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Chapter 30, Problem 3U
Which of the following gymnosperms possesses a form of vascular tissue that is similar to that found in the
a. Cycads
b. Gnetophytes
c. Ginkgophytes
d. Conifers
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Which of the following statements describes a difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms?
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b. Gymnosperms are seed-bearing vascular plants; angiosperms are seedless vascular plants.
c. The seeds of gymnosperms are contained within a fruit; angiosperm seeds are "naked."
d. Gymnosperms are seedless vascular plants; angiosperms are seed-bearing vascular plants.
e. The seeds of gymnosperms are "naked"; angiosperm seeds are contained within a fruit.
Which group of plants bears stomata only in the sporophyte generation?
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b. Anthocerophyta
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d. Marchantiophyta
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b. Dependent gametophytes
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Ch. 30.1 - List the evolutionary advantages of seeds.Ch. 30.1 - Distinguish between pollen and sperm in seed...Ch. 30.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 30.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 30.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 30.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 30.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 30.4 - Describe four ways in which seeds help to ensure...Ch. 30.4 - List environmental conditions that can lead to...Ch. 30.5 - Prob. 1LO
Ch. 30.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 30 - Using the graph in figure 30.13, calculate the...Ch. 30 - Prob. 1IQCh. 30 - Prob. 2IQCh. 30 - Prob. 3IQCh. 30 - Prob. 4IQCh. 30 - The lack of seeds is a characteristic of all a....Ch. 30 - Prob. 2UCh. 30 - Which of the following gymnosperms possesses a...Ch. 30 - In a pine tree, the microspores and megaspores are...Ch. 30 - Which of the following terms is NOT associated...Ch. 30 - Which of the following potentially represents the...Ch. 30 - Prob. 7UCh. 30 - Prob. 8UCh. 30 - The pericarp is the a. ovary wall. b. developing...Ch. 30 - Reproduction in angiospenns can occur more quickly...Ch. 30 - In double fertilization, one sperm produces a...Ch. 30 - Apply your understanding of angiosperms to...Ch. 30 - Comparing stems of two plant specimens under the...Ch. 30 - Prob. 5ACh. 30 - Fruits are complex organs that are specialized for...Ch. 30 - You haw been hired as a research assistant to...Ch. 30 - Prob. 2SCh. 30 - The relationship between flowering plants and...Ch. 30 - Prob. 4S
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