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Which phylum includes pine, fir, spruce, and cedar trees?
Which phylum includes pine, fir, spruce, and cedar trees?
- Phylum Gnetophyta
- Phylum Cycadophyta
- Phylum Gingkophyta
- Phylum Coniferophyta (correct)
What is the structure that produces the megaspore in a pine cone?
What is the structure that produces the megaspore in a pine cone?
- Integument
- Microsporangium
- Ovule
- Megasporangium (correct)
What is the term for the transfer of pollen to the carpel in a flower?
What is the term for the transfer of pollen to the carpel in a flower?
- Pollen tube growth
- Germination
- Pollination (correct)
- Fertilization
What is the male gametophyte enclosed within in a pollen grain?
What is the male gametophyte enclosed within in a pollen grain?
What is the term for the union of sperm and egg in a flower?
What is the term for the union of sperm and egg in a flower?
What is the structure that develops from the ovule following pollination and fertilization?
What is the structure that develops from the ovule following pollination and fertilization?
What is the term for the exposed nature of the seeds in gymnosperms?
What is the term for the exposed nature of the seeds in gymnosperms?
Which of the following is a key adaptation of land plants described in the text?
Which of the following is a key adaptation of land plants described in the text?
What is the dominant phase of the life cycle in vascular seed plants?
What is the dominant phase of the life cycle in vascular seed plants?
Which type of plants are heterosporous, producing two kinds of spores?
Which type of plants are heterosporous, producing two kinds of spores?
Where are megasporangia located in seed plants?
Where are megasporangia located in seed plants?
What is the main function of ovules in seed plants?
What is the main function of ovules in seed plants?
What is the significance of reduced gametophytes in vascular seed plants?
What is the significance of reduced gametophytes in vascular seed plants?
What is the difference between megaspores and microspores in seed plants?
What is the difference between megaspores and microspores in seed plants?
Which structure produces a pollen tube that grows down the style until it reaches the ovary?
Which structure produces a pollen tube that grows down the style until it reaches the ovary?
Where does the pollen tube enter the ovule?
Where does the pollen tube enter the ovule?
What is the result of double fertilization in angiosperms?
What is the result of double fertilization in angiosperms?
What does the triploid cell produced during double fertilization develop into?
What does the triploid cell produced during double fertilization develop into?
What does the zygote develop into after fertilization?
What does the zygote develop into after fertilization?
Which group of angiosperms has one cotyledon in the embryo?
Which group of angiosperms has one cotyledon in the embryo?
Which group of angiosperms has two cotyledons in the embryo?
Which group of angiosperms has two cotyledons in the embryo?
Which group of angiosperms includes Amborella, water lilies, star anise, and magnoliids?
Which group of angiosperms includes Amborella, water lilies, star anise, and magnoliids?
How many cotyledons do the majority of dicots (eudicots) have?
How many cotyledons do the majority of dicots (eudicots) have?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Ginkgophyta?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Ginkgophyta?
Which group of plants has a life cycle similar to pines?
Which group of plants has a life cycle similar to pines?
Which group of plants is dioecious, meaning male and female structures are on separate trees?
Which group of plants is dioecious, meaning male and female structures are on separate trees?
Which group of plants is unique among the Gymnosperms in having vessels in the xylem?
Which group of plants is unique among the Gymnosperms in having vessels in the xylem?
Which group of plants has flowers for sexual reproduction?
Which group of plants has flowers for sexual reproduction?
Which part of a flower contains the stigma, style, and ovary?
Which part of a flower contains the stigma, style, and ovary?
What is the function of fruits in angiosperms?
What is the function of fruits in angiosperms?
