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Biology 100 Laboratory Manual Exercises 7 and 8

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50 of the following questions will appear on the Life Cycles Quiz

I. Haploid, Diploid or Triploid Questions

For the following choices 1 - 18 indicate whether the structure is haploid (a), diploid (b) or triploid (c). Be sure to go over the illustrations in Lab Manual Exercise 8, especially the life cycle comparison illustration.

1. adult human

2. sporophyte of a moss

3. gametophyte of a moss

4. gametophyte of a fern

5. rhizome of a fern

6. petal of a flower

7. antheridium of a fern

8. seed coat of a seed

9. sporangium of a moss

10. egg mother cell

11. archegonium of a moss

12. pistil of a flower

13. endosperm of a seed

14. rhizoid of a moss

15. embryo of a seed

16. sperm mother cell

17. polar nucleus in embryo sac

18. spore mother cell

II. Moss, Fern or Both Questions

For the following choices 19 - 32 indicate whether the structure is found in a moss ONLY (a), fern ONLY (b) or BOTH moss & fern (c). Be sure to go over the illustrations in Lab Manual Exercise 8, especially the life cycle comparison illustration.

19. archegonium   

20. sporangium

21. seta

22. annulus

23. true roots

24. true leaves

25. antheridium

26. rhizoids

27. rhizome

28. vascular tissue

29. heterotrophic sporophyte

30. autotrophic sporophyte

31. autotrophic gametophyte

32. biflagellate sperm

III. Multiple Choice Questions

The following choices refer to questions 33 - 38:

stigma

stamen

ovary

pistil

micropyle 

cotyledon

ovule

radicle

cotyledon

embryo sac 

receptacle

embryo

anther

style

hilum

navel

endosperm

integument

plumule

filament

radicle

33. The complete female part of a flower.

34. The complete male part of a flower.

35. Scar on a bean seed where the embryo sac was fertilized [i.e. where pollen tube entered the wall or integument layer of ovule].

36. Fleshy halves of an exalbuminous seed, such as a lima bean or pea. [The two fleshy halves provide food storage tissue for the developing seedling.]

37. Flower part that develops into a fruit.

38. Flower part that develops into a seed.

IV. Chromosome Combination Questions

In cross pollination between two different plants let AABBCC represent the chromosome complement of the pistil, and let aabbcc represent the chromosome complement of the stamen. The following choices refer to questions 39 - 44:

AABBCC 

aabbcc

AaBbCc

AaaBbbCcc 

AAaBBbCCc

AAaaBBbbCCcc

39. seed coat?

40. endosperm?    

41. embryo?

42. cotyledon?

43. plumule?

44. integument?

V. Chromosome Number Questions

The following questions refer to the life cycle of a flower with a diploid number of 24 (2n = 24). The following choices refer to questions 45 - 48:

8

12          

16

24          

36

48

56

64

72

45. Number of chromosomes in each pollen grain nucleus following meiosis.

46. Number of chromosomes in an endosperm cell inside the seed.

47. Number of chromosomes in each of the eight nuclei within the embryo sac.

48. Number of chromosomes in each of the three nuclei within a mature pollen grain plus pollen tube.

VI. Multiple Choice Questions

In the following genotype for a polyploid plant cell, homologous chromosome pairs are represented by the same letter (e.g. A & a, B & b, C & c, D & d). One homologous chromosome pair consists of a maternal and a paternal chromosome:

The following choices apply to questions 49 - 52:

4

8

10

12

16

haploid (n) 

diploid (2n)

triploid(3n)

tetraploid (4n)

hexaploid (6n)

octaploid (8n)

decaploid (10n) 

AABBCCDD

aabbccdd

AaBbCcDd

abcd

ABCD

abcd or ABCD

49. What is the chromosome number of this cell?

50. How many haploid sets of chromosomes does the cell contain?

51. Is the cell diploid, triploid, tetraploid, octaploid or decaploid?

52. Which of the above choices represents one set of chromosomes?

VII. Multiple Choice Questions

The following choices apply to questions 53 - 55:

endosperm

cotyledon

plumule

integument

funiculus

motile sperm

radicle

micropyle

flower

ovule

seed

pollen

monoecious

dioecious

protogyny

protandry

protogyny & protandry

vascular tissue

53. Not a major advancement in the life cycle of angiosperms over ferns?

54. Which term relates to the maturation sequence of floral sex organs?

55. Not a distinguishable component of a mature lima bean seed?

VIII. Multiple Choice Questions

The following choices apply to questions 56 - 60:

bisexual

unisexual

monoecious

dioecious

protogynous

true moss

endosperm

pollen parent

seed parent

wolffia

duckweed

palm family

pineapple family

cycad family

pine family

gourd family

embryo sporophyte

female gametophyte

56. Species with separate male & female individuals in the population?

57. Plant species with separate male & female flowers on the same individuals?

58. The seed coat (derived from the integument layers of the ovule) is always chromosomally (genetically) identical to which of the above choices?

59. The largest (most massive ) fruits are produced by which family of flowering plants?

60. Which plant is the undisputed smallest flowering plant on earth?

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