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The only group of plants that produces flowers is the ____.


A) horsetails
B) ferns
C) bryophytes
D) angiosperms
E) gymnosperms

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

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What is the function of xylem?​


A) ​It conducts water downward in the plant.
B) ​It transports food upward in the plant.
C) ​It transports minerals and water throughout the plant.
D) ​It transports photosynthetic materials from stem to leaf.
E) ​It slows the evaporation of water from the plant.

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

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Wheat stem rust fungus is a(n) _____.​


A) ​obligate plant parasite
B) ​mycorrhizal fungus
C) ​decomposer
D) ​pathogenic chytrid
E) ​photosynthetic

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

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Relatives of modern ____ and horsetails were the dominant plants during the Carboniferous period.​


A) ​club mosses
B) ​peat mosses
C) ​ferns
D) ​liverworts
E) ​hornworts

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

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The following terms and descriptions represent structures of the angiosperm life cycle. Match the terms with the statement to which they best correspond. -produced by fertilization inside the ovule A)pollen tube B)pollen sac C)ovule D)microspore E)megaspore F)zygote

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What is the function of phloem?


A) It helps the plant to prevent desiccation.
B) It transports water and minerals.
C) It transports photosynthetic sugars.
D) It allows for gas exchange.
E) It slows evaporation from the plant.

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

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In most ferns, roots and leaves sprout from ____.​


A) ​fronds
B) ​rhizomes
C) ​sporangia
D) ​sori
E) ​gametophytes

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

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All fungi are _____.


A) unicellular
B) multicellular
C) autotrophic
D) heterotrophic
E) photosynthetic

F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

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Which group represents the oldest living plant lineage?​


A) ​hornworts
B) ​liverworts
C) ​mosses
D) ​ferns
E) ​conifers

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

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Most fungi provide an important ecological service by being ____.​


A) ​primary producers
B) ​pollination vectors
C) ​colonizers
D) ​secondary consumers
E) ​decomposers

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Club fungi spend most of their lives as ____ mycelium.​


A) ​diploid
B) ​haploid
C) ​dikaryotic
D) ​mycokaryotic
E) ​triploid

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

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In which structure do fern spores form?​


A) ​frond
B) ​rhizome
C) ​sorus
D) ​rhizoid
E) ​gametangium

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

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Match the labeled structures in the figure with the term to which they best correspond. Match the labeled structures in the figure with the term to which they best correspond.   a.A b.B c.C d.D e.E -cuticle a.A b.B c.C d.D e.E -cuticle

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The result of double fertilization in an angiosperm is ____.​


A) ​two embryos
B) ​an embryo and a megaspore
C) ​an embryo and endosperm
D) ​an embryo and a pollen grain
E) ​an embryo and a female gametophyte

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

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Which is an example of a eudicot?​


A) ​orchid
B) ​palm
C) ​wheat
D) ​corn
E) ​cactus

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

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Fungal cell walls consist primarily of ____.​


A) ​cellulose
B) ​lignin
C) ​chitin
D) ​pectin
E) ​protein

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

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The Ug99 strain of wheat stem rust _____.​


A) ​has been eradicated worldwide
B) ​has wiped out most of the wheat around the world
C) ​is unable to infect most wheat varieties
D) ​can infect wheat varieties that were previously resistant to other strains
E) ​is only a problem in the United States

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

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Match the labeled structures in the figure with the term to which they best correspond. Match the labeled structures in the figure with the term to which they best correspond.   -​anther -​anther

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Match the labeled structures in the figure with the term to which they best correspond. Match the labeled structures in the figure with the term to which they best correspond.   -​ovule -​ovule

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Land plants most likely evolved from _____.​


A) ​brown algae
B) ​red algae
C) ​green algae
D) ​bryophytes
E) ​seedless vascular plants

F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

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