Botany Lab Exam
BOTANY LAB EXAMThis test will take test your skills on laboratory information. You will need to know structures, taxonomy, adaptations found on all organisms observed under microscope or models.
- 1.
The endosperm is the food source in plants during photosynthesis
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
it is the food source in seeds before photosynthesis can occurRate this question:
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- 2.
What kind of fruit is derived from several to many pistols that are fused at maturity?
- A.
Aggregate fruits
- B.
Multiple fruits
Correct Answer
A. Aggregate fruits -
- 3.
What kind of fruit is derived from multiple flowers in a single inflorescence?
- A.
Aggregate fruits
- B.
Multiple fruits
Correct Answer
B. Multiple fruits -
- 4.
Nuts are a type of fruits
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
they are one seeded fruits, larger than achene with a thicker and harder pericarpRate this question:
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- 5.
What type of fruit splits when it is mature? ie beans
- A.
Dehiscent
- B.
Indehiscent
Correct Answer
A. DehiscentExplanation
indehiscent seeds do not split at maturity they generally are attached to the pericarpRate this question:
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- 6.
Of the dehiscent fruits, what type splits along two sides/seams
- A.
Legumes
- B.
Siliques
- C.
Capsules
Correct Answer
A. Legumes -
- 7.
The endocarp is the skin of a fruit
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
the exocarp is the skin of a fruitRate this question:
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- 8.
What is the fleshy tissue in a fruit
- A.
Exocarp
- B.
Mesocarp
- C.
Endocarp
Correct Answer
B. Mesocarp -
- 9.
What type of fruit has a single seed enclosed by a hard stony endocarp/pit
- A.
Berry
- B.
Phome
- C.
Drupe
Correct Answer
C. Drupe -
- 10.
What type of fruit has a fleshy pericarp and contains more than one seed
- A.
Berry
- B.
Hesperidium
- C.
Pepo
Correct Answer
A. Berry -
- 11.
What kind of fruit is the pumpkin family in?
- A.
Phome
- B.
Pepo
- C.
Hesperidium
Correct Answer
B. Pepo -
- 12.
In Coniferophyta the male gametophyte has one pollen tube and 2 sperm cells
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 13.
A ______ endosperm- nutritive tissue
- A.
Diplid
- B.
Haplid
- C.
Triploid
Correct Answer
C. Triploid -
- 14.
A monoecious plant has different homes (reside on different plants) for each sex
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
a diecious plant has only one sex per plant (2 houses) a monoecious has both sexes on one plantRate this question:
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- 15.
Flowers can occur singly or in clusters
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 16.
Cross pollination is when pollen from an anther is transferred to a stigma of the same flower or plant
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 17.
Sporophylls are highly modified leaves
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 18.
An ovule contains a _______which contains nucellus and a megasporocyte.
Correct Answer
megasporangium - 19.
Ginkophyta trees are monoecious
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Ginkophyta trees are dioeciousRate this question:
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- 20.
Ginkophyta mature seed enclosed with a fleshy seed coat give off what kind of odor?
- A.
Fruity odor
- B.
Vomit odor
- C.
Perfume odor
Correct Answer
B. Vomit odor -
- 21.
What phylum is closely related to angiosperms
- A.
Ginkophyta
- B.
Cycadophyta
- C.
Gnetophyta
Correct Answer
C. GnetopHyta -
- 22.
Red algae is used in soups, carrageenan, and agar
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 23.
Red algae is unicellular
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
red algae is multicellularRate this question:
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- 24.
Diatomaceous earth is sedimentary rock made from algae skeletons
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
it is made from diatom skeletonsRate this question:
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- 25.
All Euglena species are heterotrophic
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
many Euglena species are heterotrophic others are photo autotrophsRate this question:
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- 26.
________ Euglena become ________ in the dark, and they resume their __________ behavior when returned to light
- A.
Autotrophic, heterotrophic, autotrophic
- B.
Heterotrophic, autotrophic, heterotrophic
- C.
Autotrophic, heterotrophic, heterotrophic
Correct Answer
A. AutotropHic, heterotropHic, autotropHic -
- 27.
What part of a euglenoid propels it?
- A.
Contractile vacuole
- B.
Polysaccharides
- C.
Flagella
Correct Answer
C. Flagella -
- 28.
Archegonia
- A.
Male
- B.
Female
Correct Answer
B. Female -
- 29.
Antheridia
- A.
Male
- B.
Female
Correct Answer
A. Male -
- 30.
In ferns ____ is the dominant phase
- A.
Sporophyte
- B.
Gametophyte
Correct Answer
A. SporopHyte -
- 31.
Sporangia are found on top surface of the fronds
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
sporangia are found underneath the fronds (sori)Rate this question:
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- 32.
What is the name of the knoblike tissue that anchors the sporophyte to the gametophyte?
- A.
Seta
- B.
Foot
- C.
Capsule
Correct Answer
B. Foot -
- 33.
Marchantia need what for fertilization
- A.
Air
- B.
Water
- C.
Animals/insects
Correct Answer
B. Water -
- 34.
What characteristic do all angiosperms have in common?
- A.
They contain naked seeds.
- B.
They contain a protected seed within a flower.
- C.
They need water for the sperm to swim to the egg.
- D.
They do not have a vascular system.
Correct Answer
B. They contain a protected seed within a flower. -
- 35.
If the seed has two distinct cotyledons, is this considered a monocot or a dicot?
- A.
Dicot
- B.
Monocot
Correct Answer
A. Dicot -
- 36.
Which gymnosperm division has the most economically useful species?
- A.
Gnetophytes
- B.
Conifers
- C.
Cycads
- D.
Ginko
Correct Answer
B. Conifers -
- 37.
Pine trees fall into which gymnosperm division?
- A.
Ginko
- B.
Cycads
- C.
Conifers
- D.
Gnetophytes
Correct Answer
C. Conifers -
- 38.
How does a moss differ from a fern.
- A.
Moss roots grow vertically as well as horizontally. Fern roots only grow horizontally.
- B.
Moss has vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) whereas ferns do not.
- C.
Ferns have vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) whereas moss does not.
- D.
There is no difference between the two- they are actually synonyms.
Correct Answer
C. Ferns have vascular tissue (xylem and pHloem) whereas moss does not. -
- 39.
Angiosperms are broken down further into two groups: monocots and ______________.
- A.
Diatoms
- B.
Diamonds
- C.
Diagonals
- D.
Dicots
Correct Answer
D. Dicots -
- 40.
Which is older (in terms of evolutionary discent)? Gymnosperms or angiosperms? (choose one)
- A.
Gymnosperms
- B.
Angiosperms
Correct Answer
A. Gymnosperms -
- 41.
Which division of plants causes horrible symptoms for allergy sufferers?
- A.
Cycads
- B.
Ginkos
- C.
Gnetophytes
- D.
Conifers
Correct Answer
D. Conifers -
- 42.
Root hairs are extensions of which of the following kinds of cells?
- A.
Cortical
- B.
Xylem
- C.
Phloem
- D.
Epidermal
- E.
Meristematic
Correct Answer
D. Epidermal -
- 43.
During germination in most angiosperm seeds, food for the growing embryo is provided by the
- A.
Microgametophyte
- B.
Female gametophyte
- C.
Endosperm
- D.
Hypocotyl
- E.
Ovary
Correct Answer
C. Endosperm -
- 44.
Phototropism in plants is mediated by what plant growth substance?
- A.
Auxin
- B.
Colchicine
- C.
Chlorophyll
- D.
Ethylene
- E.
Lenticels
Correct Answer
A. Auxin -
- 45.
Flowering plants are capable of fertilization in the absence of water because the
- A.
Process of pollination and fertilization occur in the soil
- B.
Pollen tubes deliver the sperm to the eggs
- C.
Eggs develop without sperm by parthenogenesis
- D.
Eggs have a structure that aids in their dispersal by wind
- E.
Sperm contain large amounts of cytoplasm
Correct Answer
B. Pollen tubes deliver the sperm to the eggs -
- 46.
In plants, the cells in which the greatest quantity of soil nutrients are translocated by
- A.
Companion cells
- B.
Tracheids
- C.
Trichomes
- D.
Sieve-tube elements
- E.
Vessel elements
Correct Answer
E. Vessel elements -
- 47.
Which of the following most directly controls the flowering response in short-day plants?
- A.
Length of the light period
- B.
Length of the dark period
- C.
Relative amount of blue light available during the light period
- D.
Intensity of light during the light period
- E.
Air temperature during the dark period
Correct Answer
B. Length of the dark period -
- 48.
The result of meiosis in angiosperms is the production of
- A.
Gametes
- B.
A haploid sporophyte
- C.
A diploid sporophyte
- D.
A diploid gametophyte
- E.
Haploid megaspores and microspores
Correct Answer
E. Haploid megaspores and microspores -
- 49.
Sieve cells differ from tracheids in that only sieve cell are
- A.
Considered living cells
- B.
Involved in transporting water and ions
- C.
Found in vascular plants
- D.
Found in the outer cortex of the stem
- E.
Found in the center of the stem
Correct Answer
A. Considered living cells -
- 50.
Which of the following tissue types gives rise to all other plant tissue?
- A.
Parenchyma
- B.
Sclerenchyma
- C.
Collenchyma
- D.
Xylem
- E.
Phloem
Correct Answer
A. Parenchyma -
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