Chapter 16:
Plant Adaptations
Practice Test
1.
The sperm of all seed plants is enclosed in protective structures called _________ .
a.
fruits
b.
pollen
c.
petals
d.
ovaries
Hint
2.
The term angiosperm means "seeds in a vessel." What is the vessel that contains the seeds of angiosperms?
a.
the stamen
b.
the cone
c.
the flower
d.
the fruit
Hint
3.
What are the gymnosperms that produce seeds in cones?
a.
mosses
b.
ferns
c.
conifers
d.
cycads
Hint
4.
What is an embryo with a food supply enclosed in a tough, protective coat?
a.
cone
b.
seed
c.
spore
d.
flower
Hint
5.
What is the flat, liverlike body of a liverwort?
a.
cuticle
b.
sporangia
c.
rhizome
d.
thallus
Hint
6.
What are reproductive structures of vascular plants that produce spores?
a.
thallus
b.
rhizoids
c.
sporangia
d.
rhizomes
Hint
7.
What are tissues that transport materials from one part of a plant to another?
a.
vascular tissues
b.
dermal cells
c.
epidermal cells
d.
nonvascular tissues
Hint
8.
What stage of a plant's life cycle produces gametes?
a.
gametophyte generation
b.
sporophyte generation
c.
parental generation
d.
diploid generation
Hint
9.
Which of these does NOT appear on the sporophyte of vascular plants?
a.
stems
b.
leaves
c.
roots
d.
rhizoids
Hint
10.
What stage of a plant's life cycle produces spores?
a.
sporophyte generation
b.
haploid generation
c.
parental generation
d.
gametophyte generation
Hint
