REVIEW & REHEARSE 13 PLANT and FUNGI DIVERSIFICATION
REVIEW & REHEARSE 13 PLANT and FUNGI DIVERSIFICATION
Q
Within the plant kingdom, relative to the gymnosperms, the angiosperm species are:
- a) monophyletic.
- b) more evolutionarily advanced.
- c) non-
vascular. - d) seedless.
- e) more multicellular.
Which of the following adaptations arose first in early plants?
- a) vessels to transport water and food
- b) seeds
- c) roots
- d) pollen
- e) resistance to drying out
Which is the best brief description of the vascular system of the very first terrestrial plants?
- a) The first plants developed specialized vessel cells that conducted water.
- b) The first plants did not possess a vascular system.
- c) The first plants had a very basic vascular system with a simple method of internal transport.
- d) The first plants had only long, needle-
like leaves, from which water could evaporate easily. - e) None of the above are correct.
Which of the following statements about ferns is incorrect?
- a) Their sporophyte is dominant.
- b) They require liquid water for fertilization.
- c) Their seeds are dispersed by the wind.
- d) They have vascular tissue for distributing water and nutrients throughout the plant.
- e) Their spores are contained in sporangia.
