Deck 35: An Introduction to Flowering Plant Form and Function

Question 1

Which of the following is not considered a plant organ?

A) leaf
B) stem
C) root
D) flower
E) seed

Answer 1

seed

Question 2

The definition of simple primary tissues is that they are composed of which of the following?

A) one or two simple cell types
B) several cell types
C) many cell types
D) All of the choices are correct.
E) None of these choices is correct

Answer 2

one or two simple cell types

Question 3

Plant embryos grow into seedlings by adding new cells at only two growth points which are called:

A) parenchyma cell points
B) collenchyma cell points
C) sclerenchyma cell points
D) vascular cell points
E) shoot and root apical meristems

Answer 3

shoot and root apical meristems

Question 4

Plant stem cells are able to do which of the following?

A) They grow into leaves.
B) They are mature cells.
C) They are located in the developed part of the vascular tissue.
D) They are undifferentiated cells that can produce new tissues.
E) They are mostly found at the tip of leaves.

Question 5

Which of the following is produced directly by the stem apical meristem (SAM)?

A) protoderm
B) vascular cambium
C) cork
D) pith
E) bark

Question 6

The production of root hairs is mostly dependent on which of the following influences?

A) auxin production
B) position of an epidermal cell
C) width of the root
D) length of the root
E) position of the root in the soil

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a type of root?

A) buttress
B) pneumatophore
C) prop
D) lateral
E) adventurous

Question 8

Experiments involving the peptide known as CLAVATA3 were carried out to determine which of the following?

A) the binding properties of CLAVATA3
B) the size of the peptide
C) C) the influence of CLAVATA3 on peripheral zone cell development
D) the role of auxin in cell elongation
E) None of these choices is correct

Question 9

Which of the following explains why leaf primordia develop in spiral or whorled patterns around the stem tip?

A) accumulation of auxin in the stem tip
B) depletion of auxin near leaf primordia
C) accumulation of auxin in leaf primordia
D) loosening of cell walls
E) None of these choices is correct

Question 10

The ground meristem gives rise to which of the following?

A) ground tissue
B) tissue found between the dermal and conducting tissues
C) a pith in the center of a plant stem
D) parenchyma cells
E) All of the choices are correct

Question 11

Features associated with the leaf epidermis are:

A) guard cells
B) trichomes
C) cuticular wax
D) pores
E) All of the choices are correct

Question 12

A structure that develops from an axillary bud is:

A) a leaf scar
B) a terminal bud
C) a branch
D) a bud scale scar
E) None of the choices is correct

Question 13

Indeterminate growth is a characteristic of which of the following plant organs?

A) flowers and roots
B) shoots and roots
C) leaves and flowers
D) leaves and roots
E) shoots and leaves

Question 14

Which plant part is a young sporophyte that lies dormant in the seed and is protected by the seed coat?

A) egg
B) sperm
C) embryo
D) flower
E) radical

Question 15

Which of the following is not a type of root?

A) tap
B) fibrous
C) adventurous
D) branch
E) lateral

Question 16

Alternation of generations is a term used to describe what features of flowering plants?

A) They have apical meristems.
B) They have vascular tissues.
C) They have both gamete and spore producing stages in their life cycle.
D) They lack eggs and sperm.
E) They have both eggs and sperm.

Question 17

The protoderm of the apical meristem generates what cell types?

A) epidermal cells, trichomes, and fibers
B) trichomes, fibers, and guard cells
C) fibers, guard cells, epidermal cells, and vessels
D) cork cells, trichomes, epidermal cells, and guard cells
E) trichomes, guard cells, and epidermal cells

Question 18

Which one of the following cells is NOT part of the ground tissue system?

A) endodermal cells in the root
B) collenchyma cells
C) parenchyma cells
D) pericycle cells in the root
E) sieve tube members

Question 19

Which of the following is a type of roots?

A) buttress
B) pneumatophores
C) prop
D) lateral
E) All of the choices are correct

Question 20

How did scientists determine that the shoot apical meristem (SAM) is genetically controlled?

A) They used Arabidopsis because its entire genome is known.
B) They used a dwarf Arabidopsis that has a dwarf meristem.
C) They discovered that the central zone cells of Arabidopsis do not function normally.
D) They discovered that the central zone cells of Arabidopsis differentiate very quickly.
E) Arabidopsis was not involved in this study.

Question 21

The youngest leaf primordium is produced closest to the stem tip because:

A) Auxins are closest to the tip.
B) The tip is elongating outward.
C) The leaf primordial only respond to light.
D) The primordial lack a sense of direction.
E) Expansion genes do not function well in aging tissue.

Question 22

Where would one find guard cells?

A) in leaf trichomes
B) in the leaf mesophyll
C) along the edges of leaves
D) among leaf epidermal cells
E) in the stem tip area

Question 23

Stomatal pores function to allow which of the following?

A) loss of water vapor from leaves
B) entry of CO₂ into leaves
C) prevention of water loss from leaves
D) escape of O₂ from leaves
E) All of the choices are correct

Question 24

The function of the vascular cambium (a type of meristem) is to:

A) produce new growth at the tip of stems
B) produce secondary xylem and phloem
C) produce only xylem to make wood
D) produce only bark
E) produce new leaves

Question 25

The term herbaceous implies that a plant:

A) is only found in wet environments
B) has not developed a secondary or vascular cambium
C) probably will live several years
D) has no apical meristem
E) lacks vascular tissue

Question 26

Which of the following is a characteristic of flowering plants?

A) They produce seeds.
B) They are called angiosperms.
C) They develop flowers.
D) They have leaves, roots, and stems.
E) All of the choices are true.

Question 27

Roots have axillary buds that allow for the development of lateral or branch roots.

Question 28

Mature bean seeds have starch stored in their endosperm.

Question 29

Flowers demonstrate indeterminate growth.

Question 30

The root hairs develop in the zone of elongation.

Question 31

The direction in which a plant cell expands depends on the arrangement of cellulose microfibrils in its cell wall.

Question 32

Ground tissue is usually located between the dermal and vascular tissues.

Question 33

Dermal tissue comes from the protoderm meristem.