Types of Plants - Quiz Quiz

Question 1

Orchids are a recently evolved plant that have a novel feature known as aerial roots. What is the most likely function of an orchid's specialized roots?

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C: Aerial roots allow the orchid to attach itself to trees.

Question 2

Which best describes plant classification?

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A: Angiosperms are grouped into monocots and dicots.

Question 3

Which is an innovation of gymnosperms?

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C: Gymnosperms are the first seed plants.

Question 4

Citrus trees are angiosperms and dicots. Which characteristic would citrus trees have?

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A: herbaceous or woody stems

Question 5

Which evolutionary adaptations helped plants succeed and spread on land?

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B: vascular tissue and seeds

Question 6

Which best explains the evolution of gymnosperm plants?

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D: They evolved after the seedless vascular plants.

Question 7

Which group of plants were the first to adapt to life on land?

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B: mosses

Question 8

Why are seeds an evolutionary advantage for seed plants?

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C: Seeds protect the plant embryo and its food source.

Question 9

The fossil of a plant reveals that it produced spores that were used for reproduction. Which type of plant was it?

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C: seedless

Question 10

Mosses are classified as bryophytes. Which best describes mosses?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: Mosses are seedless plants.

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