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100
This tissue is important because it can conduct water over long distances.
What is Xylem
100
This type of vascular tissue carries solutions of nutrients and carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis.
What is phloem.
100
What is a basic difference between a sporophyte and a gametophyte? a. A sporophyte is a reproductive structure while a gametophyte is not. b. A sporophyte is much smaller than the gametophyte. c. A sporophyte undergoes sexual reproduction while a gametophyte undergoes asexual reproduction. d. A sporophyte is part of the diploid phase while a gametophyte is part of the haploid phase of the plant life cycle.
What is d. A sporophyte is part of the diploid phase while a gametophyte is part of the haploid phase of the plant life cycle.
100
Plants use the energy of sunlight to do what?
What is carry out photosythesis.
100
The number of seed leaves distinguishes two groups of _____________.
What is angiosperms.
200
This type of plant lives the longest.
What is Perennial.
200
What includes a plant embryo, a food supply, and a protective covering?
What is seed.
200
What would have most likely occurred if plants had not begun to live on land? a. Animals also would not live on land. b. There would be no green algae in the oceans. c. Animals would not undergo cellular respiration. d. There would be no carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
What is a. Animals also would not live on land.
200
The following correctly relates an angiosperm structure and what it develops into... An ovary develops into a what?
What is fruit.
200
During pollination in seed plants, pollen grains are carried to female reproductive structures by _______ or __________.
What is wind or animals.
300
Angiosperms produce seeds inside protective structures called ____________.
What is ovaries.
300
Flowering plants that grow, flower, produce seeds, and die in one year are called __________.
What is annuals.
300
Which of the following statements about green algae is true? a. Like other plants, they have specialized structures. b. Evidence suggests they were the first plants. c. They are found in dry areas on land. d. They are multicellular plants.
What is b. Evidence suggests they were the first plants.
300
Because bryophytes do not have vascular tissue, they grow where?
What is close to the ground.
300
Xylem tissue is important because it can conduct ______ over long distances.
What is water.
400
In bryophytes, what structure is like a root?
What is rhizoid.
400
In gymnosperms, the female gametophyte develops inside the ___________.
What is ovules.
400
Bryophytes must live in moist areas because they lack vascular tissue. For what other reason do they need to live in moist areas? a. The sperm of bryophytes need water to swim to an egg. b. Without moisture, rhizoids cannot anchor the plants. c. Bryophytes need the extra water for photosynthesis. d. Gas exchange is more efficient in wet areas.
What is a. The sperm of bryophytes need water to swim to an egg.
400
Green algae would NOT be found where?
What is dry areas on land.
400
Most plants get the water they need from the _________.
What is soil.
500
The gametophytes of gymnosperms are found inside reproductive structures called _________.
What is cones.
500
What is the sperm-producing structure of a bryophyte?
What is antheridium.
500
Vascular plants are able to grow taller than nonvascular plants because a. they can live in drier areas than nonvascular plants. b. there is more sunlight in the areas where vascular plants live. c. they rely on osmosis to transport materials throughout the body of the plant. d. lignin in the cell walls of vascular tissue helps the plant overcome gravity.
What is d. lignin in the cell walls of vascular tissue helps the plant overcome gravity.
500
Which of the following gymnosperm reproductive structures is haploid? a. pollen grains b. seed cone c. cone scale d. seed
What is a. pollen grains.
500
You would most likely find mosses growing in _____ ground near a small pond.
What is shaded.