Chapter 22 Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms

Chapter 22 Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first plants to produce seeds looked very much like
   A.mosses.
   B. horsetails.
   C. pines.
   D. quillworts.
   E. ferns.

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2. After fertilization the integument of gymnosperms becomes
   A.a fruit.
   B. an embryo.
   C. a seed coat.
   D. nutritive tissue.
   E. an ovule.

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3. The term gymnosperm refers to
   A.plants with exceptionally active sperms.
   B. plants whose seeds are produced out in the open (as opposed to being enclosed within a structure).
   C. plants whose seeds are enclosed within woody layers.
   D. plants whose sperms must migrate through looped tubes to reach the eggs.
   E. all plants that do not produce flowers.

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4. Vascular plants include both seed-producing and seedless groups.  Which of the following represents a significant adaptive benefit for seed-producing plants?
   A. a protective seed coat surrounding the embryo
   B.  a supply of food
   C.  ability to remain dormant
   D.  ability to survive extreme drought
   E.  All of the above

5. A strobilus (pl. strobili) is ________________________.
   A. an asexual reproductive structure
   B.  part of the gymnosperm gametophyte
   C.  compact, spirally-arranged group of sporophylls
   D.  found in liverworts
   E.  found in flowering plants