Deck 14: Diversity of Plants

Question 1

How could you show experimentally that photosynthesis is important for plant growth?

A)Remove different numbers of leaves from plants in each test group, and measure their growth under the same conditions
B)Expose groups of plants to different amounts of sunlight
C)Test the effect of painting leaves of an experimental group with clear nail polish

Answer 1

B

Question 2

To which of the two main pant organ systems do stems belong?

A)roots
B)dermal tissue
C)shoots

Answer 2

C

Question 3

How would you test to see if organic nitrogen was required for optimal plant growth?

A)set up an experiment using different amounts of atmospheric nitrogen
B)set up an experiment using different amounts of nitrogen fertilizer
C)set up an experiment using different amounts of atmospheric carbon dixoide

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Scientists refer to the water potential of a plant in describing how water moves through a plant.Which of the following statements about the water potential is false?

A)Water moves only when the water potential of the entire system is greater than or less than zero.
B)Water moves only when the water potential of the entire system is equal to zero.
C)Water moves in the plant as a result of changes in one or more variables including solute concentration, pressure, and matric potentials.

Question 5

Stems carry water through ________tissue and nutrients through _________tissue.(Outcome #6a)

A)ylem, phloem
B)phloem, xylem
C)veins, arteries

Question 6

Which of the following is not usually part of a typical leaf?

A)lamina
B)midrib
C)tendrils

Question 7

Plant tissue systems fall into two general categories.What are they?

A)permanent and meristematic
B)non-permanent and meristematic
C)permanent and non-meristematic

Question 8

Root systems fall into two major categories:________________.(Outcome #Via)

A)bulb and tuber
B)tap and fibrous
C)monocot and dicot

Question 9

Annual growth rings in trees are the result of what?

A)the cyclical growth and death of ground tissues in the phloem
B)the seasonal variation in vascular cambium, consisting of the development of thin cell walls in secondary xylem in the spring and thicker cells walls in secondary xylem in the fall.
C)the annual variation in rapid growth in the apical meristems that results in the thickening of the cork cambium layers.

Question 10

The leaves of plants serve as the primary sites of what?

A)reproduction
B)growth
C)photosynthesis

Question 11

A scientist traversing a remote wooded area discovers what he thinks is a new plant species.He makes observations of the plant, discovers that it produces a nut similar to an acorn, and concludes it is what type of plant?

A)Angiosperm
B)Gymnosperm
C)Ginkophyte

Question 12

Vascular plants have two main organ systems.What are they?

A)stems and leaves
B)roots and shoots
C)roots and vasculatures

Question 13

A single vascular bundle in a leaf consists of which tissues?

A)both xylem and phloem
B)ylem only
C)phloem only

Question 14

The male gamete of a flowering plant is known as:

A)sperm
B)pollen
C)spores

Question 15

The plant structure that consists of upper and lower epidermis and mesophyll consisting of two types of parenchyma is what?

A)the root
B)the stem
C)the leaf

Question 16

A scientist traversing a remote wooded area discovers what he thinks is a new plant species.He observes a variety of characteristics and concludes that the plant is an angiosperm.What is one possible supporting observation for this conclusion?

A)The plant produces nuts that are quite similar to maple tree seeds.
B)The plant produces cones much like that of a pine tree.
C)The plant produces spores and looks like a fern.

Question 17

How could you show experimentally that leaves are necessary for plant growth?

A)Remove different numbers of leaves from plants in each test group, and measure their growth under the same conditions
B)Expose groups of plants to different amounts of sunlight
C)Test the effect of painting leaves of an experimental group with clear nail polish

Question 18

Streptophytes, Bryophytes, and Monilophytes are phyla within which general plant category?

A)flowering gymnosperm plants
B)spermatophyte plants
C)homosporous seedless plants

Question 19

The leaf stoma is the structure primarily responsible for the transport of what?

A)carbon dioxide
B)sugars
C)sunlight

Question 20

Which of the following is the characteristic reproductive structure for angiosperm plants?

A)spore
B)cone
C)flower

Question 21

Which type of plant tissue has cells which actively divide throughout a plant's lifetime?

A)meristematic
B)permanent
C)metaplastic

Question 22

Which of the following is used by plants to transport sugars and amino acids?

A)roots
B)ylem
C)phloem