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Arthropods and Plants


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

1. 
Plants that produce seeds
a.
do not need cuticles on their leaves.
b.
transport the seeds in vascular tissue.
c.
can live in dry environments.
d.
do not need vascular tissue.
 

2. 
Which of the following is(are) NOT a device for dispersing seeds?
a.
insects
b.
wind
c.
water
d.
large animals
 

3. 
Germination begins when a seed
a.
is dispersed.
b.
absorbs water.
c.
uses its stored food.
d.
grows roots and a stem.
 

4. 
What is NOT a function of the leaf's veins?
a.
to bring water to the leaf's cells
b.
to connect the leaf with the rest of the plant
c.
to trap the energy of sunlight
d.
to transport food to the rest of the plant
 

5. 
What is NOT a root function in plants?
a.
to absorb water
b.
to store food
c.
to anchor plants
d.
to produce food
 

6. 
What characteristic do gymnosperms share?
a.
They live only in hot, dry climates.
b.
They produce naked seeds.
c.
They are trees.
d.
They grow cones.
 

7. 
Which type of gymnosperm are you least likely to see?
a.
cycads
b.
ginkgoes
c.
gnetophytes
d.
conifers
 

8. 
The reproductive structures of a gymnosperm are called
a.
pollen.
b.
ovules.
c.
cones.
d.
sperm cells.
 

9. 
Which phrase describes pollination?
a.
the development of pollen grains
b.
the development of mature cones
c.
the transfer of pollen from male to female reproductive structures
d.
the joining of sperm and egg cells in an ovule
 

10. 
All angiosperms
a.
produce cones.
b.
produce fruits.
c.
are seedless.
d.
are tropical.
 

11. 
Which is NOT a way that angiosperms are useful to people?
a.
as a source of food
b.
as a source of clothing
c.
as a source of medicine
d.
as a source of turpentine
 

12. 
Flowers are
a.
structures for photosynthesis.
b.
vascular tissue structures.
c.
structures for seed dispersal.
d.
reproductive structures.
 

13. 
A flower's female reproductive parts are called
a.
sepals.
b.
anthers.
c.
pistils.
d.
filaments.
 

14. 
A flower is pollinated when
a.
pollen falls on the sepals.
b.
pollen falls on the stigma.
c.
a zygote is formed.
d.
pollen falls on the ovary.
 

15. 
What part of a flower becomes fruit?
a.
ovary
b.
petal
c.
stamen
d.
pistil
 

16. 
Which factor helps you tell the difference between a monocot and a dicot?
a.
number of flowers
b.
number of seed leaves
c.
number of leaves
d.
number of seeds
 

17. 
What is a characteristic of a monocot?
a.
branching veins in its leaves
b.
flowers with four or five petals
c.
two cotyledons in each seed
d.
scattered bundles of vascular tissue in its stem
 

18. 
Angiosperms that live for more than two years are called
a.
annuals.
b.
biennials.
c.
perennials.
d.
monocots.
 

19. 
An example of a negative plant tropism is
a.
stems growing up.
b.
leaves turning toward light.
c.
stems wrapping around poles.
d.
roots growing down.
 

20. 
Which characteristic is NOT common to all arthropods?
a.
a segmented body
b.
an external skeleton
c.
jointed appendages
d.
a backbone
 

21. 
An arthropod's tough outer covering is called
a.
an endoskeleton.
b.
an exoskeleton.
c.
armor.
d.
a mantle.
 

22. 
Which arthropods have no antennae?
a.
crustaceans
b.
arachnids
c.
insects
d.
ticks
 

23. 
Where do most crustaceans live?
a.
in water
b.
on mountains
c.
in the desert
d.
underground
 

24. 
Which of the following is a characteristic of millipedes?
a.
They feed on other arthropods.
b.
They have tiny stingers to stun their prey.
c.
They have two pairs of legs on each segment.
d.
They inject venom into their prey.