Print Questions Answers
Print Questions Answers
Print Questions Answers
Blank 1 options
Anthophyta
Pterophyta
Cycadophyta
Correct Answer
Pterophyta
Blank 1 options
parenchyma cells
sclerenchyma cells
collenchyma cells
Correct Answer
parenchyma cells
Blank 1 options
intercalary meristems
lateral meristems
apical meristems
Correct Answer
intercalary meristems
Correct Answer
Blank 1: cotyledon
5) Water vapor, oxygen, and carbon dioxide exit the leaves of a plant through the
.
Correct Answer
Blank 1: stomata or stoma
Correct Answer
Blank 1: pistil
7) The first structure out of a seed that eventually will form the plant’s roots is called the
.
Correct Answer
Blank 1: radicle
Correct Answer
tuber
Correct Answer
protect root tissues
Correct Answer
multiple fruit
Correct Answer
Bryophyta
12) Study the diagram. Drag each seed structure to its correct location.
nutrients
seed coat
embryo
Correct Answer
seed coat
embryo
nutrients
13)
Study the evolutionary tree. Match the types of plants to the branches labeled A–E on
the chart.
A
B
C
D
E
green algae
gymnosperms
nonvascular plants
seedless vascular plants
angiosperms
Correct Answer
A green algae
B nonvascular plants
D gymnosperms
Copyright © 2022, McGraw-Hill Education. 7/14
This content was printed for the exclusive use of licensed students.
Answer Key with Questions
Module Test: Introduction to Plants
E angiosperms
14) Discuss four structures that are critical for the survival of terrestrial plants.
Correct Answer
Answers may vary.
15) Describe the functions of the meristem tissue in a white oak tree.
Correct Answer
Answers may vary.
16) Explain how the flow of xylem and phloem through a tree enables the age of a tree to
be estimated after it has been cut down.
Correct Answer
Answers may vary.
17) A student sets a potted herbaceous plant on a windowsill for a week and observes a
phototropic response. Hypothesize what the student would observe if he rotated the
plant’s pot 180° the following week.
Correct Answer
Answers may vary.
18) Drag the label for each flower part to its correct location.
stamen
sepal
petal
pistil
Correct Answer
stamen
sepal
petal
pistil
19) Conclude how seeds dispersed by wind would differ from seeds dispersed by animals.
Correct Answer
Answers may vary.
20) In 1982, seeds of the East Indian lotus plant were grown after they had been
discovered in a 466-year-old archeological site. Consider how these lotus plants could
grow after such a long period of time.
Correct Answer
Answers may vary.