Glencoe Biology

Section 4: Vascular Seed Plants

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The ____ is a structure that stores food or absorbs nutrients in a seed.
A)epiphyte
B)angiosperm
C)cotyledon
D)anthophyta
2
Plants from division Gnetophyta contain ____.
A)ephedrine
B)cones
C)strobili
D)epiphytes
3
What does this figure indicate regarding cone development?

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A)occurred after flower adaptations
B)occurred before flower adaptations
C)resulted from flower adaptations
D)was a feature of angiosperms
4
Why is seed dispersal an important adaptation?
A)allows close proximity to parent plants
B)limits competition with parent plants
C)allows offspring to grow next to each other
D)decreases diversity of seed plants
5
Which of the following is not an adaptation of conifers?
A)cutin on pine needles
B)flexible branches
C)clusters of sporangia
D)pollen in male cones
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