Chapter 10 Self Quiz: Plant Ecology

  1. Alternation of Generations exercise
  2. Human gametes have ________ chromosomes.
    1. 2 (wrong)
    2. 11 (wrong)
    3. 23 (correct)
    4. 46 (wrong)
    5. 92 (wrong)
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  3. In plants, a(n) ________ undergoes meiosis to produce haploid spores.
    1. gametophyte (wrong)
    2. sporophyte (correct)
    3. gametangium (wrong)
    4. zygote (wrong)
    5. embryo (wrong)
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  4. The inner cluster of flowers in a sunflower are called ________ florets.
    1. ray (wrong)
    2. mound (wrong)
    3. ball (wrong)
    4. disc (correct)
    5. spike (wrong)
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  5. A raspberry is an example of a(n) ________
    1. aggregate (correct)
    2. multiple (wrong)
    3. accessory (wrong)
    4. simple (wrong)
    5. dry (wrong)
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  6. Cork cambium is part of the
    1. primary meristem (wrong)
    2. lateral meristem (correct)
    3. apical meristem (wrong)
    4. wood (wrong)
    5. flower (wrong)
      Hint
  7. Which part of a plant's vascular system moves water and dissolved minerals from roots into the shoots?
    1. xylem (correct)
    2. phloem (wrong)
    3. apical meristem (wrong)
    4. lateral meristem (wrong)
    5. vascular cambium (wrong)
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  8. A leaf has only one ________ (labeled 2 at right), where the petiole attaches to the stem.
    1. vein (wrong)
    2. axillary bud (correct)
    3. apical bud (wrong)
    4. meristem (wrong)
    5. shoot (wrong)
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  9. In the absence of disturbance, plant communities undergo a sequence of changes called ecological
    1. termination (wrong)
    2. manifestation (wrong)
    3. maturation (wrong)
    4. progression (wrong)
    5. succession (correct)
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