PLANT TAXONOMY TEST EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS #2
Evolutionary advancements likely proceeded in the following order with increasing
complexity: non vascular spore plants, vascular spore plants, enclosed seeds, naked
seeds. - correct answer False
Sporophytes are diploid - correct answer True
Strict rules are followed in developing common names for plants - correct answer false
With regards to plants, specie is the singular name form on species and is abbreviated
as sp. - correct answer false
A complete scientific name for a species is composed of the genus and the specific
epithet - correct answer false
Non vascular plants include the following divisions: anthocerotophyta (hornworts),
Bryophyta (mosses), Lycopodiophyta (club mosses) and Hepatophyta (liverworts) -
correct answer false
Secondary growth increases the thickness of stems and roots, while primary growth
lengthens stems and roots - correct answer true
Larix is the only genus in the order Pinales in which needles are borne in fasicles -
correct answer false
A tuber is a modified root used by a plant to store food - correct answer false
In gynmosperms the _____ generation is the dominant (leafy, green) part of the
alternation of generation life cycle
A. Gametophyte
B. Sporophyte
C. Bryophyte
D. None of the above - correct answer B. Sporophyte
In mosses the ______ generation is the dominant alternation of generations life cycle -
correct answer gametophyte
Most roots provide all of the following functions except
A. Undergo photosynthesis
B. Anchor the plant to the ground
C. Provide upright support
D. Absorb and transport water and nutrients - correct answer a. Undergo
photosynthesis.
ANSWERS #2
Evolutionary advancements likely proceeded in the following order with increasing
complexity: non vascular spore plants, vascular spore plants, enclosed seeds, naked
seeds. - correct answer False
Sporophytes are diploid - correct answer True
Strict rules are followed in developing common names for plants - correct answer false
With regards to plants, specie is the singular name form on species and is abbreviated
as sp. - correct answer false
A complete scientific name for a species is composed of the genus and the specific
epithet - correct answer false
Non vascular plants include the following divisions: anthocerotophyta (hornworts),
Bryophyta (mosses), Lycopodiophyta (club mosses) and Hepatophyta (liverworts) -
correct answer false
Secondary growth increases the thickness of stems and roots, while primary growth
lengthens stems and roots - correct answer true
Larix is the only genus in the order Pinales in which needles are borne in fasicles -
correct answer false
A tuber is a modified root used by a plant to store food - correct answer false
In gynmosperms the _____ generation is the dominant (leafy, green) part of the
alternation of generation life cycle
A. Gametophyte
B. Sporophyte
C. Bryophyte
D. None of the above - correct answer B. Sporophyte
In mosses the ______ generation is the dominant alternation of generations life cycle -
correct answer gametophyte
Most roots provide all of the following functions except
A. Undergo photosynthesis
B. Anchor the plant to the ground
C. Provide upright support
D. Absorb and transport water and nutrients - correct answer a. Undergo
photosynthesis.
