Gymnosperms are:a.
flowering, seed-bearing plants.
b. nonvascular, flowerless seed plants.
c. nonvascular, flowering seed plants.
d. flowerless seed plants.
e. all of the above
Q. 2 -
The development of the seed played what role in vascular plant evolution?
a. Plants could grow taller.
b. Plants could reproduce asexually.
c. Plants could adapt to varied terrestrial habitats.
d. Plants could grow taller, reproduce asexually AND adapt to varied terrestrial habitats.
e. Plants could grow taller and reproduce asexually
Q. 3 -
Seedless vascular plants lived in low wet habitats because they:a.
need water to reproduce.
b. do not have a means to transport water through their structure.
c. had no protection from desiccation.
d. were a food source for amphibians.
e. all of the these.
Q. 4 -
Plants are divided into two major groups:a.
coniferous and deciduous.
b. vascular and spore-bearing.
c. angiosperms and gymnosperms.
d. vascular and nonvascular.
e. seedless and non-seedless
Q. 5 -
Which reptile group is considered to have been the ancestor for the mammals?
a. captorhinomorphs
b. pelycosaurs
c. Edaphosaurus
d. Hylonomous
e. alligators
Q. 6 -
The sail-like fin on the pelycosaur may have served as all but which of the following?
a. sexual display
b. a means of locomotion
c. a means of protection
d. a means of defense
e. a thermoregulatory device
Q. 7 -
The feature that distinguishes the two subclasses of bony fish is their:a.
gill structure.
b. skeletal structure.
c. fin structure.
d. teeth structure.
e. scale structure.