Question 1

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Periderm is a primary tissue. 
B) There is no tissue in animals that corresponds to meristem tissue of plants. 
C) Growth from cell division at the tips of stems and roots produces primary growth. 
D) Divisions of the lateral meristem increase the diameter of the roots and stems. 
E) Lateral meristem activity produces secondary growth. 
A) Periderm is a primary tissue. 
B) There is no tissue in animals that corresponds to meristem tissue of plants. 
C) Growth from cell division at the tips of stems and roots produces primary growth. 
D) Divisions of the lateral meristem increase the diameter of the roots and stems. 
E) Lateral meristem activity produces secondary growth. A

Question 2

Four of the five tissues listed below are parts of the vascular cylinder.Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) endodermis 
B) procambium 
C) primary xylem 
D) primary phloem 
E) pericycle 
A) endodermis 
B) procambium 
C) primary xylem 
D) primary phloem 
E) pericycle A

Question 3

Which of the following is a eudicot?

Accepted Answer

A) palm 
B) corn 
C) oak 
D) orchid 
E) lily 
A) palm 
B) corn 
C) oak 
D) orchid 
E) lily C

Question 4

A cotyledon is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) embryonic root 
B) seed cover 
C) flower part 
D) seed leaf 
E) fruit 
A) embryonic root 
B) seed cover 
C) flower part 
D) seed leaf 
E) fruit

Question 5

Lateral meristems

Accepted Answer

A) are groups of dividing cells. 
B) are responsible for increasing the width of a stem or root. 
C) are cambia. 
D) produce secondary growth only. 
E) fit all of these descriptions. 
A) are groups of dividing cells. 
B) are responsible for increasing the width of a stem or root. 
C) are cambia. 
D) produce secondary growth only. 
E) fit all of these descriptions.

Question 6

Which statement is NOT generally true of monocot stems?

Accepted Answer

A) They do not undergo secondary growth. 
B) They are not tapered along their length. 
C) Their vascular bundles are distributed throughout the ground tissue. 
D) Monocot stems have a single, central vascular cylinder. 
E) All of these are not true. 
A) They do not undergo secondary growth. 
B) They are not tapered along their length. 
C) Their vascular bundles are distributed throughout the ground tissue. 
D) Monocot stems have a single, central vascular cylinder. 
E) All of these are not true.

Question 7

Four of the five choices listed below are types of ground tissue or are derived from it.Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) sclereids 
B) xylem 
C) sclerenchyma 
D) parenchyma 
E) collenchyma 
A) sclereids 
B) xylem 
C) sclerenchyma 
D) parenchyma 
E) collenchyma

Question 8

The tissue found in the center of a eudicot root is

Accepted Answer

A) xylem. 
B) endodermis. 
C) cortex. 
D) phloem. 
E) pericycle. 
A) xylem. 
B) endodermis. 
C) cortex. 
D) phloem. 
E) pericycle.

Question 9

The main photosynthetic area of a leaf is composed of

Accepted Answer

A) mesophyll. 
B) cortex. 
C) xylem. 
D) epidermis. 
E) none of these. 
A) mesophyll. 
B) cortex. 
C) xylem. 
D) epidermis. 
E) none of these.

Question 10

Branched sclereids are found in

Accepted Answer

A) root tips. 
B) seed coats. 
C) mesophyll cells that produce food. 
D) cortex cells that store food. 
E) epidermal cells. 
A) root tips. 
B) seed coats. 
C) mesophyll cells that produce food. 
D) cortex cells that store food. 
E) epidermal cells.

Question 11

Four of the five choices listed below are features of the pericycle.Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) outermost tissue in the vascular column 
B) origin of branch roots 
C) located in the root but not in the stem 
D) site for food storage 
E) located inside the endodermis 
A) outermost tissue in the vascular column 
B) origin of branch roots 
C) located in the root but not in the stem 
D) site for food storage 
E) located inside the endodermis

Question 12

Which of the following environments would be most likely to produce trees without annual rings?

Accepted Answer

A) tropical rain forest 
B) northern evergreen forest 
C) areas with alternating wet and dry seasons 
D) temperate-deciduous forests 
E) none of these, because annual rings are characteristic of all trees 
A) tropical rain forest 
B) northern evergreen forest 
C) areas with alternating wet and dry seasons 
D) temperate-deciduous forests 
E) none of these, because annual rings are characteristic of all trees

Question 13

Which of the following are living cells?

Accepted Answer

A) tracheids 
B) cork 
C) sclereids 
D) parenchyma 
E) vessel members 
A) tracheids 
B) cork 
C) sclereids 
D) parenchyma 
E) vessel members

Question 14

Annual growth rings are formed in woody stems principally through the activity of the

Accepted Answer

A) pericycle. 
B) pith. 
C) vascular cambium. 
D) mesophyll. 
E) endodermis. 
A) pericycle. 
B) pith. 
C) vascular cambium. 
D) mesophyll. 
E) endodermis.

Question 15

Four of the five roles listed below are functions of parenchyma tissue.Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) support 
B) heal wounds 
C) store food 
D) conduct photosynthesis 
E) regenerate lost parts 
A) support 
B) heal wounds 
C) store food 
D) conduct photosynthesis 
E) regenerate lost parts

Question 16

Recent droughts are occurring in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) southern China. 
B) 1/3 of the United States. 
C) Australia. 
D) Hawaii. 
E) all of these. 
A) southern China. 
B) 1/3 of the United States. 
C) Australia. 
D) Hawaii. 
E) all of these.

Question 17

Which of the following gives rise to lateral roots?

Accepted Answer

A) endodermis 
B) cortex 
C) epidermis 
D) pericycle 
E) pith 
A) endodermis 
B) cortex 
C) epidermis 
D) pericycle 
E) pith

Question 18

Four of the five choices listed below are characteristics of periderm.Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) dermal tissue 
B) suberin 
C) cork 
D) waterproof protection 
E) primary tissue 
A) dermal tissue 
B) suberin 
C) cork 
D) waterproof protection 
E) primary tissue

Question 19

Four of the five choices listed below are related to vascular tissue.Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) conduction of water and minerals 
B) vascular bundle 
C) translocation 
D) vein 
E) pith 
A) conduction of water and minerals 
B) vascular bundle 
C) translocation 
D) vein 
E) pith

Question 20

Buds are produced

Accepted Answer

A) in the axils of leaves. 
B) at the very ends of stems. 
C) at the nodes. 
D) by the apical meristem. 
E) at all of these areas. 
A) in the axils of leaves. 
B) at the very ends of stems. 
C) at the nodes. 
D) by the apical meristem. 
E) at all of these areas.

Exam 28: Plant Tissues

Which of the following is false?

Four of the five tissues listed below are parts of the vascular cylinder.Select the exception.

Which of the following is a eudicot?

A cotyledon is which of the following?

Lateral meristems

Which statement is NOT generally true of monocot stems?

Four of the five choices listed below are types of ground tissue or are derived from it.Select the exception.

The tissue found in the center of a eudicot root is

The main photosynthetic area of a leaf is composed of

Branched sclereids are found in

Four of the five choices listed below are features of the pericycle.Select the exception.

Which of the following environments would be most likely to produce trees without annual rings?

Which of the following are living cells?

Annual growth rings are formed in woody stems principally through the activity of the

Four of the five roles listed below are functions of parenchyma tissue.Select the exception.

Recent droughts are occurring in all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following gives rise to lateral roots?

Four of the five choices listed below are characteristics of periderm.Select the exception.

Four of the five choices listed below are related to vascular tissue.Select the exception.

Buds are produced

Invitation to Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

A Closer Look at Cell Membranes

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Startsphotosynthesis

Energy-Releasing Pathways

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Dna Structure and Function

From Dna to Protein

Controls Over Genes

Recombinant Dna and Genetic Engineering

The Macroevolutionary Puzzle

Emergence of Evolutionary Thought

Organizing Information About Species

The Origin and Evolution of Life

Viruses and Prokaryotes

Protists the Simplest Eukaryotes

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Fungi

Animals: the Invertebrates

Animal Evolution the Chordates

Human Evolution: a Case Study

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Plant Reproduction

Plant Growth and Development

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Protection, Support, and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Human Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive Systems

Animal Development

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