30 Questions
True or false: Flowers are unique features of the Angiosperm life cycle?
True
True or false: Double fertilization occurs in Angiosperms?
True
True or false: Fruits are unique features of the Angiosperm life cycle?
True
True or false: Monoecious plants have separate male and female flowers on the same plant?
True
True or false: Dioecious plants produce only male or only female flowers?
True
True or false: Bisexual plants have flowers that contain both male and female organs?
True
True or false: Apomixis is the production of seed without sexual union.
True
True or false: Parthenocarpy is the development of fruits from unfertilized eggs.
True
True or false: Sexual reproduction is advantageous in stable environments.
False
True or false: Self-pollination limits genetic diversity.
True
True or false: Self-incompatibility is a mechanism to prevent self-pollination in some plants.
True
True or false: Cross pollination increases genetic variability in a population.
True
True or false: Monoecious plants have male and female flowers on separate plants?
False
True or false: Dioecious plants have pistils and stamens present on separate plants?
True
True or false: Approximately 20% of angiosperm pollination relies on animal pollinators?
True
True or false: Beetle-pollinated flowers are often brightly colored and have lines or distinctive markings?
False
True or false: Bird-pollinated flowers are often bright red or yellow and have little to no odor?
True
True or false: Double fertilization is a unique feature of angiosperms?
True
True or false: Asexual reproduction in flowering plants involves the use of seeds instead of vegetative parts.
False
True or false: A clone is a group of plants that are derived from the same parent plant through asexual propagation.
True
True or false: Asexual reproduction is advantageous in stable environments and areas where plants are sparsely distributed.
True
True or false: Asexual propagation is appropriate for plants that are hard or impossible to propagate from seeds.
True
True or false: Asexual reproduction leads to genetic diversity in plants.
False
True or false: Grafting is a common method of asexual propagation in fruit and nut trees.
True
True or false: During seed maturation, there is an increase in water content of the seed to about 5-15% of total seed weight?
False
True or false: Grasses have specialized cotyledons called scutellum?
True
True or false: Seed germination is initiated by imbibition, which is the uptake of water into the seed?
True
True or false: In epigeal germination, the hypocotyl elongates and forms a hook that pulls the cotyledons above ground?
True
True or false: Light is a requirement for seed germination?
False
True or false: Primary dormancy is induced by unfavorable environmental conditions?
False
Test your knowledge on seeds and seed development in plants with this quiz. Learn about the final stages of seed maturation, the different parts of the embryo in eudicot and monocot seeds, and more.
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