Question 1

The prothalli of ferns normally produce rhizoids.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Tmesipteris is a close relative of whisk ferns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The image of a compression fossil is called an imprint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Ancient land plants are thought to be derived from

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A)   brown algae.
B)   green algae.
C)   cyanobacteria.
D)   bacteria.
E)   bryophytes.

Question 5

Whisk ferns consist primarily of stems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following have stems as their principal site of photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

A)   club mosses
B)   spike mosses
C)   whisk ferns
D)   horsetails
E)   more than one of these answers are correct

Question 7

Carinal and vallecular canals are found in the stems of

Accepted Answer

A)   true ferns.
B)   club mosses and ground pines.
C)   horsetails.
D)   quillworts.
E)   whisk ferns. C

Question 8

The spores of which of the following were used at one time for flashlight powder in photography and the theater?

Accepted Answer

A)   ferns
B)   club mosses
C)   true mosses
D)   quillworts
E)   horsetails

Question 9

Bryophytes, ferns and fern allies all require _________________ for sexual reproduction because the sperm cells ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   pollinators; depend on animals for distribution
B)   wind currents; depend on wind for gamete distribution
C)   surface water; swim to the egg cell
D)   dry conditions; must be dry before they fertilize egg cells
E)   none of these

Question 10

Ferns produce seeds but no spores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Leaves with more than one vein and a leaf trace are generally classified as

Accepted Answer

A)   compound leaves.
B)   megaphylls.
C)   simple leaves.
D)   pinnate leaves.
E)   microphylls.

Question 12

The leaves of both club mosses and quillworts are microphylls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The semi-transparent tissue that protects immature sporangia in many ferns is called a/an

Accepted Answer

A)   indusium.
B)   jacket.
C)   sporophyll.
D)   soral coat.
E)   sorus.

Question 14

The fossilized dungs of prehistoric animals and humans are called

Accepted Answer

A)   compressions.
B)   petrifactions.
C)   casts.
D)   coprolites.
E)   molds.

Question 15

A spike moss microspore has the potential to develop into which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   female gametophyte
B)   male gametophyte
C)   sporophyte
D)   protonema
E)   none of these answers are correct

Question 16

Primitive plants, which are believed to be the ancestors of present-day ferns, appeared during which of the following geological periods?

Accepted Answer

A)   Devonian
B)   Carboniferous
C)   Ordovician
D)   Permian
E)   Cretaceous

Question 17

In ferns an annulus is directly and intimately associated with a/an

Accepted Answer

A)   frond.
B)   rhizome.
C)   adventitious root.
D)   sporangium.
E)   prothallus. D

Question 18

Which of the following unrelated structures function according to changes in humidity?

Accepted Answer

A)   elaters of liverworts
B)   elaters of horsetails
C)   moss peristomes
D)   all of these are correct
E)   none of these answers are correct

Question 19

The common name for Lycopodium is "ground pine".The common name is based on the appearance of the _________ which resembles little conifer trees.

Accepted Answer

A)   megaphylls
B)   gametophyte
C)   sporophylls
D)   cones and seed
E)   sporophyte

Question 20

Embryos are not produced by ferns, only spores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Exam 21: The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives

The prothalli of ferns normally produce rhizoids.

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Tmesipteris is a close relative of whisk ferns.

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The image of a compression fossil is called an imprint.

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Ancient land plants are thought to be derived from

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Whisk ferns consist primarily of stems.

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Which of the following have stems as their principal site of photosynthesis?

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Carinal and vallecular canals are found in the stems of

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The spores of which of the following were used at one time for flashlight powder in photography and the theater?

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Bryophytes, ferns and fern allies all require _________________ for sexual reproduction because the sperm cells ______________.

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Ferns produce seeds but no spores.

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Leaves with more than one vein and a leaf trace are generally classified as

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The leaves of both club mosses and quillworts are microphylls.

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The semi-transparent tissue that protects immature sporangia in many ferns is called a/an

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The fossilized dungs of prehistoric animals and humans are called

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A spike moss microspore has the potential to develop into which of the following?

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Primitive plants, which are believed to be the ancestors of present-day ferns, appeared during which of the following geological periods?

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In ferns an annulus is directly and intimately associated with a/an

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Which of the following unrelated structures function according to changes in humidity?

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The common name for Lycopodium is "ground pine".The common name is based on the appearance of the _________ which resembles little conifer trees.

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Embryos are not produced by ferns, only spores.

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