Case Study on The Source of Coal and Plants Assigmnent

Case Study on The Source of Coal and Plants

Answer the following questions in full sentences.

1. Where do lycophytes, horsetails, and ferns fit in the evolutionary history of the plants?
2. What adaptations in plants are associated with the angiosperms?
3. What characteristics of angiosperms have allows this group of plants to dominate Earth?

Bold or Highlight the correct answer choice for the following questions.

4. The spores produced by a plant are:
5. haploid and genetically different from each other
6. haploid and genetically identical to each other
7. diploid and genetically different from each other
8. diploid and genetically identical to each other

4. The gametophyte is the dominant generation in:
5. ferns
6. gymnosperms
7. mosses
8. angiosperms

6. In mosses, meiosis occurs in:
7. antheridia
8. archegonia
9. capsules
10. protonema
11. In bryophytes, sperm usually move from the antheridium to the archegonium by:
12. swimming
13. flying
14. insect pollination
15. wind pollination
16. bird pollination
17. How are ferns different from mosses?
18. Only ferns produce spores as dispersal agents
19. Ferns have vascular tissue
20. In the fern life cycle, the gametophyte and sporophyte are both independent
21. Ferns do not have flagellated sperm
22. Both b and c are correct

9. Ferns have:
10. a dominant gametophyte generation
11. vascular tissue
12. seeds
13. both a and b are correct
14. choices a, b, and c are correct

10. Which of these pairs is mismatched?
11. Anther – produces microspores
12. Carpel – produces pollen
13. Ovule – becomes seed
14. Ovary – becomes fruit
15. Flower – is a reproductive structure

11.Describes some of the similarities and differences between the life cycle of humans with the plant alternation-of-generation life cycle.(100 words)