Types of Plants

Question 1

Which of these gymnosperms are known to be important in maintaining the balance of carbon in an ecosystem?

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redwood tree forests

Question 2

This plant is Malva assurgentiflora, an endangered plant found in California. Based on the photo, which type of plant is Malva assurgentiflora?

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dicot

Question 3

Which is an innovation of gymnosperms?

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Gymnosperms are the first seed plants.

Question 4

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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seedless

Question 5

Mosses are classified as bryophytes. Which best describes mosses?

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Mosses are seedless plants.

Question 6

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

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herbaceous or woody stems

Question 7

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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Aerial roots allow the orchid to attach itself to trees.

Question 8

A scientist has discovered a new plant species in the Amazon rainforest. She tells her fellow scientists that the plant she has found produces a cone. What might they say about how this plant is different from an angiosperm?

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It does not depend on insect pollination.

Question 9

Which best explains the evolution of gymnosperm plants?

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They evolved after the seedless vascular plants.

Question 10

Which best describes plant classification?

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Angiosperms are grouped into monocots and dicots.

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