Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a simple fruit?

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A)  peach
B)  pea
C)  rice
D)  pineappleE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The microspore develops into a

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A)  megasporocyte.
B)  female gametophyte.
C)  microsporocyte.
D)  male gametophyte.
E)  zygote.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

If you have picked a bouquet of anther-less flowers,you have picked

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A)  male gametophytes retained within the body of sporophytes.
B)  female gametophytes retained within the body of sporophytes.
C)  sporophytes retained within the body of microgametophytes.
D)  sporophytes retained within the body of megagametophytes.
E)  microgametophytes retained within the body of megagametophytes.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Monocots protect their first true leaves by __________,whereas eudicots protect their first leaves by __________.

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A)  bending the coleorhiza as the shoot grows through the soil; a surrounding sheath called the coleoptile.
B)  providing a protective layer called sepals; surrounding them with endosperm.
C)  bending their shoot as it grows through the soil; surrounding them with a protective sheath called the coleorhiza.
D)  surrounding them with a sheath called a coleoptile; bending the shoot as it grows through the soil.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

When a monocot such as corn germinates,the immature leaves are covered by a _____ while the radicle is covered by the _______.

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A)  hypocotyle; primary root
B)  hypocotyle; epicotyl
C)  coleoptile; coleorhiza
D)  plumule; coleorhizaE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

What is the correct sequence for the development of a eudicot embryo?
a.Globular stage
b.Heart stage
c.Proembryo stage
d.Mature embryo
e.Zygote forms
f.Torpedo stage
A.e - c - a - b - f - d
B.e - b - c - a - f - d
C.d - e - a - b - f - c
D.e - c - a - b - f - d

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Question 7

Which method of asexual reproduction would be most likely to occur in a wild population of plants? This method enables the parent plant to produce multiple offspring that start to grow away from the parent plant.

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A)  Growth of stolons.
B)  Growth of rhizomes.
C)  Production of suckers from the parent plant.
D)  The root develops slips which can produce new offspring.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Double fertilization in an angiosperm produces

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A)  a diploid zygote and a haploid polar nucleus.
B)  a diploid zygote and a diploid endosperm.
C)  a diploid embryo and a triploid zygote.
D)  a triploid embryo and a diploid endosperm.
E)  a diploid zygote and a triploid endosperm.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

In a 1977 article in Science,a botanist reported the strange case of the Tambalacoque tree (Calvaria major) of the Mauritius Islands in the Indian Ocean.All of the trees appear to be hundreds of years old and date,as seedlings,to a time before the extinction of the dodo bird.The seeds of Calvaria are very hard and apparently needed to pass through the digestive tract of the dodo bird before they would germinate.Therefore,when there were no more dodo birds,no more young Calvaria trees germinated.Luckily,foresters can artificially scarify the seeds and germinate new trees now that they know this.The relationship between the dodo bird and the Tambalacoque tree is an example of

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A)  micropropagation.
B)  spontaneous dispersal.
C)  coevolution.
D)  genetic engineering.
E)  vegetative propagation.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Which of the following structures is found in the eudicot seed but not in the monocot seed?

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A)  radicle
B)  cotyledon
C)  plumule
D)  pericarpE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

A moth-pollinated flower is likely to have

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A)  lightly colored flowers,no landing area,and strong sweet perfume.
B)  white flowers with short tubes,a wide landing area,and no odor.
C)  blue or yellow flowers,a wide landing area,and not very much odor.
D)  blue or yellow flowers,a wide landing area,and no odor.
E)  red flowers that open in daytime,a wide landing area,and an odor resembling dead meat.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

Single plant cells can be stimulated to become a callus and then further stimulated to become a new entire plant.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of these typically occur in both angiosperms and gymnosperms?

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A)  Seeds develop within a cone.
B)  Seeds develop within a flower.
C)  Seeds are surrounded by a fruit at maturity.
D)  Pollen is carried by the wind for pollination.
E)  Pollen is carried by animal pollinators.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

The name monocot and eudicot are derived from the differences in the number of

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A)  roots.
B)  cotyledons.
C)  seeds.
D)  None of the choices are correct.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

The structures in the outermost ring of floral structures that cover and protect the bud are

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A)  carpels.
B)  sepals.
C)  receptacles.
D)  petals.
E)  stamens.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

Seeds contain all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  an embryo sporophyte.
B)  sufficient water for germination.
C)  stored food.
D)  a seed coatE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Seeds require _____________ for germination to occur.

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A)  oxygen for increased metabolism
B)  adequate warmth
C)  adequate water
D)  All of the choices are required.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following statements about fruits is NOT true?

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A)  A blackberry is an example of a simple fruit.
B)  A fleshy fruit has a fleshy pericarp,as in a peach.
C)  Most fruits are simple fruits,derived from a single ovary.
D)  A dry fruit may split at maturity to release its seeds,as a pea or bean pod.
E)  A multiple fruit,such as a pineapple,forms from many individual flowers on a stem.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 19

A flower

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A)  is the sexual reproductive organ.
B)  is composed of whorls of modified leaves.
C)  serves to attract animal pollinators.
D)  may contain male and female reproductive parts.
E)  All of the choices characterize flowers.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

Many plants are totipotent,which means

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A)  they are capable of providing their own nutrition,requiring no external nutritional sources.
B)  the cell has the genetic capability of becoming an entire plant.
C)  they are incapable of dividing to produce daughter cells.
D)  they are metabolically inactive,existing in a state of dormancy.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The name monocot and eudicot are derived from the differences in the number of

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Single plant cells can be stimulated to become a callus and then further stimulated to become a new entire plant.

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Seeds require _____________ for germination to occur.

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What is the correct sequence for the development of a eudicot embryo? a.Globular stage b.Heart stage c.Proembryo stage d.Mature embryo e.Zygote forms f.Torpedo stage A.e - c - a - b - f - d B.e - b - c - a - f - d C.d - e - a - b - f - c D.e - c - a - b - f - d

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Monocots protect their first true leaves by ,whereas eudicots protect their first leaves by .

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A moth-pollinated flower is likely to have

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A flower

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Which method of asexual reproduction would be most likely to occur in a wild population of plants? This method enables the parent plant to produce multiple offspring that start to grow away from the parent plant.

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If you have picked a bouquet of anther-less flowers,you have picked

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Which of the following statements about fruits is NOT true?

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The microspore develops into a

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Which of the following structures is found in the eudicot seed but not in the monocot seed?

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Which of these typically occur in both angiosperms and gymnosperms?

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When a monocot such as corn germinates,the immature leaves are covered by a _ while the radicle is covered by the ___.

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Double fertilization in an angiosperm produces

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