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A botanist discovers a new species of plant in a tropical rain forest. After observing its anatomy and life cycle, he notes the following characteristics: flagellated sperm, xylem with tracheids, separate gametophyte and sporophyte generations with the sporophyte dominant, and no seeds. This plant is probably most closely related to


A) gymnosperms.
B) ferns.
C) mosses.
D) charophytes stoneworts) .
E) flowering plants.

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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Liverworts, hornworts, and mosses are grouped together as the Bryophytes. Besides not having vascular tissue, what do they all have in common?


A) ability to desiccate and rehydrate with no ill effects
B) low, sprawling growth habit
C) antheridia and archegonia for gamete production
D) swimming sperm for reproduction
E) All of these answers apply.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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About 450 million years ago, the terrestrial landscape on Earth would have


A) had nonvascular green plants similar to liverworts forming green mats on rock.
B) been completely bare rock, with little pools that contained bacteria and cyanobacteria.
C) looked very similar to that of today, with flowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees.
D) been covered with tall forests in swamps that became today's coal.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Some plants changed their flowers to lighter colours, and some retained the same darker colour all season. Which plants do you expect produced more fruit?


A) those that changed their colour to a lighter shade
B) those that stayed darker
C) They probably produced the same numbers of fruit.

D) None of the above
E) All of the above

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Which is the most diverse group of land plants?


A) gymnosperms
B) pines
C) ferns
D) angiosperms

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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How are gymnosperms and angiosperms similar?


A) Plants in both groups lack vascular tissue.
B) Plants in both groups produce seeds and pollen.
C) Plants in both groups have flowers and fruits.
D) Plants in both groups have cones that produce pollen and seeds.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following have biologists used in an attempt to understand the phylogenetic relationships among organisms?


A) examined similarities and differences in DNA sequences of homologous genes
B) compared morphological features
C) examined the fossil record
D) all of the above

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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What is true about the genus Sphagnum?


A) It is used by gardeners as a fertilizer.
B) It grows in extensive mats in grassland areas.
C) It is an important carbon sink, reducing atmospheric CO2.
D) It accumulates to form coal and is burned as a fuel.
E) It is an economically important liverwort.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Which of these is a major trend in land plant evolution?


A) the trend toward larger gametophytes
B) the trend toward a sporophyte- dominated life cycle
C) the trend toward a gametophyte- dominated life cycle
D) the trend toward smaller size

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following possess stomata?


A) Charaphyaceae
B) Anthocerophyta
C) Hepaticophyta
D) Ulvophyceae
E) All of these answers apply.

F) All of the above
G) None of the above

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Molecular phylogenies show all land plants are a monophyletic group. This suggests that


A) wind- pollinated plants arose first.
B) there was a single transition from aquatic to terrestrial habitats.
C) land plants have undergone a diversification since they first colonized terrestrial habitats.
D) there were many different transitions from aquatic to terrestrial habitats.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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In general, liverworts have a cuticle and pores. However, some species do not have pores. What would you predict concerning the cuticle of these species and why?


A) The cuticle would be thicker than in those species with pores.
B) The cuticle would be the same as in those species with pores.
C) The cuticle would be thinner than in those species with pores.
D) There is not enough information to make a prediction.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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An important fossil fuel is coal, much of which was formed when


A) extensive forests of seedless vascular plants were buried and compressed.
B) ancient angiosperms got buried under volcanic ash.
C) northern- latitude bogs accumulated peat.
D) huge gymnosperms were flooded by an inland sea.
E) All of these answers apply.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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What do the fuels wood, peat, coal, and ethanol have in common?


A) They are derived from fossilized animals.
B) They are formed under pressure deep in the Earth.
C) They are formed from living or fossilized plants.
D) All of these answers apply.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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