Gymnosperms

Question 1

The term Gymnosperm literally translates as _________ ___________

Answer 1

Naked seed

Question 2

What are two derived traits in Gymnosperms?

Answer 2

i. pollen
ii. seeds

Question 3

How many phyla make up the Gymnosperm clade?

Answer 3

4

Question 4

A mature female gametophyte is called an __________ and if fertilized becomes a ____________.

Answer 4

Ovule

Seed

Question 5

Dispersal in the gymnosperms by _________?

Answer 5

Pollination

Question 6

The male gametophytes have become the ___________.

Answer 6

Pollen grain

Question 7

Gymnosperms, like pine trees, are typically pollinated by _________.

Answer 7

Wind

Question 8

A woody pine cone you pick up on the forest floor is the ___________ cone.

Answer 8

ovulate

Question 9

Microsporangia/Pollen are made in the short lived _________ cone.

Answer 9

staminate

Question 10

In gymnosperms, the nutritive tissue in the seed is __________ with (___#) n ploidy.

Answer 10

female gametophyte

1

Question 11

In a gymnosperm seed, the seed coat is derived from the ________ with (___#) n ploidy.

Answer 11

integument

2

Question 12

How do gymnosperm seeds disperse?

Answer 12

Seeds released from cone for dispersal by wind