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What is the primary function of the additional tissue surrounding the seed in Angiosperm fruits?
What is the primary function of the additional tissue surrounding the seed in Angiosperm fruits?
- To provide additional nutrition to the embryo
- To improve pollination
- To reduce fungal infection of the seeds
- To entice animals to eat the fruits and disperse the seeds (correct)
Which of the following traits is shared by both ascomycetes and basidiomycetes?
Which of the following traits is shared by both ascomycetes and basidiomycetes?
- Absorptive heterotrophy
- Chitin
- Dikaryon
- All of the above (correct)
What would happen to the Earth's carbon cycle if all fungi were to suddenly disappear?
What would happen to the Earth's carbon cycle if all fungi were to suddenly disappear?
- It would come to a complete halt
- It would speed up dramatically
- It would remain unchanged
- It would slow down dramatically (correct)
How do lichens obtain their organic carbon?
How do lichens obtain their organic carbon?
Where is most of the energy in the Earth's climate system stored?
Where is most of the energy in the Earth's climate system stored?
What is true about the climate in Montana?
What is true about the climate in Montana?
What percentage of the Yellowstone to Yukon region was contained in protected core areas when the conservation initiative was launched in 1993?
What percentage of the Yellowstone to Yukon region was contained in protected core areas when the conservation initiative was launched in 1993?
What has been the trend in the total weight of terrestrial mammalian wildlife worldwide since 1900?
What has been the trend in the total weight of terrestrial mammalian wildlife worldwide since 1900?
Which eukaryotic group contributes most to global photosynthetic oxygen production?
Which eukaryotic group contributes most to global photosynthetic oxygen production?
What is the identity of the organism in your ocean water sample?
What is the identity of the organism in your ocean water sample?
What is the closest known relative of eukaryotes?
What is the closest known relative of eukaryotes?
What is evidence for the Endosymbiont Theory?
What is evidence for the Endosymbiont Theory?
What is a characteristic of fungal absorptive heterotrophy?
What is a characteristic of fungal absorptive heterotrophy?
What is the correct statement about protists?
What is the correct statement about protists?
Which of the following organisms is most closely related to fungi?
Which of the following organisms is most closely related to fungi?
What is the primary cause of the global decline of amphibians?
What is the primary cause of the global decline of amphibians?
Which of the following statements about stramenopiles is correct?
Which of the following statements about stramenopiles is correct?
What is a characteristic of most lineages of Eukaryotes on the Tree of Life?
What is a characteristic of most lineages of Eukaryotes on the Tree of Life?
When did land plants first appear on Earth?
When did land plants first appear on Earth?
What innovation allowed plants to reduce their reliance on water for reproduction?
What innovation allowed plants to reduce their reliance on water for reproduction?
What is a major limitation of nonvascular land plants?
What is a major limitation of nonvascular land plants?
What is the primary means of pollination for coniferous gymnosperms like pines?
What is the primary means of pollination for coniferous gymnosperms like pines?
What traits will a plant growing on the bank of Rattlesnake Creek likely have?
What traits will a plant growing on the bank of Rattlesnake Creek likely have?
How long ago did the first life on Earth appear?
How long ago did the first life on Earth appear?
What feature of seed plants has contributed to their evolutionary success?
What feature of seed plants has contributed to their evolutionary success?
What is a likely explanation for the dispersal of the large fruit of the tree you discovered?
What is a likely explanation for the dispersal of the large fruit of the tree you discovered?
What characteristic do seed plants possess that aids their survival?
What characteristic do seed plants possess that aids their survival?
What is a common feature among seed plants, sperm and eggs, and spores?
What is a common feature among seed plants, sperm and eggs, and spores?
What is a key advantage of seeds in seed plants?
What is a key advantage of seeds in seed plants?
