Mastering Bio Ch17 Fungi and plants – Flashcards

A sperm and egg are each _________. They fuse during fertilization to produce a _________ cell.

A gametophyte produces ____________ and a sporophyte produces ____________

Which type of cell division is used during the production of spores?

Which of the following correctly defines alternation of generations?

The first stage of the diploid generation is the __________.

In mosses gametes are produced by _____; in ferns gametes are produced by _____.

Where do fern antheridia develop?

The conspicuous part of a fern plant is a _____.

Fungi produce _____ spores.

Karyogamy produces a _____.

Plasmogamy is

Which of these contains two haploid nuclei?

Zygosporangia are _____.

_____ produces a diploid structure.

Cup fungi are in the phylum _____.

Which of these structures bears asci?

In sac fungi, karyogamy and meiosis occur in _____.

A nucleus within an ascus undergoes meiosis, producing four haploid spores, which then undergo mitosis, producing eight haploid ascospores. These haploid ascospores contain a maximum of _____ different genetic types.

Which of these is a basidiocarp?

In club fungi, karyogamy and meiosis occur in _____.

Which of the following options lists the correct sequence of the appearance of the four major groups of plants in the fossil record, from most ancestral to most recent?

Which of the following evolutionary adaptations contributed to the ability of bryophytes to colonize land?

What is the function of vascular tissue in plants?

The main evolutionary advantage of pollen is ______________.

Which of the following is an example of an angiosperm?

What are male gametophytes in pine life?

In pines, the female gametophyte contains _____, each of which contains a(n) _____.

In pines, an embryo is a(n) _____.

In pine trees, pollen grains get to the ovule via the _____.

Which of these statements is true about the gametophyte tissue that surrounds the pine embryo?

Of the four haploid cells produced by a pine cone's megasporocyte (megaspore mother cell), _____ survive(s).

In the pine, microsporangia form _____ microspores by _____.

What are housed within ovaries?

Which of these is unique to flowering plants?

The male gametophytes of flowering plants are also referred to as _____.

In flowering plants the integuments of the ovule develop into a(n) __

A carpel is composed of _____.

In flowering plants one megaspore gives rise to _____ nuclei.

A stamen consists of _____.

In angiosperms, pollination is the transfer of pollen grain to the _____ of a flower on the same plant or another plant of the same species.

You have been contacted to help solve the problem of Baudoinia in Kentucky because it is within your area of expertise. What are you?

Where would Baudoinia be most likely to thrive?

Your neighbor's roof is covered with Baudoinia but yours is not. Why?

Based on current information, which of the following would be most likely to suffer where Baudoinia is found?

You are the CEO of a whiskey distilling company in Kentucky and are interested in reducing the damage caused by Baudoinia. Where should you visit to learn more about tried-and-true methods to do so?