Question 1

The function of endosperm is to

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A)   form the seedling.
B)   develop into the fruit.
C)   provide water to the embryo.
D)   provide nutrients to the embryo.
E)   provide a protective coating for the embryo.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following methods is used by plants when they are undergoing asexual reproduction?

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A)   Production of stolons.
B)   Development of rhizomes.
C)   Growth of suckers from the root base of specific types of trees.
D)   All of the answer choices are methods of asexual reproduction in plants.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The name monocot and eudicot are derived from the differences in the number of

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A)   roots.
B)   cotyledons.
C)   seeds.
D)   None of the choices are correct.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the germinated pollen grain?

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A)   The generative cell produces two sperm.
B)   The pollen tube forms in the style.
C)   The tube cell produces the pollen tube.
D)   There are two sperm nuclei that move down the pollen tube to the micropyle.
E)   Fertilization occurs when the pollen grain germinates.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Bee pollinated flowers

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A)   are red.
B)   are predominately blue or yellow.
C)   have little odor.
D)   All of the choices apply.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following statements about fruits is NOT true?

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A)   A blackberry is an example of a simple fruit.
B)   A fleshy fruit has a fleshy pericarp, as in a peach.
C)   Most fruits are simple fruits, derived from a single ovary.
D)   A dry fruit may split at maturity to release its seeds, as a pea or bean pod.
E)   A multiple fruit, such as a pineapple, forms from many individual flowers on a stem.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Which of the flowering plant structures is used to attract a specific type of pollinator?

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A)   petals
B)   stamens
C)   sepals
D)   carpelE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The anther and filament are parts of the

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A)   pistil.
B)   sepal.
C)   receptacle.
D)   petal.
E)   stamen.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

How are dry fruits different than fleshy fruits? How might these differences affect the way that their seeds are dispersed?

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Question 10

Monocots protect their first true leaves by __________, whereas eudicots protect their first leaves by __________.

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A)   bending the coleorhiza as the shoot grows through the soil; a surrounding sheath called the coleoptile.
B)   providing a protective layer called sepals; surrounding them with endosperm.
C)   bending their shoot as it grows through the soil; surrounding them with a protective sheath called the coleorhiza.
D)   surrounding them with a sheath called a coleoptile; bending the shoot as it grows through the soil.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The microspore develops into a

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A)   megasporocyte.
B)   female gametophyte.
C)   microsporocyte.
D)   male gametophyte.
E)   zygote.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Explain how the sexual life cycle of flowering plants is adapted to the terrestrial environment.

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Question 13

Which of the following events is not associated with the development of the female gametophyte?

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A)   A single parenchyma cell will enlarge to become a megaspore mother cell.
B)   The megaspore undergoes meiosis producing four haploid megaspores.
C)   The nucleus of the megaspore divides mitotically to produce eight nuclei.
D)   The female gametophyte will contain three antipodal cells.
E)   All of these are associated with the development of the female gametophyte.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Many plants are totipotent, which means

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A)   they are capable of providing their own nutrition, requiring no external nutritional sources.
B)   the cell has the genetic capability of becoming an entire plant.
C)   they are incapable of dividing to produce daughter cells.
D)   they are metabolically inactive, existing in a state of dormancy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

List the stages, in the correct order, of the development of a eudicot embryo.

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1. zygote formation
2. proembr...

Question 16

Ovules are contained within the

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A)   ovary.
B)   stigma.
C)   anther.
D)   filament.
E)   style.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following stages occurs immediately after the development of the zygote?

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A)   The development of the proembryo.
B)   The development of globular stage.
C)   The torpedo stage embryo forms.
D)   The heart stage when the cotyledon develops.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

If you have picked a bouquet of anther-less flowers, you have picked

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A)   male gametophytes retained within the body of sporophytes.
B)   female gametophytes retained within the body of sporophytes.
C)   sporophytes retained within the body of microgametophytes.
D)   sporophytes retained within the body of megagametophytes.
E)   microgametophytes retained within the body of megagametophytes.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

The structures in the outermost ring of floral structures that cover and protect the bud are

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A)   carpels.
B)   sepals.
C)   receptacles.
D)   petals.
E)   stamens.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Plants that reproduce asexually by growth of a new plant from stems or roots show vegetative propagation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: Flowering Plants: Reproduction

Monocots protect their first true leaves by __________, whereas eudicots protect their first leaves by __________.

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Ovules are contained within the

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Which of the flowering plant structures is used to attract a specific type of pollinator?

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The function of endosperm is to

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Explain how the sexual life cycle of flowering plants is adapted to the terrestrial environment.

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Which of the following methods is used by plants when they are undergoing asexual reproduction?

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How are dry fruits different than fleshy fruits? How might these differences affect the way that their seeds are dispersed?

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List the stages, in the correct order, of the development of a eudicot embryo.

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Bee pollinated flowers

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Many plants are totipotent, which means

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The structures in the outermost ring of floral structures that cover and protect the bud are

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The anther and filament are parts of the

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If you have picked a bouquet of anther-less flowers, you have picked

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Which of the following stages occurs immediately after the development of the zygote?

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The name monocot and eudicot are derived from the differences in the number of

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about the germinated pollen grain?

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The microspore develops into a

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Which of the following statements about fruits is NOT true?

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Plants that reproduce asexually by growth of a new plant from stems or roots show vegetative propagation.

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Which of the following events is not associated with the development of the female gametophyte?

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Monocots protect their first true leaves by , whereas eudicots protect their first leaves by .

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