Phylum Lycopodiophyta: Characteristics and Evolution
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What is a characteristic feature of Lycopodiophyta?

  • True roots, stems, and macrophylls
  • True roots, rhizomes, and microphylls (correct)
  • True stems, leaves, and microphylls
  • True roots, leaves, and macrophylls

What is the maximum height of club mosses at present?

  • 10 meters
  • 20 meters
  • 40 meters
  • 25 centimeters (correct)

What type of spores does the spike moss produce?

  • Two types of spores: microspore and megaspore (correct)
  • One type of spore: macrospore
  • Microspores only
  • Megaspores only

What is the characteristic feature of quillworts?

<p>The absence of an aerial stem (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of megaspore in quillworts?

<p>It develops into female gametophyte (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the arrangement of sporophylls in club mosses?

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

What characteristic allows vascular plants to grow with greater height and thrive with efficiency?

<p>All of the mentioned characteristics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of non-vascular plants?

<p>Presence of a sporophyll (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which phylum consists of ferns, horsetails, and whisk ferns?

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

What is a characteristic that distinguishes vascular plants from non-vascular plants?

<p>Presence of true roots (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a plant that produces two types of spores?

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

What is the term for a plant that produces only one type of spore?

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

What is the characteristic of sperm in seedless vascular plants?

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

What is the term for plants that possess only one type of spore?

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

Which phylum of seedless vascular plants is also referred to as Lycophyta?

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

What is the characteristic of the environment required by most seedless vascular plants?

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

What is the term for the modified leaves that bear sporangia in seedless vascular plants?

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

According to the phylogeny of seedless vascular plants, which scientist's work is referenced?

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

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