Types of Plants Answers

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Which evolutionary adaptations helped plants succeed and spread on land?

A
vascular tissue and seeds
B
spores and pine cones
C
small size and small seeds
D
cotyledons and nonvascular tissue
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Which of these gymnosperms are known to be important in maintaining the balance of carbon in an ecosystem?

A
garden flowering plants
B
ferns and liverworts
C
mosses and horsetails
D
redwood tree forests
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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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A
bryophyte
B
gymnosperm
C
monocot
D
dicot
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Why are seeds an evolutionary advantage for seed plants?

A
Seeds allow for the transport of water and nutrients.
B
Seeds develop into adults without sexual reproduction.
C
Seeds protect the plant embryo and its food source.
D
Seeds provide the materials for photosynthesis.
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Which best explains the evolution of gymnosperm plants?

A
They evolved at the same time as monocots and dicots.
B
They evolved after the seeded flowering plants.
C
They evolved after the seedless vascular plants.
D
They evolved before the seedless nonvascular plants.
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The fossil of a plant reveals that it produced spores that were used for reproduction. Which type of plant was it?

A
seed
B
seedless
C
monocot
D
dicot
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Citrus trees are angiosperms and dicots. Which characteristic would citrus trees have?

A
flower petals in multiples of three
B
herbaceous or woody stems
C
parallel veins on the leaves
D
one cotyledon in the seed
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Which group of plants were the first to adapt to life on land?

A
flowering
B
pine
C
mosses
D
conifers
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Mosses are classified as bryophytes. Which best describes mosses?

A
Mosses are seedless plants.
B
Mosses bear fruit and flowers.
C
Mosses bear flowers, but no fruit.
D
Mosses have one cotyledon in a seed.
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A newly discovered tree species has cone-like structures that are covered with exposed seeds. Which plant group does it most likely belong to?

A
pteridophytes
B
gymnosperms
C
angiosperms
D
bryophytes

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