Question 1

The sporophytes of mosses are commonly associated with cyanobacteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

In bryophytes, sperm must swim through water to reach the egg.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A major difference between the spore walls of bryophytes and charophytes is that the bryophyte spore walls contain:

Accepted Answer

A)  lignin.
B)  sporopollenin.
C)  cellulose.
D)  phenolic materials.
E)  stomata.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 4

The protonema of Sphagnum is similar to thallus of Coleochaete.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sporopollenin is found in _____ of the charophytes, in _____ of the bryophytes, and in ____ of the vascular plants.

Accepted Answer

A)  spores; spores; spores
B)  zygotes; zygotes; zygotes
C)  spores; zygotes; zygotes
D)  spores; zygotes; spores.
E)  zygotes; spores; sporesF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Hyaline cells are living cells with ringlike and spiral wall thickenings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The granite mosses belong to the phylum ______, class ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bryophyta; Sphagnidae
B)  Bryophyta; Andreaeidae
C)  Bryophyta; Bryidae
D)  Hepatophyta; Sphagnidae
E)  Hepatophyta; BryidaeF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Despite a superficial resemblance between their gametophytes, hornworts and thallose liverworts are only distantly related.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The sporophyte of Riccia is simpler in structure than the sporophyte of Marchantia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Leptoids are somewhat similar to a type of food-conducting cells in vascular plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In contrast to the ventral portion, the dorsal portion of a thalloid liverwort:

Accepted Answer

A)  contains rhizoids.
B)  contains scales.
C)  is thicker.
D)  contains chlorophyll.
E)  is colorless.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

When the cells of the ________ disintegrate, they form a tube through which sperm move to the egg.

Accepted Answer

A)  neck canal
B)  capsule
C)  calyptra
D)  venter
E)  placentaF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

The genus ______ is characterized by capsules raised on a pseudopodium.

Accepted Answer

A)  Andreaea
B)  Sphagnum
C)  Polytrichum
D)  Anthoceros
E)  RicciocarpusF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following statements concerning the transport of nutrients from the gametophyte to the embryo is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transport is apoplastic.
B)  Transport is facilitated by the placenta.
C)  Transport occurs via plasmodesmata.
D)  The archegonium provides sugars to the embryo.
E)  The archegonium provides amino acids to the embryo.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Leaves of leafy liverworts differ from those of mosses in that liverwort leaves:

Accepted Answer

A)  are of equal size.
B)  are spirally arranged.
C)  have a thickened midrib.
D)  are entire rather than lobed or dissected.
E)  are arranged in two rows with a third row of smaller leaves.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C) E

Question 16

Bryophytes differ from charophytes in that bryophytes have asymmetrical motile cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 17

The ________ is located between the sporophyte and gametophyte generations.

Accepted Answer

A)  seta
B)  capsule
C)  calyptra
D)  venter
E)  placentaF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 18

The two clades of liverworts are the _______ liverworts and the _______ liverworts.

Accepted Answer

A)  complex thalloid; leafy liverworts and simple thalloid
B)  leafy; thalloid
C)  simple thalloid; leafy liverworts and complex thalloid
D)  complex leafy; simple leafy liverworts and thalloid
E)  simple leafy; complex leafy liverworts and thalloidF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Bryophytes are a group of organisms at the transition between:

Accepted Answer

A)  brown algae and algae.
B)  fungi and plants.
C)  green algae and vascular plants.
D)  nonvascular and vascular plants.
E)  aquatic and terrestrial plants.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

Gemmae and gemma cups are directly involved in sexual reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Bryophytes

The sporophytes of mosses are commonly associated with cyanobacteria.

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In bryophytes, sperm must swim through water to reach the egg.

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A major difference between the spore walls of bryophytes and charophytes is that the bryophyte spore walls contain:

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The protonema of Sphagnum is similar to thallus of Coleochaete.

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Sporopollenin is found in _____ of the charophytes, in _____ of the bryophytes, and in ____ of the vascular plants.

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Hyaline cells are living cells with ringlike and spiral wall thickenings.

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The granite mosses belong to the phylum ______, class ______.

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Despite a superficial resemblance between their gametophytes, hornworts and thallose liverworts are only distantly related.

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The sporophyte of Riccia is simpler in structure than the sporophyte of Marchantia.

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Leptoids are somewhat similar to a type of food-conducting cells in vascular plants.

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In contrast to the ventral portion, the dorsal portion of a thalloid liverwort:

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When the cells of the ________ disintegrate, they form a tube through which sperm move to the egg.

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The genus ______ is characterized by capsules raised on a pseudopodium.

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Which of the following statements concerning the transport of nutrients from the gametophyte to the embryo is FALSE?

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Leaves of leafy liverworts differ from those of mosses in that liverwort leaves:

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Bryophytes differ from charophytes in that bryophytes have asymmetrical motile cells.

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The ________ is located between the sporophyte and gametophyte generations.

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The two clades of liverworts are the _______ liverworts and the _______ liverworts.

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Bryophytes are a group of organisms at the transition between:

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Gemmae and gemma cups are directly involved in sexual reproduction.

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