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Quiz 5 Plant diversity
Answers can be found in Vascular Plants: Sphenophyta
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1. The most recent evidence for the phylogenetic position of the sphenophytes groups them with
A. progymnosperms
B. gymnosperms
C. ferns
D. none of the above
A
B
C
D
2. The rough texture of the stems of Equisetum is due to
A. the exceptional lignified cell walls of the xylem
B. silica deposited in the vallecular canals
C. silica deposited in the epidermis and sclerenchyma
D. strongly lignified carinal canals
A
B
C
D
3. The easiest way to distinguish the species Equisetum hymenale and Equisetum arvense
A. is by their height
B. the presence or absence of branches
C. the position of the strobili
D. none of the above
A
B
C
D
4. Carinal canals
A. are lined by xylem
B. are air filled
C. are lined by secondary phloem
D. are lined by primary phloem
A
B
C
D
5. Procambium
A. is a strand of undifferentiated cells
B. becomes protoxylem
C. becomes metaxylem
D. all of the above
A
B
C
D
6. Equisetum spores
A. can become female gametophytes
B. can become male gametophytes
C. are homosporous
D. all of the above
7. Equisetum spores are aided in their distribution due to
A. many flagella that allow them to swim
B. by the release of sporangia attcahed tosporangiophores

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B
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C. hygroscopic elaters
D. the drying of the tapetum
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B
C
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8. Male gametophytes of Equisetum are favored when
A. light levels are high
B. growth rates are high
C. temperatures are low
D. none of the above
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B
C
D
9. The outer wall of a spore is the
A. exine
B. sporopollenin
C. tapetum
D. peltate
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B
C
D
10. The apical meristem of Equisetum
A. is a single octahedral cell
B. is a single tetrahedral cell
C. is a polyhedral cellwith four of its six sides facing downwards
D. divides in a regular, anticlockwise pattern
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Quiz 6
Answers to the following questions can be found in Vascular Plants: Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta and Gnetophyta
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1. The extinct "cycadeoids" differ from the modern extant cycads by having ______________.
A. primary tissues but no secondary tissues
B. unisexual pollen and seed cones
C. different morphology of the guard cells in the epidermis
D. flowers instead of cones
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2. Cycads are dioecious, meaning that ______________.
A. there are no reproductive structures known
B. the plants drop their leaves each fall
C. they have male and female cones on the same plant
D. there are separate male and female plants

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Quiz 5 Plant diversity Answers can be found in Vascular Plants: Sphenophyta 1. The most recent evidence for the phylogenetic position of the sphenophytes groups them with A. progymnosperms B. gymnosperms C. ferns D. none of the above 2. The rough texture of the stems of Equisetum is due to A. the exceptional lignified cell walls of the xylem B. silica deposited in the vallecular canals C. silica deposited in the epidermis and sclerenchyma D. strongly lignified carinal canals 3. The easiest way to distinguish the species Equisetum hymenale and Equisetum arvense A. is by their height B. the presence or absence of branches C. the position of the strobili D. none of the above 4. Carinal canals A. are lined by xylem B. are air filled C. are lined by secondary phloem D. are lined by primary phloem 5. Procambium A. is a strand of undifferentiated cells B. becomes protoxylem C. becomes metaxylem D. all of the above 6. Equisetum spores A. can become female gametophytes B. can become male gametophytes C. are homosporous D. all of the above 7. Equisetum spores are aided in their distribution due to A. many flagella that allow them to swim B. by the release of sporangia attcahed tosporangioph ...
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