Exam 35: Plant Form

You are doing research on rodent populations in a cornfield at night and are hearing popping noises.Your research assistant is getting scared.Having taken biology,you can explain to your assistant that the popping sound is due to

The pattern of leaf arrangement on a stem is called

If the wer gene were expressed in every root epidermal cell,the plant would

A major distinguishing feature between monocot and eudicot stems is the organization of the

Plant cells that give rise to two cells,one of which is free to differentiate into various kinds of cells that contribute to the plant body,are called

In an experiment,some herbaceous,nonwoody plants were exposed to frequent windy conditions or mechanical shaking for several hours per day.The flexibility of these plants was due to the ________ cells.

You have been assigned the task of identifying the cells in a plant tissue sample.Using your microscope you determine the cells are living and their cell walls vary in thickness.Upon further observation you note that the cells are arranged in strands just below the epidermal surface.What cell type do you determine the cells to be?

Which of the following statements correctly describes the vascular cambium?

Axillary buds

Which statement concerning root hairs is not correct?

The name of the meristem that ultimately gives rise to secondary xylem and phloem is the

What type of cells are joined end-to-end,conduct water and are connected to each other with strips of wall material?

An increase in plant diameter results from cell division in which type of meristem?

Secondary phloem

Primary growth at the apical meristems can produce cells that differentiate into each of these cell types,except which?

You are asked to determine if a tissue sample taken from a plant stem comes from a monocot or eudicot.How will you accomplish this?

A birdhouse is nailed into a tree 6 feet up from the ground.If the tree grows about 2 feet taller each year,where will the birdhouse be 25 years later?

A plant that has the mutant form of the WEREWOLF gene (wer)would be identifiable by

Parenchyma,collenchyma,and sclerenchyma are all types of cells derived from

Primary growth in plants originates in