Exam 35: Vascular Plant Structure, Growth, and Development

Most of the growth of a plant body is the result of

Which of the following can be used to determine a twig's age?

Heartwood and sapwood consist of ________.

The bark of a tree trunk is made up of ________.

Which structure is correctly paired with its tissue system?

Plant meristematic cells ________.

Onion leaves have been modified for the purpose of ________.

Leaf thickness represents a trade-off between ________.

An axillary bud in the stem can potentially form a ________ in a variety of plants based on evolutionary adaptations.

Shoot elongation in a growing bud is due primarily to ________.

As a child, you drive a nail in the trunk of a young tree that is 3 metres tall. The nail is about 1.5 metres from the ground. Fifteen years later, you return and discover that the tree has grown to a height of 30 metres. About how many metres above the ground is the nail?

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

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

The phase change of an apical meristem from the juvenile to the mature vegetative phase is often revealed by ________.

The polarity of a plant is established when ________.

The following diagram is of a cross-section of a plant leaf. Use the diagram to answer the question. -The main function associated with structure Y is ________.

The innermost layer of the root cortex is the

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

Which of the following cells or tissues arise from lateral meristem activity?

Which of the following plants are annuals?