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1. Birds hatch out of their eggs looking like small versions of the adult. This is an
example of___________
A) direct development.
B) genetic dwarfism.
C) indirect development.
D) internal development.
E) external development. * answer* A) direct development.
2. The pollen grain grows a tube through the of the carpel to the ovary at the base of
the carpel__________
A) Sepal
B) Stigma
C) Style
D) Amnion * answer* C) Style
3. Conifers do not have flowers to attract pollinators. Instead, fertilization
occurs_______
A) via wind pollination.
B) as the sperm and egg unite inside the woody cone.
C) when the endosperm takes the place of the male gametes.
D) when insects coated with pollen are trapped in the sticky resin.
E) When birds transfer pollen in their droppings after eating the pine seeds. *
answer* A) via wind pollination.
4. The umbilical cord of a mammal connects the__________
A) fetus and the placenta.
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B) amnion and the chorion.
C) yolk sac and the allantois.
D) embryo and the amnion. * answer* A) fetus and the placenta.
5. Which of the following is NOT true of sclerenchyma tissue?
A) It is associated with xylem and phloem in the vascular tissue system.
B) It dies at maturity.
C) It is made up of cells with thickened cell walls.
D) It provides support to strengthen the plant.
E) It is a storage site for sugars and starches. * answers * E) It is a storage site for
sugars and starches.
6. Most fetuses can survive outside the womb after a minimum of ________ weeks.
A) 15
B) 24
C) 32
D) 38
E) 45 * answer* B) 24
7. Parenchyma tissue is a component of the ________ tissue system.
A) phloem
B) dermal
C) vascular
D) ground
E) epidermal * answer* D) ground
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8. All of these flower structures are modified leaves EXCEPT_________
A) petals.
B) carpels.
C) sepals.
D) stamens.
E) pollen. * answer* E) pollen.
9. Spores and gametes are both haploid reproductive cells. What is the difference
between the two?
A) Spores germinate and grow into a multicellular haploid gametophyte, and
gametes fuse to form a diploid zygote.
B) Spores fuse to form a diploid zygote that eventually becomes the
sporophyte, and gametes.
C) Spores are found only in plants that reproduce asexually, and gametes are
found only in plants that reproduce sexually.
D) Gametes germinate and grow into a multicellular haploid gametophyte, and
spores carry out fertilization. * answer* A) Spores germinate and grow into a
multicellular haploid gametophyte, and gametes fuse to form a diploid zygote.
10. The spores germinate to produce the haploid generation, called the _________
A) Spore
B) Zygote
C) Gametophyte
D) Sporophyte * answer* C) Gametophyte
11. Which of the following would you be unable to locate in xylem
tissue?____________
1. Birds hatch out of their eggs looking like small versions of the adult. This is an
example of___________
A) direct development.
B) genetic dwarfism.
C) indirect development.
D) internal development.
E) external development. * answer* A) direct development.
2. The pollen grain grows a tube through the of the carpel to the ovary at the base of
the carpel__________
A) Sepal
B) Stigma
C) Style
D) Amnion * answer* C) Style
3. Conifers do not have flowers to attract pollinators. Instead, fertilization
occurs_______
A) via wind pollination.
B) as the sperm and egg unite inside the woody cone.
C) when the endosperm takes the place of the male gametes.
D) when insects coated with pollen are trapped in the sticky resin.
E) When birds transfer pollen in their droppings after eating the pine seeds. *
answer* A) via wind pollination.
4. The umbilical cord of a mammal connects the__________
A) fetus and the placenta.
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B) amnion and the chorion.
C) yolk sac and the allantois.
D) embryo and the amnion. * answer* A) fetus and the placenta.
5. Which of the following is NOT true of sclerenchyma tissue?
A) It is associated with xylem and phloem in the vascular tissue system.
B) It dies at maturity.
C) It is made up of cells with thickened cell walls.
D) It provides support to strengthen the plant.
E) It is a storage site for sugars and starches. * answers * E) It is a storage site for
sugars and starches.
6. Most fetuses can survive outside the womb after a minimum of ________ weeks.
A) 15
B) 24
C) 32
D) 38
E) 45 * answer* B) 24
7. Parenchyma tissue is a component of the ________ tissue system.
A) phloem
B) dermal
C) vascular
D) ground
E) epidermal * answer* D) ground
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8. All of these flower structures are modified leaves EXCEPT_________
A) petals.
B) carpels.
C) sepals.
D) stamens.
E) pollen. * answer* E) pollen.
9. Spores and gametes are both haploid reproductive cells. What is the difference
between the two?
A) Spores germinate and grow into a multicellular haploid gametophyte, and
gametes fuse to form a diploid zygote.
B) Spores fuse to form a diploid zygote that eventually becomes the
sporophyte, and gametes.
C) Spores are found only in plants that reproduce asexually, and gametes are
found only in plants that reproduce sexually.
D) Gametes germinate and grow into a multicellular haploid gametophyte, and
spores carry out fertilization. * answer* A) Spores germinate and grow into a
multicellular haploid gametophyte, and gametes fuse to form a diploid zygote.
10. The spores germinate to produce the haploid generation, called the _________
A) Spore
B) Zygote
C) Gametophyte
D) Sporophyte * answer* C) Gametophyte
11. Which of the following would you be unable to locate in xylem
tissue?____________
