Question 1

Match each description to the items listed below.
-This tissue gives rise to secondary phloem and xylem.

Accepted Answer

A) vascular cambium 
B) cork cambium 
C) pericycle 
D) ground tissue 
E) dermal tissue 
A) vascular cambium 
B) cork cambium 
C) pericycle 
D) ground tissue 
E) dermal tissue

Question 2

Match each description to the items listed below.
-This tissue gives rise to the tree rings in temperate zone trees.

Accepted Answer

A) vascular cambium 
B) cork cambium 
C) pericycle 
D) ground tissue 
E) dermal tissue 
A) vascular cambium 
B) cork cambium 
C) pericycle 
D) ground tissue 
E) dermal tissue

Question 3

Unlike eudicots leaves, monocot leaves typically ____.

Accepted Answer

A) are oriented perpendicular to the sun's rays 
B) have branching leaf veins 
C) have a single layer of mesophyll 
D) do not possess leaf veins 
E) attach to the stem with a petiole 
A) are oriented perpendicular to the sun's rays 
B) have branching leaf veins 
C) have a single layer of mesophyll 
D) do not possess leaf veins 
E) attach to the stem with a petiole

Question 4

Four of the five answers listed below are characteristic of xylem. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) Each vessel is one continuous cell. 
B) Cell walls contain lignin. 
C) Water and minerals are transported through it. 
D) Tracheids and vessel members are dead at maturity. 
E) Cell walls contain pits. 
A) Each vessel is one continuous cell. 
B) Cell walls contain lignin. 
C) Water and minerals are transported through it. 
D) Tracheids and vessel members are dead at maturity. 
E) Cell walls contain pits.

Question 5

These types of cells give pear flesh a gritty texture and make seed coats hard.

Accepted Answer

A) xylem 
B) stomata 
C) phloem 
D) sclereids 
E) fibers 
A) xylem 
B) stomata 
C) phloem 
D) sclereids 
E) fibers

Question 6

Which specialized stem structure does not store nutrients?

Accepted Answer

A) bulbs 
B) corms 
C) tubers 
D) rhizomes 
E) stolons 
A) bulbs 
B) corms 
C) tubers 
D) rhizomes 
E) stolons

Question 7

Which structure is in direct contact with the soil into which it is growing?

Accepted Answer

A) pith 
B) endodermis 
C) pericycle 
D) epidermis 
E) cortex 
A) pith 
B) endodermis 
C) pericycle 
D) epidermis 
E) cortex

Question 8

What is the most common type of tissue in plants?

Accepted Answer

A) vascular 
B) dermal 
C) meristem 
D) ground 
E) cork 
A) vascular 
B) dermal 
C) meristem 
D) ground 
E) cork

Question 9

Which of these is/are considered lateral meristem(s)?

Accepted Answer

A) apical meristems only 
B) vascular cambium only 
C) cork cambium only 
D) pericycle and periderm 
E) vascular cambium and cork cambium 
A) apical meristems only 
B) vascular cambium only 
C) cork cambium only 
D) pericycle and periderm 
E) vascular cambium and cork cambium

Question 10

In eudicots, the greatest number of stomata are typically found ____.

Accepted Answer

A) on the leaf's upper surface 
B) on the leaf's lower surface 
C) in the leaf's vascular bundles 
D) in the leaf's spongy mesophyll 
E) in the leaf's palisade mesophyll 
A) on the leaf's upper surface 
B) on the leaf's lower surface 
C) in the leaf's vascular bundles 
D) in the leaf's spongy mesophyll 
E) in the leaf's palisade mesophyll

Question 11

Four of the five answers listed below are features of the pericycle. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) can continue to differentiate 
B) are the origins of lateral roots 
C) found in the root, but not in the stem 
D) is a site for food storage 
E) located inside the endodermis 
A) can continue to differentiate 
B) are the origins of lateral roots 
C) found in the root, but not in the stem 
D) is a site for food storage 
E) located inside the endodermis

Question 12

Match each description to the item listed below.
-rhizome

Accepted Answer

A) flattened photosynthetic stem that stores water; succulents 
B) "runners"; horizontal branches from main stem; contain nodes 
C) thickened areas of underground stolons used for food storage 
D) fleshy main stem that grows horizontally underground 
E) thick underground stem that stores nutrients; has nodes off of which shoots arise
F)short underground stem with overlapping thick leaves called scales 
A) flattened photosynthetic stem that stores water; succulents 
B) "runners"; horizontal branches from main stem; contain nodes 
C) thickened areas of underground stolons used for food storage 
D) fleshy main stem that grows horizontally underground 
E) thick underground stem that stores nutrients; has nodes off of which shoots arise
F)short underground stem with overlapping thick leaves called scales

Question 13

Xylem consists of which cells?

Accepted Answer

A) tracheids only 
B) sieve elements only 
C) vessel elements only 
D) sclerenchyma fibers and sieve elements 
E) tracheids and vessel elements 
A) tracheids only 
B) sieve elements only 
C) vessel elements only 
D) sclerenchyma fibers and sieve elements 
E) tracheids and vessel elements

Question 14

Veins in leaves are composed of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) xylem and phloem 
B) ground tissue 
C) mesophyll 
D) parenchyma 
E) dermal tissue 
A) xylem and phloem 
B) ground tissue 
C) mesophyll 
D) parenchyma 
E) dermal tissue

Question 15

Match each description to the five plant tissues listed below.
-This plant tissue is involved in photosynthesis and storage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which environment is most likely to produce trees without annual rings?

Accepted Answer

A) tropical rain forest 
B) northern evergreen forest 
C) areas with alternating wet and dry seasons 
D) temperate-deciduous forests 
E) annual rings are characteristic of all trees 
A) tropical rain forest 
B) northern evergreen forest 
C) areas with alternating wet and dry seasons 
D) temperate-deciduous forests 
E) annual rings are characteristic of all trees

Question 17

Match each description to the items listed below.
-This tissue gives rise to periderm.

Accepted Answer

A) vascular cambium 
B) cork cambium 
C) pericycle 
D) ground tissue 
E) dermal tissue 
A) vascular cambium 
B) cork cambium 
C) pericycle 
D) ground tissue 
E) dermal tissue

Question 18

Primary growth occurs at ____ and secondary growth occurs at ____.

Accepted Answer

A) apical tissue; lateral tissue 
B) apical meristems; lateral meristems 
C) primary meristems; secondary meristems 
D) vascular cambium; cork cambium 
E) lateral meristems; apical meristems 
A) apical tissue; lateral tissue 
B) apical meristems; lateral meristems 
C) primary meristems; secondary meristems 
D) vascular cambium; cork cambium 
E) lateral meristems; apical meristems

Question 19

The cells that function in phloem are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) vessel elements 
B) sieve elements 
C) tracheids 
D) sclereids 
E) periderm 
A) vessel elements 
B) sieve elements 
C) tracheids 
D) sclereids 
E) periderm

Question 20

Which specialized stem structure does not have nodes?

Accepted Answer

A) bulbs 
B) stolons 
C) corms 
D) tubers 
E) rhizomes 
A) bulbs 
B) stolons 
C) corms 
D) tubers 
E) rhizomes

Exam 25: Plant Tissues

Match each description to the items listed below. -This tissue gives rise to secondary phloem and xylem.

Match each description to the items listed below. -This tissue gives rise to the tree rings in temperate zone trees.

Unlike eudicots leaves, monocot leaves typically ____.

Four of the five answers listed below are characteristic of xylem. Select the exception.

These types of cells give pear flesh a gritty texture and make seed coats hard.

Which specialized stem structure does not store nutrients?

Which structure is in direct contact with the soil into which it is growing?

What is the most common type of tissue in plants?

Which of these is/are considered lateral meristem(s)?

In eudicots, the greatest number of stomata are typically found ____.

Four of the five answers listed below are features of the pericycle. Select the exception.

Match each description to the item listed below. -rhizome

Xylem consists of which cells?

Veins in leaves are composed of ____.

Match each description to the five plant tissues listed below. -This plant tissue is involved in photosynthesis and storage.

Which environment is most likely to produce trees without annual rings?

Match each description to the items listed below. -This tissue gives rise to periderm.

Primary growth occurs at ____ and secondary growth occurs at ____.

The cells that function in phloem are ____.

Which specialized stem structure does not have nodes?

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