Exam 34: Plant Form and Function

Which of the following arise, directly or indirectly, from meristematic activity?

Which of the following is correctly paired with its structure and function?

The following questions are based on the drawings of root or stem cross sections shown in the accompanying figure. Refer to the figure. A monocot stem is represented by ________.

Suppose George Washington completely removed the bark from around the base of a cherry tree but was stopped by his father before cutting the tree down. The leaves retained their normal appearance for several weeks, but the tree eventually died. The tissue(s) that George left functional was/were the ________.

Which part of a plant absorbs most of the water and minerals taken up from the soil?

Pines have needlelike leaves, with the adaptive advantage of ________.

While walking a cornfield, you notice roots emerging from the corn stalks themselves, and you suspect that these roots are helping to hold the plants upright. These roots belong to a category of roots known as ________.

Loss of water from the aerial parts of plants is called ________.

When you eat Brussels sprouts, you are eating ________.

You find a plant unfamiliar to you and observe that it has vascular bundles scattered throughout the stem cross section. What do you conclude about the plant?

Which of the following is the correct sequence from the growing tip of a primary root back towards its base?

Which of the following is derived from the ground tissue system?

A potato is a type of ________ known as a ________.

Some botanists argue that the entire plant should be considered as a single unit rather than a composite of many individual cells. Which of the following cellular structures best supports this view?

Carbon dioxide enters the inner spaces of the leaf through the ________.

A student examining leaf cross sections under a microscope finds many loosely packed cells with relatively thin cell walls. The cells have numerous chloroplasts. What type of cells are they?

Which of the following have unevenly thickened primary walls that support young, growing parts of the plant?

The following question(s) are based on the drawings of root or stem cross sections shown in the accompanying figure. -Refer to the figure. A woody eudicot is represented by ________.

Which of the following cells primarily transport sugars over long distances?

Heartwood and sapwood consist of ________.