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What is a unique characteristic of seed-producing plants in addition to seeds?

  • Sporopollenin (correct)
  • Pollen
  • Vascular tissue
  • Megaphylls

Where would an apical meristem be typically found in a plant?

  • Flower
  • Bark
  • Leaves
  • Shoot tip (correct)

Which phylum of gymnosperms is known for being the source of the herbal medicine ephedrine?

  • Ginkgophyta
  • Cycadophyta
  • Coniferophyta
  • Gnetophyta (correct)

What evolutionary trend characterizes plants that evolved before the ones with flowers and pollen?

<p>Vascular tissue; seeds (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a neuron, what is the specialized projection from the cell body for transmitting impulses called?

<p>Axon (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What sex and generation combination directly produces the fruit of angiosperms?

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

What is a characteristic of seedless vascular plants?

<p>They undergo alternation of generations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of vasodilation in animals?

<p>To retain heat in the body (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing feature of dicots?

<p>They have parallel veins in their leaves (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structure is responsible for producing pollen?

<p>Gametophyte stage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What feature places mosses and ferns apart from each other in terms of plant adaptation?

<p>Vascular tissue (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In plant life cycles, what is true about sporophytes?

<p>They are larger plants than the gametophytes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of organism causes ringworm infections?

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

Which type of symmetry does a sea anemone exhibit?

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

What is the primary ecological role of fungi?

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

What event marks the extinction of dinosaurs?

<p>End of the Cretaceous period (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which animal tissue type includes cells known as fibroblasts?

<p>Connective tissue (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which plant is also known as peat moss and a major component of peat deposits?

<p>Sphagnum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to epithelial tissue composed of multiple layers of cells?

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

Which of the following is an incorrect pairing of angiosperms with their chromosome count?

<p>Microspore—n (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic that distinguishes gymnosperms and angiosperms from other plants?

<p>Dependent gametophytes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group is NOT considered ectotherms?

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

Which of the following groups are the most direct ancestors of land plants?

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

Which statement about Hox genes is FALSE?

<p>Hox genes are present only in fruit flies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of basal angiosperms?

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

In the context of plant life cycles, which statement is true?

<p>The gametophyte generation produces spores via mitosis. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which feature is present in gymnosperm seeds?

<p>Sepals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a diploblastic animal lack?

<p>A true coelom (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is NOT true about plant characteristics?

<p>&quot;The gametophyte generation is 1N and develops egg and sperm by going through mitosis&quot; (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is absent in monocots?

<p>Presence of taproot (main root) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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