the action(s) of

Accepted Answer

A)   auxin in both cases.
B)   gibberellin and auxin, respectively.
C)   cytokinin and auxin, respectively.
D)   abscisic acid and ethylene, respectively.
E)   ethylene and auxin, respectively.

Question 13

You are examining a seed with tiny white plumes attached to it.How is this type of seed most likely dispersed?

Accepted Answer

A)   by animals who eat it
B)   by floating on water
C)   by the wind
D)   by attaching to the fur of animals
E)   by bursting forth from the seed pod

Question 14

Plant hormones are small organic molecules produced by the plants themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What pathway produces the gametophytes during the alternation of generations in plants?

Accepted Answer

A)   mitosis
B)   meiosis
C)   binary fission
D)   both mitosis and meiosis
E)   none of these pathway will produce gametophytes

Question 16

Clover is an example of a what type of flowering plant?

Accepted Answer

A)   long-day
B)   short-day
C)   day-neutral
D)   intermediate-day
E)   non-flowering

Question 17

Which of the following statements is NOT true about flowering plants?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sporophyte generation produces spores.
B)   Gametophyte generation produces gametes.
C)   Ovules contain the microspore mother cell.
D)   Microspores undergo mitosis to produce pollen grains.
E)   Megaspores undergo mitosis to produce an embryo sac.

Question 18

The two-stage life cycle in plants evolved as an adaptation to life on land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Hemp (Cannabis sativa) is a dioecious plant.This means that the flowers of hemp

Accepted Answer

A)   are complete.
B)   are incomplete.
C)   are perfect.
D)   contain both stamens and carpels.
E)   contain both petals and sepals.

Question 20

Which statement is NOT true about the life cycle of flowering plants?

Accepted Answer

A)   The sporophyte is diploid.
B)   The sporophyte produces two different types of spores.
C)   The female gametophyte is the seed.
D)   The male gametophyte is the pollen grain.
E)   The female gametophyte is retained within the body of the sporophyte parent generation.

Exam 10: Plant Reproduction and Responses

What accounts for the attractiveness of many flowers that helps enhance their reproductive opportunities?

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a somatic embryo?

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Clover is an example of a what type of flowering plant?

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Which of the following would be considered a dry fruit?

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about flowering plants?

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What pathway produces the gametophytes during the alternation of generations in plants?

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Hemp (Cannabis sativa) is a dioecious plant.This means that the flowers of hemp

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The protective sheath that first surrounds the shoot is called the

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Positive phototropism and positive gravitropism occur from the action(s) of

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The pollen grain contains the

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Plant hormones are small organic molecules produced by the plants themselves.

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What flower mechanism would not help prevent pollination by a foreign plant species?

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Which statement is NOT true about the life cycle of flowering plants?

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Peas and beans are considered legumes.Why?

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You are examining a seed with tiny white plumes attached to it.How is this type of seed most likely dispersed?

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List the features that enable us to distinguish the difference between a simple fruit and a compound fruit.

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A hormone called cytokinin was discovered in coconut milk and found to stimulate cell division.With this function,where else in a plant would you expect to find cytokinin?

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You find a plant that appears to contain stamens and carpels but no petals or sepals.What could you conclude about this "flower"?

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In order to produce a new plant via meristem culture,you need to remove the meristem from one plant and place it in a water containing various minerals.The meristem will then develop new shoots and roots.

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The two-stage life cycle in plants evolved as an adaptation to life on land.

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