Campbell Biology, 10e (Reece)
Chapter 30 Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants
1) Which of these is a major trend in land plant evolution?
A) the trend toward smaller size
B) the trend toward a gametophyte-dominated life cycle
C) the trend toward a sporophyte-dominated life cycle
D) the trend toward larger gametophytes
2) Which of the following lines of evidence would best support your assertion that a particular
plant is an angiosperm?
A) It produces seeds.
B) It retains its fertilized egg within its archaegonium.
C) It lacks gametangia.
D) It undergoes alternation of generations.
3) Which of the following is NOT functionally important in cells of the gametophytes of both
angiosperms and gymnosperms?
A) haploid nuclei
B) mitochondria
C) cell walls
D) chloroplasts
4) In addition to seeds, which of the following characteristics is unique to the seed-producing
plants?
A) sporopollenin
B) lignin present in cell walls
C) pollen
D) megaphylls
5) Suppose that the cells of seed plants, like the skin cells of humans, produce a pigment upon
increased exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Rank the following cells, from greatest to least, in
terms of the likelihood of producing this pigment.
1. cells of sporangium
2. cells in the interior of a subterranean root
3. epidermal cells of sporophyte megaphylls
4. cells of a gametophyte
A) 3, 4, 1, 2
B) 3, 4, 2, 1
C) 3, 1, 4, 2
D) 3, 2, 1, 4
6) Arrange the following in the correct sequence, from earliest to most recent, in which these
plant traits originated.
1. sporophyte dominance, gametophyte independence
2. sporophyte dominance, gametophyte dependence
3. gametophyte dominance, sporophyte dependence
A) 1 →? 2 → 3
B) 2 → 1 → 3
C) 3 → 2 → 1
D) 3 → 1 → 2
7) In seed plants, which of the following is part of a pollen grain and has a function most like
that of the seed coat?
A) sporophyll
B) sporopollenin
C) stigma
D) sporangium
8) In terms of alternation of generations, the internal parts of the pollen grains of seed-producing
plants are most similar to a _____.
A) moss sporophyte
B) moss gametophyte bearing both male and female gametangia
C) fern sporophyte
D) fern gametophyte bearing only antheridia
9) A researcher has developed two stains for use with seed plants. One stains sporophyte tissue
blue; the other stains gametophyte tissue red. If the researcher exposes pollen grains to both
stains, and then rinses away the excess stain, what should occur?
A) The pollen grains will be pure red.
B) The pollen grains will be pure blue.
C) The pollen grains will have red interiors and blue exteriors.
D) The pollen grains will have blue interiors and red exteriors.
10) Which of the following sex and generation combinations directly produces the pollen tube of
angiosperms?
A) male gametophyte
B) female gametophyte
C) male sporophyte
D) female sporophyte
11) The closest relatives of the familiar pine and spruce trees are _____.
A) ferns, horsetails, lycophytes, and club mosses
B) hornworts, liverworts, and mosses
C) gnetophytes, cycads, and ginkgos
D) elms, maples, and aspens
12) Conifers and pines both have needlelike leaves, with the adaptive advantage of _____.
A) increased surface area, increasing photosynthesis
B) increased surface area, increasing gas exchange
C) decreased surface area, reducing gas exchange
D) decreased surface area, reducing water loss
13) Which of the following statements correctly describes a portion of the pine life cycle?
A) Female gametophytes use mitosis to produce eggs.
B) Seeds are produced in pollen-producing cones.
C) Pollen grains contain female gametophytes.
D) A pollen tube slowly digests its way through the triploid endosperm.
14) Which of the following statements is true of the pine life cycle?
A) The pine tree is a gametophyte.
B) Male and female gametophytes are in close proximity during gamete synthesis.
C) Conifer pollen grains contain male gametophytes.
D) Double fertilization is a relatively common phenomenon.
15) Within a gymnosperm megasporangium, what is the correct sequence in which the following
should appear during development, assuming that fertilization occurs?
1. sporophyte embryo
2. female gametophyte
3. egg cell
4. megaspore
A) 4 → 2 → 3 → 1
B) 4 → 1 → 2 → 3
C) 1 → 4 → 3 → 2
D) 1 → 4 → 2 → 3
16) Arrange the following structures, which can be found on male pine trees, from the largest
structure to the smallest structure (or from most inclusive to least inclusive).
1. sporophyte
2. microspores
3. microsporangia
4. pollen cone
5. pollen nuclei
A) 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
B) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
C) 4, 1, 2, 3, 5
D) 4, 3, 2, 5, 1
17) Which of the following sex and generation combinations most directly produces the
integument of a pine seed?
A) male gametophyte
B) female gametophyte
C) male sporophyte
D) female sporophyte
18) Which of the following sex and generation combinations directly produces the
megasporangium of pine ovules?
A) male gametophyte
B) female gametophyte
C) male sporophyte
D) female sporophyte
Use the following description to answer the question(s) below.
The cycads, a mostly tropical phylum of gymnosperms, evolved about 300 million years ago and
were dominant forms during the Age of the Dinosaurs. Though their sperm are flagellated, their
ovules are pollinated by beetles. These beetles get nutrition (they eat pollen) and shelter from the
microsporophylls. Upon visiting megasporophylls, the beetles transfer pollen to the exposed
ovules. In cycads, pollen cones and seed cones are borne on different plants. Cycads synthesize
neurotoxins, especially in the seeds, that are effective against most animals, including humans.
19) Which feature of cycads distinguishes them from most other gymnosperms?
1. They have exposed ovules.
2. They have flagellated sperm.
3. They are pollinated by animals.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 2 and 3
20) On the Pacific island of Guam, large herbivorous bats called “flying foxes” commonly feed
on cycad seeds, a potent source of neurotoxins. The flying foxes do not visit male cones.
Consequently, what should be true?
A) The flying foxes are attracted to cycad fruit and eat the enclosed seeds only by accident.
B) Flying foxes are highly susceptible to the effects of the neurotoxins.
C) The flying foxes assist the beetles as important pollinating agents of the cycads.
D) Flying foxes can be dispersal agents of cycad seeds if the seeds sometimes get swallowed
whole (in other words, without getting chewed).
Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
The Brazil nut tree, Bertholletia excels (n = 17), is native to tropical rain forests of South
America. It is a hardwood tree that can grow to over 50 meters tall, is a source of high-quality
lumber, and is a favorite nesting site for harpy eagles. As the rainy season ends, tough-walled
fruits, each containing 8-25 seeds (Brazil nuts), fall to the forest floor. Brazil nuts are composed
primarily of endosperm. About $50 million worth of nuts are harvested each year. Scientists have
discovered that the pale yellow flowers of Brazil nut trees cannot fertilize themselves and admit
only female orchid bees as pollinators. The agouti (Dasyprocta spp.), a cat-sized rodent, is the
only animal with teeth strong enough to crack the hard wall of Brazil nut fruits. It typically eats
some of the seeds, buries others, and leaves still others inside the fruit, which moisture can now
enter. The uneaten seeds may subsequently germinate.
21) Orchid bees are to Brazil nut trees as ________ are to pine trees.
A) breezes
B) rain droplets
C) seed-eating birds
D) squirrels
22) Many mammals have skins and mucous membranes that are sensitive to phenolic secretions
of plants like poison oak (Rhus). These secondary compounds are primarily adaptations that
_____.
A) favor pollination
B) foster seed dispersal
C) decrease competition
D) inhibit herbivory
Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
The Brazil nut tree, Bertholletia excels (n = 17), is native to tropical rain forests of South
America. It is a hardwood tree that can grow to over 50 meters tall, is a source of high-quality
lumber, and is a favorite nesting site for harpy eagles. As the rainy season ends, tough-walled
fruits, each containing 8-25 seeds (Brazil nuts), fall to the forest floor. Brazil nuts are composed
primarily of endosperm. About $50 million worth of nuts are harvested each year. Scientists have
discovered that the pale yellow flowers of Brazil nut trees cannot fertilize themselves and admit
only female orchid bees as pollinators. The agouti (Dasyprocta spp.), a cat-sized rodent, is the
only animal with teeth strong enough to crack the hard wall of Brazil nut fruits. It typically eats
some of the seeds, buries others, and leaves still others inside the fruit, which moisture can now
enter. The uneaten seeds may subsequently germinate.
23) Entrepreneurs attempted, but failed, to harvest nuts from plantations grown in Southeast
Asia. Attempts to grow Brazil nut trees in South American plantations also failed. In both cases,
the trees grew vigorously, produced healthy flowers in profusion, but set no fruit. Consequently,
what is the likely source of the problem?
A) poor sporophyte viability
B) failure to produce fertile ovules
C) failure to produce pollen
D) pollination failure
24) The agouti is most directly involved with the Brazil nut tree’s dispersal of _____.
A) female gametophytes
B) sporophyte embryos
C) sporophyte megaspores
D) female gametes
Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) usually has red flowers in an inflorescence of up to 250
flowers. In certain populations in the Arizona mountains, however, the flowers range from red to
pink to white. In early summer, most of the flowers were red. Six to eight weeks later, the same
individual plants were still present; the flowers ranged from pink to white, and few red flowers
were present. The major pollinators early in the season were two species of hummingbirds active
during the day; they emigrated to lower elevations, and the major pollinator later in the season
was a hawk moth (a type of moth). The hawk moth was most active at sunset and later, and it
preferred light pink to white flowers after dark. When hummingbirds were present, more red
flowers than white flowers produced fruit. When only hawk moths were present, more white
flowers produced fruit (K. N. Paige and T. G. Whitham. 1985. Individual and population shifts in
flower color by scarlet gilia: A mechanism for pollinator tracking. Science 227:315-17).
25) Refer to the paragraph on scarlet gilia. What is the significance of measuring fruit
production?
A) It is a measure of pollination success.
B) It is a measure of seed dispersal success.
C) It is easier than counting flowers.
D) It is an indication of predation on the seeds of the plants.
26) Refer to the paragraph on scarlet gilia. Late in the season, when only hawk moths were
present, researchers painted the red flowers white. What would you expect?
A) Unpainted red flowers would produce more fruits than white flowers would.
B) Red flowers painted white would produce more fruits than red flowers would.
C) Red and white flowers would produce the same numbers of fruits.
27) Refer to the paragraph on scarlet gilia. Some plants changed their flowers to lighter colors,
and some retained the same darker color all season. Which plants do you expect produced more
fruit?
A) those that changed their color to a lighter shade
B) those that stayed darker
C) the same numbers of fruit on both
28) Immature seed cones of conifers are usually green before pollination, and flowers of grasses
are inconspicuously colored. What does this indicate about their pollination?
A) They self-fertilize and do not need pollen carried from one plant to another.
B) Their pollinating insects are color blind.
C) They are wind pollinated.
Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
In onions (Allium), cells of the sporophyte have 16 chromosomes within each nucleus. Match the
number of chromosomes present in each of the following onion tissues.
29) How many chromosomes should be in a tube cell nucleus?
A) 8
B) 16
C) 24
D) 32
30) How many chromosomes should be in an endosperm nucleus?
A) 8
B) 16
C) 24
D) 32
31) How many chromosomes should be in a generative cell nucleus?
A) 8
B) 16
C) 24
D) 32
32) How many chromosomes should be in an embryo sac nucleus?
A) 8
B) 16
C) 24
D) 32
33) How many chromosomes should be in an embryo nucleus?
A) 8
B) 16
C) 24
D) 32
34) How many chromosomes should be in a megasporangium nucleus?
A) 8
B) 16
C) 24
D) 32
Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
The Brazil nut tree, Bertholletia excels (n = 17), is native to tropical rain forests of South
America. It is a hardwood tree that can grow to over 50 meters tall, is a source of high-quality
lumber, and is a favorite nesting site for harpy eagles. As the rainy season ends, tough-walled
fruits, each containing 8-25 seeds (Brazil nuts), fall to the forest floor. Brazil nuts are composed
primarily of endosperm. About $50 million worth of nuts are harvested each year. Scientists have
discovered that the pale yellow flowers of Brazil nut trees cannot fertilize themselves and admit
only female orchid bees as pollinators. The agouti (Dasyprocta spp.), a cat-sized rodent, is the
only animal with teeth strong enough to crack the hard wall of Brazil nut fruits. It typically eats
some of the seeds, buries others, and leaves still others inside the fruit, which moisture can now
enter. The uneaten seeds may subsequently germinate.
35) Animals that consume Brazil nuts derive nutrition mostly from tissue whose nuclei have how
many chromosomes?
A) 17
B) 34
C) 51
D) 68
36) A botanist discovers a new species of land plant with a dominant sporophyte, chlorophylls a
and b, and cell walls made of cellulose. In assigning this plant to a phylum, which of the
following, if present, would be LEAST useful?
A) endosperm
B) seeds
C) flowers
D) spores
37) Which of the following sex and generation combinations directly produces the fruit of
angiosperms?
A) male gametophyte
B) female gametophyte
C) male sporophyte
D) female sporophyte
38) Which of the following is a characteristic of all angiosperms?
A) double internal fertilization
B) free-living gametophytes
C) carpels that contain microsporangia
D) ovules that are not contained within ovaries
39) What adaptations should one expect of the seed coats of angiosperm species whose seeds are
dispersed by frugivorous (fruit-eating) animals, as opposed to angiosperm species whose seeds
are dispersed by other means?
1. The exterior of the seed coat should have barbs or hooks.
2. The seed coat should contain secondary compounds that irritate the lining of the animal’s
mouth.
3. The seed coat should be able to withstand low pHs.
4. The seed coat, upon its complete digestion, should provide vitamins or nutrients to animals.
5. The seed coat should be resistant to the animals’ digestive enzymes.
A) 4 only
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 3 and 5
40) The generative cell of male angiosperm gametophytes is haploid. This cell divides to
produce two haploid sperm cells. What type of cell division does the generative cell undergo to
produce these sperm cells?
A) binary fission
B) mitosis
C) meiosis
D) meiosis without subsequent cytokinesis
41) Among plants known as legumes (beans, peas, alfalfa, clover, for example) the seeds are
contained in a fruit that is itself called a legume, better known as a pod. Upon opening such pods,
it is commonly observed that some ovules have become mature seeds, whereas other ovules have
not. Thus, which of the following statements is (are) true?
1. The flowers that gave rise to such pods were not pollinated.
2. Pollen tubes did not enter all of the ovules in such pods.
3. There was apparently not enough endosperm to distribute to all of the ovules in such pods.
4. The ovules that failed to develop into seeds were derived from sterile floral parts.
5. Fruit can develop, even if all ovules within have not been fertilized.
A) 1 and 5
B) 2 and 4
C) 2 and 5
D) 3 and 5
42) Arrange the following structures from largest to smallest, assuming that they belong to two
generations of the same angiosperm.
1. ovary
2. ovule
3. egg
4. carpel
5. embryo sac
A) 4, 5, 2, 1, 3
B) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
C) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3
D) 4, 1, 2, 5, 3
43) The fruit of the mistletoe, a parasitic angiosperm, is a one-seeded berry. In members of the
genus Viscum, the outside of the seed is viscous (sticky), which permits the seed to adhere to
surfaces such as the branches of host plants or the beaks of birds. What should be expected of the
fruit if the viscosity of Viscum seeds is primarily an adaptation for dispersal rather than an
adaptation for infecting host plant tissues? It should ______.
A) be drab in color
B) be colored so as to provide it with camouflage
C) be nutritious to the dispersing organisms
D) secrete enzymes that can digest bark
Use the following description to answer the question(s) below.
The cycads, a mostly tropical phylum of gymnosperms, evolved about 300 million years ago and
were dominant forms during the Age of the Dinosaurs. Though their sperm are flagellated, their
ovules are pollinated by beetles. These beetles get nutrition (they eat pollen) and shelter from the
microsporophylls. Upon visiting megasporophylls, the beetles transfer pollen to the exposed
ovules. In cycads, pollen cones and seed cones are borne on different plants. Cycads synthesize
neurotoxins, especially in the seeds, that are effective against most animals, including humans.
44) Which feature of cycads makes them similar to many angiosperms?
1. They have exposed ovules.
2. They have flagellated sperm.
3. They are pollinated by animals.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 2 and 3
45) If the beetles survive by consuming cycad pollen, then whether the beetles should be
considered mutualists with, or parasites of, the cycads depends upon the ____.
A) extent to which their overall activities affect cycad reproduction
B) extent to which the beetles are affected by the neurotoxins
C) extent to which the beetles damage the cycad flowers
D) distance the beetles must travel between cycad microsporophylls and cycad megasporophylls
46) If one were to propose a new taxon of plants that included all plants that are pollinated by
animals, and only plants that are pollinated by animals, then this new taxon would be _____.
A) monophyletic
B) paraphyletic
C) polyphyletic
D) identical in composition to the phylum Anthophyta
Use the following description to answer the question(s) below.
Oviparous (egg-laying) animals have internal fertilization (sperm cells encounter eggs within the
female’s body). Yolk and/or albumen is (are) provided to the embryo, and a shell is then
deposited around the embryo and its food source. Eggs are subsequently deposited in an
environment that promotes their further development, or are incubated by one or both parents.
47) The yolk of an animal egg has what type of analog in angiosperms?
A) endosperm
B) carpels
C) fruit
D) seed coat
48) The shell of a fertilized animal egg has what type of analog in angiosperms?
A) endosperm
B) carpels
C) fruit
D) seed coat
49) The internal fertilization that occurs prior to shell deposition has what type of analog in
angiosperms?
A) endosperm proliferation
B) growth of pollen tube and delivery of sperm nuclei
C) fusion of carpels into a fruit
D) seed coat hardening
50) The laying of eggs has what type of analog in angiosperms?
A) endosperm breakdown
B) fusion of carpels into a fruit
C) fruit dispersal
D) seed coat hardening
Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
The Brazil nut tree, Bertholletia excels (n = 17), is native to tropical rain forests of South
America. It is a hardwood tree that can grow to over 50 meters tall, is a source of high-quality
lumber, and is a favorite nesting site for harpy eagles. As the rainy season ends, tough-walled
fruits, each containing 8-25 seeds (Brazil nuts), fall to the forest floor. Brazil nuts are composed
primarily of endosperm. About $50 million worth of nuts are harvested each year. Scientists have
discovered that the pale yellow flowers of Brazil nut trees cannot fertilize themselves and admit
only female orchid bees as pollinators. The agouti (Dasyprocta spp.), a cat-sized rodent, is the
only animal with teeth strong enough to crack the hard wall of Brazil nut fruits. It typically eats
some of the seeds, buries others, and leaves still others inside the fruit, which moisture can now
enter. The uneaten seeds may subsequently germinate.
51) If a female orchid bee has just left a Brazil nut tree with nectar in her stomach, and if she
visits another flower on a different Brazil nut tree, what is the sequence in which the following
events should occur?
1. double fertilization
2. pollen tube emerges from pollen grain
3. pollen tube enters micropyle
4. pollination
A) 4, 2, 3, 1
B) 4, 3, 2, 1
C) 2, 4, 3, 1
D) 2, 4, 1, 3
52) Stamens, sepals, petals, carpels, and pinecone scales are all _____.
A) female reproductive parts
B) capable of photosynthesis
C) modified leaves
D) found on flowers
Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
The Brazil nut tree, Bertholletia excels (n = 17), is native to tropical rain forests of South
America. It is a hardwood tree that can grow to over 50 meters tall, is a source of high-quality
lumber, and is a favorite nesting site for harpy eagles. As the rainy season ends, tough-walled
fruits, each containing 8-25 seeds (Brazil nuts), fall to the forest floor. Brazil nuts are composed
primarily of endosperm. About $50 million worth of nuts are harvested each year. Scientists have
discovered that the pale yellow flowers of Brazil nut trees cannot fertilize themselves and admit
only female orchid bees as pollinators. The agouti (Dasyprocta spp.), a cat-sized rodent, is the
only animal with teeth strong enough to crack the hard wall of Brazil nut fruits. It typically eats
some of the seeds, buries others, and leaves still others inside the fruit, which moisture can now
enter. The uneaten seeds may subsequently germinate.
53) The harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja, is the largest, most powerful raptor in the Americas. It
nests only in trees taller than 25 meters. It is a “sloth specialist,” but will also take agouti. Thus,
if these eagles capture too many agoutis from a particular locale, they might contribute to their
own demise by _____.
A) having too many offspring
B) decreasing their habitat
C) decreasing atmospheric carbon dioxide
D) increasing the number of sloths
54) Native peoples traditionally use Brazil nuts to treat stomach ache, inflammation,
hypersensitivity, and hepatitis. Consequently, a scientist should be interested in promoting
_____.
A) better education for the native peoples so that they will overcome their old ways
B) clear-cutting forests containing Brazil nut trees to make way for crops with proven medical
benefits
C) an increase in the living standards of the native peoples so that they might be able to purchase
modern pharmaceuticals
D) the evaluation of Brazil nut chemicals for use as potential drugs
55) People who attempted to plant Brazil nuts in hopes of establishing plantations of Brazil nut
trees played roles most similar to those of _____.
A) agoutis
B) orchid bees
C) pollen tubes
D) harpy eagles
56) The same bees that pollinate the flowers of the Brazil nut trees also pollinate orchids, which
are epiphytes (in other words, plants that grow on other plants); however, orchids cannot grow
on Brazil nut trees. These observations explain _____.
A) the coevolution of Brazil nut trees and orchids
B) why Brazil nut trees do not set fruit in monoculture plantations
C) why male orchid bees do not pollinate Brazil nut tree flowers
D) why male orchid bees are smaller than female orchid bees
57) The taller a Brazil nut tree is, _____.
1. the more valuable it is as a source of lumber
2. the less useful it is to harpy eagles
3. the greater its photosynthetic rate relative to neighboring plants
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2
C) 1 and 3
D) 2 and 3
58) Ecologists often build models to depict the relationships between organisms. In such models,
an arrow is used to link two organisms in a relationship. The arrowhead is next to the organism
that is affected. If the effect is positive, the arrow is labeled with (+), and if negative, then the
label is (-). Which of the following models best illustrates the relationship of the Brazil nut tree
and the other organisms associated with it?
A)
B)
C)
D)
59) Ecologists often build models to depict the relationships between organisms. In such models,
an arrow is used to link two organisms in a relationship. The arrowhead is next to the organism
that is affected. If the effect is positive, the arrow is labeled with (+), and if negative, then the
label is (-). Capuchin monkeys have been known to use rocks to smash open the fruits of Brazil
nut trees. On the rare occasions when this has been observed, the monkeys consume all of the
Brazil nuts. Thus, which of the following correctly depicts the relationship between capuchin
monkeys and Brazil nut trees?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Harold and Kumar are pre-med and pre-pharmacy students, respectively. They complain to their
biology professor that they should not have to study about plants because plants have little
relevance to their chosen professions.
60) Which adaptations of land plants are likely to provide Harold with future patients?
I) sporophyte dominance
II) defenses against herbivory
III) adaptations related to wind dispersal of pollen
A) I and II
B) II and III
C) I and III
D) I, II, and III