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What is the meaning of the term 'angiosperm'?
What is the meaning of the term 'angiosperm'?
- Plant with a woody stem
- Seed enclosed within a fruit (correct)
- Plant with endosperm outside the seeds
- Plant with vessel elements in xylem
What distinguishes angiosperms from gymnosperms?
What distinguishes angiosperms from gymnosperms?
- Presence of tracheids in xylem
- Absence of fruits
- Absence of endosperm
- Presence of flowers (correct)
Which group of plants is the most diverse among land plants?
Which group of plants is the most diverse among land plants?
- Broad-leaved trees
- Angiosperms (correct)
- Gymnosperms
- Forbs
What is the clade of flowering plants commonly called?
What is the clade of flowering plants commonly called?
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What do the Greek words ἀγγεῖον and σπέρμα, from which 'angiosperm' is derived, mean?
What do the Greek words ἀγγεῖον and σπέρμα, from which 'angiosperm' is derived, mean?
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What is the approximate number of known species of angiosperms?
What is the approximate number of known species of angiosperms?
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What type of xylem do angiosperms have?
What type of xylem do angiosperms have?
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From which Greek words is the term 'angiosperm' derived?
From which Greek words is the term 'angiosperm' derived?
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What do angiosperms have that completely envelops the seeds?
What do angiosperms have that completely envelops the seeds?
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What did the ancestors of flowering plants diverge from?
What did the ancestors of flowering plants diverge from?
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