Question 1

Which of the following structures is present in eukaryotic cells but absent in prokaryotic cells?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Question 2

A virus contains which of the following components?

Accepted Answer

Capsid, genetic material, and protein spikes

Question 3

In seed plants, what is the function of pollen grains?

Accepted Answer

To transport sperm to the ovule for fertilization

Question 4

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the sporophyte and gametophyte generations in seed plants?

Accepted Answer

The sporophyte generation is dominant and the gametophyte is dependent on it

Question 5

Which process in the seed plant life cycle directly results in the formation of haploid spores?

Accepted Answer

Meiosis

Question 6

What do angiosperms have that gymnosperms do not?

Accepted Answer

Flowers and fruit

Question 7

Which adaptation is responsible for the increased diversity of flowering plants?

Accepted Answer

Co-evolution with pollinators

Question 8

In flowering plants, what does the ovary develop into after fertilization?

Accepted Answer

Fruit

Question 9

Which of the following best explains why flowers have evolved a variety of shapes, colors, and scents?

Accepted Answer

To attract specific pollinators and increase reproductive success

Question 10

Which of the following is a correct sequence of events in the seed plant life cycle?

Accepted Answer

Meiosis → pollen grain formation → pollination → fertilization → seed development

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of viruses?

Accepted Answer

They can reproduce independently outside a host cell

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the main difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms?

Accepted Answer

Angiosperms have seeds enclosed in fruit, gymnosperms have naked seeds

Question 13

Which of the following is a function of the male gametophyte in seed plants?

Accepted Answer

To transport sperm to the ovule

Question 14

Which of the following is true about the diversity of flowering plants?

Accepted Answer

They are the most diverse group of plants

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the fate of the ovule after fertilization in flowering plants?

Accepted Answer

It becomes the seed

Question 16

Which of the following is a suite of traits that flowers may use to attract pollinators?

Accepted Answer

Scent, flower color, flower shape, and time of flowering

Question 17

Which of the following is a correct statement about the dependency of generations in seed plants?

Accepted Answer

The sporophyte generation is dominant and the gametophyte is dependent on it

Question 18

Which of the following is a major innovation that contributed to the dominance of the sporophyte generation in seed plants?

Accepted Answer

Fertilized ovules containing the embryo

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the role of the ovary in flowering plants?

Accepted Answer

It develops into fruit after fertilization

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a way that flowers can specialize to attract certain pollinators?

Accepted Answer

Increasing seed size

Microbial and Plant Diversity: Prokaryotes, Viruses, and Seed Plant Evolution

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