Chapter 12. 12·1 Plants are just one branch..., and 12·2–12·4 The first plants...

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Instructions

Check your understanding of concepts from 12·1 Plants are just one branch of the eukarya and 12·2–12·4 The first plants had neither roots nor seeds by answering the following questions.

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1. Unlike higher plants like angiosperms and gymnosperms, all bryophytes lack:

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Correct. (See section 12·3 Mosses and other non-vascular plants lack vessels for transporting nutrients and water.)
Incorrect. (See section 12·3 Mosses and other non-vascular plants lack vessels for transporting nutrients and water.)

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2. You find a green leafy moss growing in the forest. It is unquestionably:

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B.
C.
D.
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Correct. (See section 12·3 Mosses and other non-vascular plants lack vessels for transporting nutrients and water.)
Incorrect. (See section 12·3 Mosses and other non-vascular plants lack vessels for transporting nutrients and water.)

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3. Which figure in the diagram above represents the embryo of a moss?

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B.
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Correct. (See section 12·3 Mosses and other non-vascular plants lack vessels for transporting nutrients and water.)
Incorrect. (See section 12·3 Mosses and other non-vascular plants lack vessels for transporting nutrients and water.)

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4. Which is the best brief description of the vascular system of the very first terrestrial plants?

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D.
E.

Correct. (See section 12·3 Mosses and other non-vascular plants lack vessels for transporting nutrients and water.)
Incorrect. (See section 12·3 Mosses and other non-vascular plants lack vessels for transporting nutrients and water.)

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5. The dry, waxy layer that covers the leaves and stems of plants is known as the:

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B.
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D.
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Correct. (See section 12·2 Colonizing land brings new opportunities and new challenges.)
Incorrect. (See section 12·2 Colonizing land brings new opportunities and new challenges.)

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