Chapter Questions
The first land plants were ___________. a. gnetophytesc. bryophytesb. gymnospermsd. lycophytes
Lignin is not found in stems of ____________. a. mossesb. fernsc. monocotsd. a and b
A waxy cuticle helps land plants _____________. a. conserve waterc. reproduceb. take up carbon dioxided. stand upright
True or false? Ferns produce seeds inside sori
______________ attach mosses to soil.a. Rhizoidsc. Rootsb. Rhizomesd. Strobili
Bryophytes alone have a relatively large __________ and an attached, dependent _____________. a. sporophyte; gametophyteb. gametophyte; sporophyte
Club mosses, horsetails, and ferns are _____________. a. multicelled aquaticc. seedless vascularb. nonvascular seedd. seed-bearing vascular
Coal consists primarily of compressed remains of the ______________ that dominated Carboniferous swamp forests.a. seedless vascular plantsc. flowering plantsb. conifersd. hornworts
The sperm of ______________ swim to eggs.a. mossesc. conifersb. fernsd. a and b
A seed is a(n) ______________. a. female gametophytec. mature pollen tubeb. mature ovuled. immature microspore
True or false? Only seed plants produce pollen.
Which angiosperm lineage includes the most species?a. magnoliidsc. monocotsb. eudicotsd. water lilies
Match the terms appropriately. ______bryophyte ______seedlessvascular plant______gymnosperm ______angiosperma. has seeds, but no fruitsb. has flowers and fruitsc. has xylem and phloem, but no pollend. no xylem or phloem
Match the terms appropriately. ______ovule ______cuticle ______gametophyte ______sporophyte ______fruit______endosperm ______rhizome______sorusa. gamete-producing bodyb. spore-producing bodyc. where eggs formd. underground steme. mature ovaryf. nutritive tissue in seedg. where fern spores formh. waxy layer
Place these groups in order of their appearance with the oldest lineage first and the most recently evolved last.____ 1 ____ 2 ____ 3 ____ 4 a. fernsb. cycadsc. eudicotsd. mosses