Exam 33: The Plant Body

Figure 33.1 -Answer the question using the accompanying figure. In the diagram of a root tip, the structure labeled "3" is the ____.

If the root cap of a root is damaged, the quiescent center is likely damaged as well.

Similar to animal cells, cells in some plant organs, such as leaves, flowers, and fruits, undergo ____ growth.

Figure 33.2 -Answer the question using the accompanying figure. In the internal leaf structure, the structure labeled "1" is ____.

Figure 33.2 -Answer the question using the accompanying figure. In the internal leaf structure, the structure labeled "4" is ____.

Why doesn't mowing grass damage the meristem and inhibit growth in height, but pruning a shrub does?

In vascular plants, sugars are transported throughout the plant by ____.

Guard cells contain chloroplasts.

Veins throughout a leaf are formed by vascular epidermis.

The upper angle between a stem and attached leaf is called a(n) ____.

Which tissue gives rise to secondary xylem and phloem?

Parenchyma ground tissue is the site of photosynthesis.

In A. thaliana , genes encoding proteins involved in secondary cell wall development are regulated by an average of five different ____.

The uptake of water and mineral ions from the soil occurs primarily at the ____.

Vascular tissue cells with long, tapered, overlapping ends are known as ____.

Starting from the outside and moving in toward the center, which list gives the correct order of tissues in the stem of a young tree?

Figure 33.1 - Answer the question using the accompanying figure. In the diagram of a root tip, the structure labeled "1" is the ____.

The _____ within each meristem is the source for new cells that are not yet committed to a specific organ or tissue fate.

Which term refers to plants that complete their life cycle in two growing seasons?

Vascular plant bodies typically consist of a(n) ____ shoot system and a ____ root system.