The Life Cycles of Plants

Question 1

Which term is the name of the diploid stage of the plant life cycle?

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sporophyte

Question 2

Which is produced when an egg and a sperm unite during a plant’s life cycle?

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zygote

Question 3

What is a flowering seed plant called?

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angiosperm

Question 4

Consider the nonflowering plant growing along the wall that is pictured below. What type of plant is this?

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bryophyte

Question 5

Which process of angiosperm reproduction often requires insects or other animals to take place?

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pollination

Question 6

What do the moss life cycle and the fern life cycle have in common?

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Fertilization produces a diploid cell.

Question 7

What occurs in the life cycle of a moss but not in the life cycle of a gymnosperm?

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In moss, sperm and egg cells are produced after haploid spores are released from the sporophyte.

Question 8

Which best describes the alternation of generations?

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A gametophyte is its haploid phase.

Question 9

Which field is associated with studying plants?

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botany

Question 10

In a plant’s life cycle, how many sporophyte generations occur between one gametophyte generation and the next time that eggs and sperm are produced?

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one

The Life Cycles of Plants Answers