Glencoe Biology

Section 2: Nonvascular Plants

Self-Check Quizzes

1
A ____ liverwort has a fleshy, lobed structure.
A)thallose
B)leafy
C)carboniferous
D)perennial
2
Based on this evolutionary tree, what can be concluded about nonvascular plants?

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A)They evolved from angiosperms.
B)They evolved after vascular plants.
C)They evolved before vascular plants.
D)They evolved from coniferous trees.
3
Hornworts comprise what division of nonvascular plants?
A)division Anthocerophyta
B)division Bryophyta
C)division Anthophyta
D)division Coniferophyta
4
Why are liverworts suspected to be the most primitive of land plants?
A)They have multicellular rhizoids.
B)They have extra DNA sequences.
C)They had medieval medicinal purposes.
D)They lack DNA sequences.
5
The one-cell outer layer of ____ allows easy absorption.
A)liverworts
B)mosses
C)lycophytes
D)sporophytes
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