Angiosperms: The Flowering Plants

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What distinguishes angiosperms from gymnosperms?

  • Lack of vessel elements in xylem
  • Being the dominant group of plants
  • Having flowers and fruits (correct)
  • Endosperm within their seeds

What is the clade commonly called angiosperms?

  • Angiospermae (correct)
  • Gymnosperms
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Forbs

What do the Greek words ἀγγεῖον and σπέρμα mean in relation to angiosperms?

  • 'Stem' and 'branch'
  • 'Root' and 'leaf'
  • 'Container, vessel' and 'seed' (correct)
  • 'Flower' and 'fruit'

When did angiosperms diversify explosively, becoming the dominant group of plants across the planet?

<p>Cretaceous period (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is agriculture almost entirely dependent on?

<p>Angiosperms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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