Chapter 21 The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives

Chapter 21 The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ancient land plants are thought to be derived from
   A.brown algae.
   B. green algae.
   C. cyanobacteria.
   D. bacteria.
   E. bryophytes.

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2. One of the significant adaptations to prevent drying out in the land environment was the development by vascular plants of (a)
   A.leaf system.
   B. cuticle.
   C. stomata.
   D. flowering system.
   E. both [cuticle and stomata] are correct.

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3. Enations are small, flattened green protuberances found on the stems of
   A.club mosses.
   B. horsetails.
   C. quillworts.
   D. true mosses.
   E. whisk ferns.

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4. Whisk ferns produce sporangia on the upper surface of leaf-like flaps of tissue called _________.
   A. gametophylls
   B.  microphylls
   C.  enations
   D.  sporophylls
   E.  megaphylls

5. The gametophytes of which of the following are saprobic?
   A.club mosses
   B. horsetails
   C. quillworts
   D. true mosses
   E. whisk ferns