Bio 2 Lect Ex 2 (Plants & Ecology)

A flower with only a carpel is said to be imperfect and incomplete.

Which is NOT true of an angiosperm?

The gametophyte is the diploid form during plant reproduction?

Shoot Systems grow above the ground anf function in anchoring, absorbing water from the soil.

First plants to have a vascular system in their leaves (fronds)

Which vascular cell description is NOT matched correctly?

which of the following is NOT true of gingkophytes?

Asexual reproduction conserves energy for the plant.

Which of the following does NOT describe the Coniferous Forest Biome?

Which of the following is NOT true of plants?

Biomes are classified based upon temperature and amount of rain.

The epidermis is the outer dermal payer of the plant.

Angiosperm fertilization produces 2 sperm which fertilize the egg and the central cell.

Fruit formed from multiple ovaries from many different flowers.

The central cell becomes the endosperm which is ___.

Study of how different groups of species interact and affect organization (predator/prey)

River headwaters are shallow, turbulent, oxygen rich water usually closer to the ocean.

Most abundant ground tissue cell; metabolism; photosynthesis

Spores are haploid and produced by meiosis by the sporophyte.

Many lycophytes are used for medicinal purposes

An apple forms from the ovary, the stamens, and the sepals. It is a(n) __ fruit.

Biome close to the equator with heavy rainfall & many insects.

Which is NOT an adaptation to overcome a plant's sessile lifestyle?

Which is NOT true of Deciduous Forest Biome?

Which of the following does NOT describe Estuaries/Wetlands?

A flower provides a safe place for a ladybug to lay her eggs.

Which does NOT describe the Chaparral biome?

These leaf like structures for a ring around the flower for protection

Which of the following does NOT describe rivers and streams?

Biome described as having a dry season followed by a rainy season.

Which of the following is a benefit of gymnosperms?

A population is a group of individuals of the same species in the same area at the same time.

Herbaceous Plants with soft, green stems; like bluebonnets

___ is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment.

Which modified stem description is NOT matched correctly?

In angiosperms the seed protects the embryo.

Stoma in the epidermis are surrounded by two __ cells

Which of the following does NOT describe the Artic Tundra Biome?

Fleshy fruits, like strawberries have a hard pericarp.

Which of the following is NOT true of ground tissue?

Mammals adapted with thick fur or insulating fat tissue layer.

Human immune systems will release histamine if irritated by pollen (allergies).

When new shoots grow from a root to produce new plants, it is sexual reproduction

Nonvascular, seedless plants - like moss and liverworts

Which of the following is NOT true of monocots?

The periderm contains cork

If light does not reach the bottom the body of water is called a pond.

Lakes and ponds are ___ water.

Shallow continental support higher life diversity than deep waters.

The long slender neck of the carpel is called the stigma.

The cuticle function is for gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Cell layer between the primary xylem and phloem producing diameter growth

A flower provides a food source for a pollinator. Example of __

How much of the Earth is covered by Ocean?

Only 10% of plants use wind as a means of dispersing their pollen.

Brightly colored leaf like structures with variety of shapes and fragrances

Scientists believe plants evolved from which of the following?

The critical coral reef ecosystems are dramatically effected by water temperature changes.

Pollen is produced on the anther of a flower.

Functions to position the leaves and support transport.

Collection of tubes for transport; xylem & phloem

Which root description is NOT matched correctly

Rainforest Biome is incredibly diverse in plant and animal life.

Which of the following does NOT describe the Polar Ice Biome, like Antarctica?

This system functions in photosynthesis and reproduction.

Germination is the process of a plant developing from a seed.

First vascular plants; club moss

Gas exchange occurs at the epidermis of the leave through xylem.

Part of the stem where new branch or leaf grows.

There are no disadvantages to sexual reproduction in plants.

Vascular plants with naked seeds

Phloem transports water.

Which of the following is NOT a result of sexual reproduction in plants?

Aquatic life adapted for survival in darkness would most likely be located in ___.

Which is NOT true of Temperate Grassland biome?

Which does NOT describe the desert biome?

Which of these is NOT an example of seed dispersal?

Basal Angiosperms are the most primitive flowering plants like avocado.

Gametes are produces by the gametophyte by mitosis.

The Corpse Flower uses trickery pollination by smelling like rotten flesh to attract flies.

Growth that lengthens the roots and stems at the tips.

Bryophytes absorb their nutrients by ___.

Finger-like projections that increase surface area of roots for absorption.

Which does NOT describe the Savannah?

Gymnosperms with needle-like leaves and cones

Stalk of a leaf; attaches leaf to stem

Heartwood is older and no longer transports nutrients.

Composed of the filament and the anther

There are many reptiles and amphibians in the Taiga (coniferous forest).

Stomata are cells that divide and produce plant growth.

Which of the following is the function of flowers?

The "gritty" portion of the pear is the collenchyma.