Plant Science & Evolution

Question 1

What characteristic of a sexually-reproducing species do these individuals show?

Accepted Answer

variation

Question 2

Which of the following causes flowering in short day plants?

Accepted Answer

all of these are required

Question 3

Classify the following:

Accepted Answer

coniferophyta

Question 4

Which of the following is not a "sink" for carbohydrates?

Accepted Answer

leaves

Question 5

Identify the structure:

Accepted Answer

leaf

Question 6

Which of the following is a characteristic of monocotyledenous plants?

Accepted Answer

parallel leaf veins

Question 7

What do we call the cumulative change in the heritable characteristics of a population?

Accepted Answer

evolution

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of evolution in response to environmental change?

Accepted Answer

all of these are examples

Question 9

Which of the following is a characteristic of dicotyledenous plants?

Accepted Answer

stem vascular bundles in rings

Question 10

What do we call the loss of water vapour from the leaves and stems of plants?

Accepted Answer

transpiration

Question 11

Identify structure "D":

Accepted Answer

stigma

Question 12

Which of the following results in a struggle for survival?

Accepted Answer

over-production of offspring

Question 13

Which of the following does not provide evidence of evolution?

Accepted Answer

homologous chromosomes

Question 14

Identify structure "B":

Accepted Answer

testa

Question 15

Identify the structure:

Accepted Answer

stem

Questions 15