Exam 34: Organization of the Plant Body

Where does the primary uptake of water and mineral ions from the soil occur? a.in the root hairs b.in the pericycle c.in the endodermis d.in the quiescent centre

-In the figure, what is item number 1?

Which of the following processes maintain apical dominance?

Which of the following is associated with the terms cuticle, guard cells, stomata, and trichomes?

Imagine that you have found a mutant oak plant that CANNOT produce vascular cambium. What would be the most direct result of this mutation?

Which term refers to the external form of a plant?

Which term refers to the mechanisms by which the body of a plant functions in its environment?

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -floral parts in fours or fives (or multiples of four or five)

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -floral parts in threes (or multiples of three)

Which term refers to a coating that is secreted by epidermal cells and which protects the plant from water loss and attacks by microbes?

From which of the following structures do lateral roots arise?

Which cells form a type of vascular tissue by joining end to end in tubelike columns, develop thick, lignified cell walls, and die at maturity, thus leaving an open-ended, water-conducting tube?

Which cells are connected to companion cells via plasmodesmata?

Which of the following is typically a main function of stems?

Which cells make up the bulk of the soft primary growth of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits?

What tissue in vascular plants would be used to move sugars from the roots to the stems and leaves?

What is the term for a single main root that is adapted for storage and which typically grows downward and fairly deep?

Which term refers to the place on a stem where one or more leaves are attached?

Which term refers to growth from apical meristems that generally results in an increase in the length of a plant?

Which type of plant tissue is specialized for conducting fluids?