1. Skunk cabbage has evolved stinky flowers because (a) the smell prevents other plants from growing nearby all year long. (b) all yellow flowers smell bad. (c) the odor attracts pollinators. (d) the odor repels pollinators. 2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of most plants? (a) carries out photosynthesis (b) has cell walls made of cellulose (c) has yellow flowers (d) has specialized reproductive organs 3. Much of the oxygen in the earth's atmosphere (a) is produced as a waste product of cellular respiration in plants. (b) is released as a byproduct of photosynthesis. (c) is produced as a waste product of cellular respiration in animals. (d) is produced by tree frogs. 4. The mature sporophyte of a fern (a) produces haploid spores by meiosis. (b) produces diploid spores by meiosis. (c) produces diploid spores by mitosis. (d) produces haploid spores by mitosis. 5. Fusion of male and female gametes in plants produces (a) a eudicot stamen. (b) a style. (c) a haploid spore. (d) a diploid embyro.

1. Skunk cabbage has evolved stinky flowers because (a) the smell prevents other plants from growing nearby all year long. (b) all yellow flowers smell bad. (c) the odor attracts pollinators. (d) the odor repels pollinators. 2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of most plants? (a) carries out photosynthesis (b) has cell walls made of cellulose (c) has yellow flowers (d) has specialized reproductive organs 3. Much of the oxygen in the earth's atmosphere (a) is produced as a waste product of cellular respiration in plants. (b) is released as a byproduct of photosynthesis. (c) is produced as a waste product of cellular respiration in animals. (d) is produced by tree frogs. 4. The mature sporophyte of a fern (a) produces haploid spores by meiosis. (b) produces diploid spores by meiosis. (c) produces diploid spores by mitosis. (d) produces haploid spores by mitosis. 5. Fusion of male and female gametes in plants produces (a) a eudicot stamen. (b) a style. (c) a haploid spore. (d) a diploid embyro.

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter29: Seed Plants

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