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,Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology, Seventh EditionJames D. Mauseth
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CHAPTER 1—Introduction to Plants and Botany
Multiple Choice
1. Rose plants often get black spots on their leaves. This is an:
A) observation.
B) hypothesis.
C) theory.
D) law.
E) explanation.
<Answer: A>
<A-head: Scientific Method>
<Subject: Chapter 1>
<Complexity: Moderate>
<Taxonomy: Application>
2. Scientists can use the scientific method to study all of the following except:
A) how a plant produces sugars.
B) the interpretation of a painting.
C) the chemical composition of paint.
D) how an ecosystem functions.
E) what makes chili peppers hot.
<Answer: B>
<A-head: Areas Where the Scientific Method Is Inappropriate>
<Subject: Chapter 1>
<Complexity: Moderate>
<Taxonomy: Application>
3. Which of the following is not part of the scientific method?
A) Explaining phenomena controlled by unknowable forces
B) Testing of all proposed explanations
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James D. Mauseth
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C) Controlled experiments
D) Explaining observable phenomena
E) Carefully documented observations
<Answer: A>
<A-head: Scientific Method>
<Subject: Chapter 1>
<Complexity: Easy>
<Taxonomy: Recall>
4. Which of the following is the probable sequence in which organisms evolved?
A) Prokaryotic bacteria à eukaryotic algae à cyanobacteria à land plants
B) Eukaryotic bacteria à cyanobacteria à eukaryotic algae à land plants
C) Cyanobacteria à prokaryotic bacteria à eukaryotic algae à land plants
D) Cyanobacteria à eukaryotic algae à prokaryotic bacteria à land plants
E) Prokaryotic bacteria à cyanobacteria à eukaryotic algae à land plants
<Answer: E>
<A-head: Origin and Evolution of Plants>
<Subject: Chapter 1>
<Complexity: Difficult>
<Taxonomy: Analysis>
5. The first organisms to evolve have been dated at about:
A) 3.5 billion years and were much like present-day bacteria.
B) 2.8 billion years and were photosynthetic like present-day cyanobacteria.
C) 3.5 billion years and had a nucleus.
D) 1.5 billion years and were terrestrial.
E) 3.5 billion years and possessed organelles which had specialized functions.
<Answer: A>
<A-head: Origin and Evolution of Plants>
<Subject: Chapter 1>
<Complexity: Easy>
<Taxonomy: Recall>
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James D. Mauseth
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6. All of the following contribute to carbon dioxide additions to the atmosphere except:
A) animals, fungi, and bacteria, which produce carbon dioxide as a by-product of respiration.
B) burning wood, coal, natural gas, and other fossil fuels.
C) volcanic eruptions.
D) formation of calcium carbonate algal shells.
E) magma eruptions at mid-ocean ridges.
<Answer: D>
<A-head: Concepts>
<Subject: Chapter 1>
<Complexity: Moderate>
<Taxonomy: Application>
7. Which of the following adaptations enable evergreen species to survive the physiological
drought that occurs during freezing winter months?
A) The aboveground shoot system dies while maintaining a viable subterranean system.
B) The leaves are shed.
C) The leaves have extra thick cuticles.
D) The subterranean root system goes dormant.
E) The bark is shed.
<Answer: C>
<A-head: Diversity of Plant Adaptations>
<Subject: Chapter 1>
<Complexity: Moderate>
<Taxonomy: Application>
8. The population of grass plants growing in an open field:
A) share identical genetic information.
B) carry out a metabolism that is uniquely biological and unrelated to the laws of physics and
chemistry.
C) are adapted to grow and reproduce in the conditions of the open field.
D) have well protected fibrous leaves that are no longer capable of photosynthesis.
E) lack a means of storing and using information.
<Answer: C>
<A-head: Using Concepts to Understand Plants>
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