Unit 9 Exam ReviewWestbrook
Plants lacking well-developed conducting systems such as mosses, liverworts,and hornworts have been called
Which plants are characterized by a conducting system, the possession ofcuticles, specialized stems, and roots, stomata, and in many species, seeds?
The colorless rootlike projections of mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, whichanchorthem to the substrate are called
Which of the following tissues transport water and dissolved minerals upwardfromthe roots?
Carbohydrates are transported away from the green parts of the plant by thecells of
Plants, and their predecessors, green algae, do not share the property of
A feature not thought of as being important in the colonization of land byplants is
Most adult vascular plants represent the
Plants as well as brown, green, and red algae show a basic life cycle whichinvolvesthe alternation of generations between a(n)
The gametophyte is green and nutritionally-independent in
Hornworts differ from mosses and liverworts in containing
Seeds occur only in
Which of the following is not true about ferns?
Which of the following is not a gymnosperm?
Which of the following gymnosperms have pollen tubes with motile sperm?
Which of the following gymnosperms is used for production of lumber and turpentine?
Angiosperms are primarily characterized by all of the following except
Flowers do not contain a(n)
Endosperm, the nutritive tissue of the fruit, is the product of a(n)
The process unique to angiosperms is called
All of the following statements about plants are true, except one. Select theexception.
Select the best answer to complete the following statement. Stomata areopeningsused by plants for the passage of
Secondary xylem and phloem in vascular seed plants allow for
Tissues that give rise to cells and tissues in a plant are called
The type of growth that results from cell division at the apical meristems atthe tipsof the plant body and increases their length is referred to as
The tissue between the upper and lower epidermis of a leaf is called
Which of the following is not one of the four basic types of tissues found inplants?
Xylem is characterized by
Which of the following is not a characteristic of monocots?
Some vascular plants demonstrate only primary growth, which results from celldivision that occurs
Primary growth in plants results from activity of
Sclerenchyma is characterized by all of the following except
Root hairs grow out of which of the four zones of the developing roots?
Which of the following is not a modified stem?
Leaves, in particular, have evolved some remarkable modifications that adaptthemto their surroundings. Which of the following is not one of them?
If you examined a cross section of a woody stem under the microscope andlocatedthe vascular cambium, everything inside (towards the center of thestem) of the vascularcambium ring would be
The process by which water is drawn up through the stems and lost throughleaves is called
The most important ion controlling the movement of water into and out ofthe guard cells is
On a short-term basis, water loss in plants may be controlled by the
In plants, the smallest amount of pressure needed to stop fluid movement byosmosis is called
Most of the water that escapes from leaves passes out through the
Most of the water absorbed by the plant enters through the
Which of the following are true about root pressure?
Photosynthesis can occur only if the stomata were open to allow the entry of
Most carbohydrates manufactured in leaves and other green parts aredistributed through the phloem to the rest of the plant by a process known as
Plants adapt to flooding conditions by
Most roots occur in topsoil, which is a mixture of
Carnivorous plants such as the Venus flytrap, pitcher plant, and bladderwortsoften grow in
Which of the following is not considered a macronutrient?
Which of the following is not a micronutrient?