Download Vascular Seedless Plants Quiz Answers

Vascular Seedless Plants Quiz Answers
1. True or False: Xylem is the vascular tissue that transports water down
a plant.
false 2. True or False: The evolution of vascular tissue allowed for the
formation of ancient forests.
true 3. What did the development of vascular tissue do for plants?
The development of vascular tissue allowed plants to transport water and nutrients, allowing the plants to grow much taller. 4. What are the four types of seedless vascular plants?
clubmosses, ferns, horsetails, whisk ferns 5. How are clubmosses different from mosses?
Clubmosses are not true mosses because they have vascular tissue. 6. Which are the most common seedless vascular plants?
a) club mosses
b) horsetails
c) ferns
d) mosses
7. The stem of a horsetail is unique in that it
a) is hollow and allows for water transport.
b) has cells that can perform photosynthesis.
c) has tiny leaves.
d) is often found in marshes.
8. The leaf of a fern is known as a
a) sporophyte.
b) frond.
c) ferntail.
d) fern leaf.
9. Which statement is associated with ferns?
a) Ferns range in size from tiny aquatic species to giant tropical plants.
b) The first leaves of most ferns appear curled up into fiddleheads.
c) Leaves unroll as the fiddleheads grow and expand.
d) all of the above
10. Why are clubmosses called by that name?
a) Because of the club-like clusters of sporangia found on the plants.
b) Because of the club-like clusters of gametes found on the plants.
c) Because of the club-like clusters of sporophytes found on the plants.
d) Because of the club-like clusters of gametophytes found on the plants.