Glencoe Biology

Chapter 21: Introduction to Plants

Standardized Test Practice-English

1
A ____ is a fatty waxy coating on the outer surface of plant cells.
A)cuticle
B)stomata
C)thallose
D)bryophyte
2
Which feature is not common to both plants and algae?
A)chlorophyll
B)perennial growth
C)photosynthesis
D)ribosomal RNA
3
Which tissue provides a protective layer?

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A)embryo and nutrients
B)embryo
C)nutrients
D)seed coat
4
The most well known bryophytes are called ____.
A)mosses
B)fungi
C)sporangiums
D)perennials
5
What is an identifying feature of hornworts?
A)displays perennial flowering
B)coniferous reproductive structure
C)chloroplasts in gametophyte and sporophyte cells
D)cotyledons in seeds
6
According to this, nonvascular plants have evolved to have what feature?

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A)vascular tissue
B)seeds
C)flowers
D)embryo protection
7
A ____ is a plant that lives anchored to an object or another plant.
A)sporangium
B)epiphyte
C)cotyledon
D)thallose
8
Which of these statements is true of seedless vascular plants?
A)They grow flowers perennially.
B)They are better adapted to damp environments.
C)They are better adapted to dry environments.
D)They have cones for reproduction.
9
This picture shows ____ on a fern frond.
A)epiphytes
B)cotyledons
C)strobilus
D)sori
10
Which of these categories of plants exhibit perennial growth?

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A)angiosperms
B)nonvascular plants
C)green algae
D)seedless vascular plants
11
Ferns and horsetails are included in ____.
A)division Anthocerophyta
B)vascular seed plants
C)division Bryophyta
D)division Pterophyta
12
What can be concluded about ferns, based on this figure?

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A)appeared after perennials
B)appeared before perennials
C)grow flowers perennially
D)appeared before flowering plants
13
Structures that store food or help absorb food in a seed are called ____.
A)strobilus
B)cotyledons
C)sporagniums
D)epiphytes
14
Based on this figure, which type of plant evolved most recently?

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A)nonvascular plants
B)gymnosperms
C)anthophytes
D)algae
15
When a perennial drops its leaves, what is it displaying?
A)parasitic trait
B)evergreen trait
C)gymnosperm trait
D)adaptive response to the environment
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