All members of the plant kingdom are _______________, which means that they produce their own food - mainly by photosynthesis.
`heterotrophs `autotrophs `photosynthetic
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B Plants process their food through _________________.
`gardening `ranching `shopping `photosynthesis
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D There are two major groups of plants, the vascular plants, which have specialized tissues for transporting fluids, and the ______________________ which don't.
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C Both vascular and nonvascular plants have ____________________ which is a pigment for absorbing energy.
`chlorolight `chloroplast `chlorophyll `chlorine
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C The term ___________________________ refers to the fact that all plants generally pass through a sporophyte generation and a gametophyte generation at some point in their life cycle.
`alternation of generations `parenthood `parent generation
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A In plants, the egg cells are produced in ____________________.
`antheridia `xylem `phloem `archegonia
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D In plants, sperm cells are produced in _____________________.
`antheridia `xylem `phloem `archegonia
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A An example of well known nonvascular plants are the __________________.
`ferns `conifers `mosses `flowers
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C Mosses have a waxy _______________ to help them retain water.
`build up `cuticle `seed `root
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B Some mosses have root-like parts called _______________.
`root hairs `xylem `phloem `rhizoids
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D Generally speaking, the _____________________ is the dominant generation in mosses.
`sporophyte generation `gametophyte generation
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B The vascular plants have specialized tissues for distributing fluids and nutrients throughout the plant. The tissue that carries sugars and other nutrients (the products of photosynthesis) to other parts of the plant is called _______________.
`antheridia `xylem `phloem `archegonia
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C The tissue responsible for delivering water and other minerals (all the things, except sunlight, required for photosynthesis) upward to the plant is called __________________.
`antheridia `xylem `phloem `archegonia
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B The ___________________ is the tissue that protects the plant and generally covers the outside of it.
`dermal tissue `leaves `growth tissue `roots
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A The dermal tissue is made up of different layers of cells. The ___________________ contains the waxy cuticle covering.
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C The dermal tissue consists of many ____________________, which are tiny openings that allow water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen in and out of the plant.
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D The leaves of plants are very important. We have already talked about the importance of the cuticle covering of the epidermal layer. Directly under this layer is the _________________ which contains tightly packed cells with chloroplasts.
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B The vascular plants are divided into three major groups: the ferns, the gymnosperms, and the angiosperms. The ferns are also referred to as the ____________________ .
`plants with protected seeds `naked seed plants `seedless plants
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C The gymnosperms are also called ____________________.
`plants with protected seeds `naked seed plants `seedless plants
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B The angiosperms are known as the ____________________.
`plants with protected seeds `naked seed plants `seedless plants
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A The structures that look like leaves of a fern are called ______________.
`feathers `sori `fronds `spores
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C The spores produced by a fern are stored in ___________ on the under side of the fronds.
`egg sacs `sori `sporophyte `gametophyte
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B The ______________________ dominates the life cycle of the ferns.
`sporophyte generation `gametophyte generation
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A The identifying reproductive organ on conifers (like pine trees) is the ______________ which has produces pollen (in male ones) and ovules (in female ones).
`gamete `cone `spore `needle
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B The ______________________ dominates the life cycle of the ferns.
`sporophyte generation `gametophyte generation
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A The angiosperms are also called the ____________________ and are the most developed and complex of the plant kingdom.
`ferns `flowering plants `conifers `mosses
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B The endosperm in some flowering plants becomes the ______________ (like tomatoes, apples, etc.).
`vegetable `fruit `cone `spore
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B The _____________ of the flower are colorful and are used to attract other organisms to help in pollination.
`sepals `anthers `stigmas `petals
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D The knob-like structure in a flower that produces the pollen is called the _____________.
`sepal `anther `stigma `pistil
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B The anther and the stem-like filament form the ____________________.
`sepal `stamen `stigma `pistil
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B The _________ is made of the stigma and the style.
`sepal `stamen `ovary `pistil
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D The style connects the stigma to the _______________.
`sepal `stamen `ovary `pistil
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C __________________ occurs when a grain of pollen is carried to a new flower and sticks to the stigma; the grain of pollen releases sperm cells that travel down the style to the ovary and come in contact with the ovules.
`fertilization `migration `ovulation
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A Grasses and lilies are called ______________ because they store their food for germination in one leaf.
`ferns `flowers `dicots `monocots
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D Beans are called ________________ because they store their food for germination in two leaves.
`ferns `flowers `dicots `monocots Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
