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When mature, the ovary is referred to as a(n) ____ that encloses the angiosperm seed. ​


A) ovule
B) endosperm
C) fruit
D) carpel
E) inflorescence

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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In seedless plants, ____ in each megasporangium produces ____ megaspores that are released to the environment when the mature megasporangium opens. ​


A) mitosis; two
B) meiosis; two
C) meiosis; four
D) meiosis; eight
E) mitosis; four

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Answer the questions using the accompanying figure. Examine the parts of a flower. Match each letter with the floral part it represents. Answer the questions using the accompanying figure. Examine the parts of a flower. Match each letter with the floral part it represents.     Figure 29.1 Figure 29.1

Premises
carpel
Responses
I
J
F
D
C
A
E
B
G
H

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I
J
F
D
C
A
E
B
G
H

The immature male gametophytes of angiosperms develop in ____ contained within ____. ​


A) ovaries; carpels
B) anthers; stigmas
C) pollen grains; carpels
D) pollen sacs; anthers
E) stigmas; stamens

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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In seed plants, meiosis produces ____ megaspores, however ____ leaving a single functional megaspore to produce a ____ gametophyte. ​


A) four; three disintegrate; male
B) four; three disintegrate; female
C) eight; seven disintegrate; female
D) two; one disintegrates; male
E) two; one disintegrates; female

F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

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In angiosperms, the LEAFY protein regulates gene expression ____. ​


A) throughout the entire plant
B) in leaves
C) in shoot and root tissues
D) only in meristem tissues that give rise to flowers
E) only in lateral meristems that add secondary growth

F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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To study the genome of the loblolly pine, Pinus taeda, researchers obtained DNA from ____ cells, thereby halving the amount of DNA for initial sequencing.


A) haploid
B) diploid
C) triploid
D) polyploid
E) hexaploid

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Living members of ____ are often the dominant land plants in cool temperate zones. Among other products, they are important sources of lumber, paper pulp, resins, and turpentine. ​


A) lycophytes
B) ferns
C) gymnosperms
D) bryophytes
E) angiosperms

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Conifer sporophytes are longer-lived, and anatomically and morphologically more complex than other gymnosperms.

A) True
B) False

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About 80% of all living gymnosperm species belong to the phylum ____.


A) Anthophyta
B) Cycadophyta
C) Ginkgophyta
D) Gnetophyta
E) Coniferophyta

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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The cycad lineage probably arose from ____. ​


A) club mosses
B) seed ferns
C) whisk ferns
D) ginkgos
E) palms

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Conifers are estimated to have genomes ranging from 18 to 35 ____ base pairs, whereas the human genome has approximately 3.3 billion base pairs. ​


A) hundred
B) thousand
C) million
D) billion
E) trillion

F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

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Answer the questions using the accompanying figure. Examine the parts of a flower. Match each letter with the floral part it represents. Answer the questions using the accompanying figure. Examine the parts of a flower. Match each letter with the floral part it represents.     Figure 29.1 Figure 29.1

Premises
ovule
Responses
J
A
E
H
I
F
C
D
G
B

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J
A
E
H
I
F
C
D
G
B

Match the definition to the corresponding term.

Premises
gives rise to male gametophytes that produce sperm
Responses
endosperm
megaspore
microspore
cotyledon
pollen grain

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endosperm
megaspore
microspore
cotyledon
pollen grain

Analysis of the nucleotide sequences of genes coding for phytochrome pigments suggest that the ancestors of angiosperms were adapted for survival in ____.


A) freshwater aquatic environments
B) sunny, xeric habitats
C) shady forests
D) habitats with very cold winters
E) coastal marine waters

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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The Mesozoic era was not only the age of the dinosaurs, but also the age of the ____ because they were the most dominant plants of that time. ​


A) progymnosperms
B) gymnosperms
C) angiosperms
D) eudicots
E) monocots

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Gymnosperms are the most ecologically diverse plants on Earth. ​

A) True
B) False

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Answer the questions using the accompanying figure. Examine the parts of a flower. Match each letter with the floral part it represents. Answer the questions using the accompanying figure. Examine the parts of a flower. Match each letter with the floral part it represents.     Figure 29.1 Figure 29.1

Premises
petal
Responses
E
C
B
F
I
G
D
J
A
H

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E
C
B
F
I
G
D
J
A
H

In heterosporous plants, megaspores form in ____ and give rise to ____. ​


A) megasporangia; egg-producing female gametophytes
B) megasporangia; sperm-producing male gametophytes
C) microsporangia; egg-producing female gametophytes
D) microsporangia; sperm-producing male gametophytes
E) megasporangia; both egg-producing and sperm-producing gametophytes

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Today, wild ginkgo trees are found only in warm-temperate forests of central China.

A) True
B) False

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