Exam 33: Plant Structure, Growth, and Development

MATCHING Match the tissue with the appropriate word or phrase. a.collenchyma d.phloem b.epidermis e.sclerenchyma c.parenchyma f.xylem -main function is transporting dissolved sugars

Buds eventully develop into branches. ____________________

Which organelle increases in size, causing plant cells to elongate?

MATCHING Match the tissue with the appropriate word or phrase. a.collenchyma d.phloem b.epidermis e.sclerenchyma c.parenchyma f.xylem -What are the 3 types of tissues that comprise the ground tissue system, and what are their functions?

The "strings" of celery are composed of sclerenchyma tissue. ____________________

The extremely flexible tissue that provides support in soft, nonwoody plants, allowing them to grow upward, is:

MATCHING Match the tissue with the appropriate word or phrase. a.collenchyma d.phloem b.epidermis e.sclerenchyma c.parenchyma f.xylem -contains companion cells

Pattern formation in plants involves signaling molecules that specify positional information. ____________________

The soft part of a plant body, such as a potato, consists largely of __________ tissue.

An Arabidopsis plant that contains a mutant mp gene would most likely:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of parenchyma cells?

A mass of undifferentiated plant cells is called a callus. ____________________

Which of the following could not be considered a secondary tissue?

When the microfibrils in the cell wall are oriented in the same direction, the cell will expand in a direction parallel to the microfibrils. ____________________

The preprophase band consists of chromosomes aligned in a particular pattern. ____________________

The bulk of the herbaceous plant's body is its __________ system.

Growth that results in an increase in the girth of a plant is referred to as:

Growth that results in an increase in the length of a plant is referred to as:

MATCHING Match the tissue with the appropriate word or phrase. a.collenchyma d.phloem b.epidermis e.sclerenchyma c.parenchyma f.xylem -contains sieve tube elements

Discuss the main factors that control plant development.