Deck 3: The Plant Body

Question 1

Of the following cells,which functions as a living cell at maturity?

A)fibers
B)collenchyma
C)tracheids
D)vessel elements

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following gives rise to leaves?

A)cork cambium
B)vascular cambium
C)apical meristem
D)more than one of these gives rise to leaves

Answer 2

C

Question 3

To what cells are companion cells companions?

A)sieve tube members
B)tracheids
C)vessel elements
D)epidermal cells
E)more than one of these

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Two of the following terms are correctly matched based on function.Choose the correct match.

A)cork cambium - parenchyma
B)collenchyma - secondary phloem
C)sclerenchyma - epidermis
D)periderm - epidermis
E)secondary xylem - apical meristem

Question 5

The water conducting cells found in angiosperms are

A)tracheids
B)vessel elements
C)sieve tube members
D)both tracheids and vessel elements
E)both tracheids and sieve tube members

Question 6

Which of the following cells is not found in gymnosperms?

A)sieve tube members
B)tracheids
C)vessel elements
D)parenchyma
E)sclerenchyma

Question 7

Looking at a cross section of a plant stem under a microscope,you see a clearly defined pith in the middle of the stem and vascular bundles surrounding the pith.You conclude that this plant is a

A)monocot
B)woody dicot
C)conifer
D)herbaceous dicot

Question 8

How do sieve tube member (stm)cells differ from tracheids?

A)stm cells occur in angiosperms;tracheids only occur in gymnosperms
B)stm cells function as living cells;tracheids function as dead cells
C)stm cells lack a companion cell;tracheids have a companion cell
D)stm cells have secondary cell walls;tracheids have only a primary cell wall

Question 9

The appearance of annual rings in wood is created by

A)smaller springwood cells and larger summerwood cells
B)heavily pigmented springwood cells and lightly pigmented summerwood cells
C)larger springwood cells and smaller summerwood cells
D)the presence of cells in springwood and the absence of cells in summerwood

Question 10

Which of the following cells regulate the opening and closing of stomata?

A)companion cells
B)trichomes
C)guard cells
D)vessel elements

Question 11

A single layer of flattened cells on the outer surface of an herbaceous stem defines the

A)cortex.
B)pith.
C)epidermis.
D)apical meristem.
E)periderm.

Question 12

All of the following would be found in epidermis tissue except one.Choose the exception.

A)guard cells
B)companion cells
C)cuticle
D)stomata
E)trichomes

Question 13

Two of the following terms are correctly matched based on their similarity of function.Choose the correct match.

A)cutin - suberin
B)cork - cortex
C)vessel elements - sieve tube members
D)trichomes - sclereids

Question 14

Two of the following terms are correctly matched based on a close relationship between the two.Choose the correct match.

A)secondary xylem - tracheids
B)secondary phloem - vessel elements
C)primary xylem - cortex
D)primary phloem - periderm

Question 15

Which of the following tissues results from secondary growth?

A)periderm
B)collenchyma
C)epidermis
D)sclerenchyma

Question 16

In a mature tree,the cortex has been completely replaced by the

A)periderm.
B)secondary phloem.
C)secondary xylem.
D)vascular rays.
E)epidermis.

Question 17

What primary tissue composes most of the cortex of an herbaceous stem?

A)sclerenchyma
B)collenchyma
C)parenchyma
D)primary phloem
E)primary xylem

Question 18

Which of the following is not an area of active cell division?

A)apical meristem
B)lateral meristem
C)cork cambium
D)secondary phloem
E)vascular cambium

Question 19

Which of the following would you not find in mature secondary xylem?

A)vascular rays
B)parenchyma cells
C)summerwood
D)cortex
E)more than one of these

Question 20

Of the following cells,which does not function as a support cell?

A)fibers
B)collenchyma
C)tracheids
D)vessel elements
E)parenchyma

Question 21

A waterproofing fatty substance that coats cork cells is _________,

Question 22

This plant is a dioecious perennial.The part eaten is the aerial stem.This plant is

A)radish.
B)lettuce.
C)carrot.
D)asparagus.
E)turnip.

Question 23

Trees with roots submerged in water,like cypress trees,are able to take in oxygen thanks to

A)aerial roots
B)prop roots
C)contractile roots
D)pneumatophores
E)deep tap roots

Question 24

On what tissue would you find the Casparian strip?

A)pericycle
B)cortex
C)endodermis
D)epidermis
E)primary xylem

Question 25

Which of the following cells does not occur in the phloem?

A)sieve tube members
B)companion cells
C)parenchyma cells
D)vessel elements
E)fibers

Question 26

The leaves of corn (Zea mays)exhibit parallel venation.Corn is most likely a(n)

A)herbaceous dicot
B)woody dicot
C)conifer
D)monocot

Question 27

Most photosynthesis takes place in the _______ of a typical leaf.

A)spongy mesophyll
B)epidermis
C)palisade mesophyll
D)vascular bundles
E)guard cells

Question 28

The formation of secondary xylem is due to the activities of the:

A)vascular cambium
B)cork cambium
C)epidermis
D)cortex

Question 29

Michigan lily has multiple leaves surrounding the stem.This leaf arrangement is called

A)pinnately compound.
B)whorled.
C)alternate.
D)palmately compounD.
E)oppositE.

Question 30

When a botanist speaks of wood,she is really speaking of the

A)secondary phloem
B)periderm
C)cortex
D)secondary xylem

Question 31

In the roots of herbaceous dicots,where is the phloem found?

A)in vascular bundles
B)between the arms of the xylem
C)in alternating bands with the xylem
D)in the very center of the root
E)between the pericycle and the endodermis

Question 32

Support tissues in herbaceous plants are the

A)cork cells and cortex
B)epidermis and phloem
C)parenchyma and companion cells
D)sclerenchyma and collenchyma

Question 33

Celery and rhubarb are ________.

A)leaflets
B)petioles
C)stems
D)vines

Question 34

A plant that has modified leaves with sticky glandular hairs that trap insects is the _________,

Question 35

Whereas the cortex of an herbaceous dicot root is between the epidermis and _________,the cortex of an herbaceous dicot stem is between the epidermis and the _________,

Question 36

Which of the following root tissues gives rise to root branches?

A)endodermis
B)pericycle
C)apical meristem
D)cortex
E)primary phloem

Question 37

Which of the following structures found in an herbaceous dicot root but not in a monocot root?

A)epidermis
B)endodermis
C)cortex
D)pericycle
E)all of these structures are found in both herbaceous dicot roots and monocot roots.

Question 38

You are viewing a cross section of a plant structure.There is a pith in the middle of the plant structure surrounded by xylem and phloem which in turn are surrounded by an endodermis.You are looking at a(n)

A)herbaceous dicot stem
B)herbaceous dicot root
C)monocot stem
D)monocot root

Question 39

The cells in phloem involved in the conduction of sugars are _________ and _________.

Question 40

What is the function of the Casparian strip?

A)maximize photosynthesis
B)conduct sugars to the cortex
C)regulate the flow of water into the xylem
D)convert sugar into starch
E)prevent water from entering the epidermis

Question 41

The vascular tissue of a root is found in vascular bundles.

Question 42

Taproot systems have one large main root and many smaller branch roots.

Question 43

Palisade cells of a leaf primarily regulate gas exchange between the plant and the surrounding atmosphere.

Question 44

Absorption of water and minerals in a root occurs through the root hairs.

Question 45

In an herbaceous dicot root,most starch is stored in the _________,whereas in an herbaceous dicot stem most starch is stored in the _________,

Question 46

Monocot stems lack a pith.

Question 47

The stalk that supports the blade of a leaf is the petiole.

Question 48

When there are two leaves at a node,the leaf arrangement is called compound.