Question 1

Inside each leaf vein, ____ transports water and dissolved mineral ions to photosynthetic cells, while ____ transports products of photosynthesis (sugars) away from them.

Accepted Answer

A) xylem; phloem 
B) phloem; xylem 
C) parenchyma cells; sclerenchyma cells 
D) sclerenchyma cells; parenchyma cells 
E) sieve elements; vessel elements; 
A) xylem; phloem 
B) phloem; xylem 
C) parenchyma cells; sclerenchyma cells 
D) sclerenchyma cells; parenchyma cells 
E) sieve elements; vessel elements;

Question 2

Match each description to the item listed below.
-tuber

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 3

If a mutation prevented the formation of lignin, what tissue would be most affected?

Accepted Answer

A) vascular cambium 
B) collenchyma 
C) palisade mesophyll 
D) sclerenchyma 
E) parenchyma 
A) vascular cambium 
B) collenchyma 
C) palisade mesophyll 
D) sclerenchyma 
E) parenchyma

Question 4

What is a photosynthetic stem that stores water and is found in succulent plants in the desert?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

The outward-facing cell walls of epidermal cells contain which substance to reduce water loss?

Accepted Answer

A) wax 
B) pectin 
C) lignin 
D) suberin 
E) chitin 
A) wax 
B) pectin 
C) lignin 
D) suberin 
E) chitin

Question 6

The bulk of a leaf consists of mesophyll, which is photosynthetic ____ with air spaces between cells.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

What is wood?

Accepted Answer

A) primary xylem 
B) secondary xylem 
C) secondary phloem 
D) cork and cork cambium 
E) periderm 
A) primary xylem 
B) secondary xylem 
C) secondary phloem 
D) cork and cork cambium 
E) periderm

Question 8

Match each description to the five plant tissues listed below.
-This is a vascular tissue that conducts and distributes sugars to plant cells.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Stolons are stems that branch from the main stem of the plant and grow along the ground. Stolons may look like roots, but they ____.

Accepted Answer

A) grow vertically 
B) have endodermis 
C) have nodes 
D) have root hairs 
E) never grow under the ground surface 
A) grow vertically 
B) have endodermis 
C) have nodes 
D) have root hairs 
E) never grow under the ground surface

Question 10

Which tissue within a leaf has the most chloroplasts?

Accepted Answer

A) xylem 
B) phloem 
C) epidermis 
D) spongy mesophyll 
E) palisade mesophyll 
A) xylem 
B) phloem 
C) epidermis 
D) spongy mesophyll 
E) palisade mesophyll

Question 11

Match each description to the item listed below.
-cladode

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 12

What is found in the center of eudicot roots?

Accepted Answer

A) endodermis 
B) pith 
C) cortex 
D) pericycle 
E) vascular cylinder 
A) endodermis 
B) pith 
C) cortex 
D) pericycle 
E) vascular cylinder

Question 13

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

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 14

Match each description to the items listed below.
-This tissue gives rise to the protective covering that forms the bark of a tree.

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 15

Four of the five answers listed below are types of complex tissue. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) phloem 
B) xylem 
C) epidermis 
D) parenchyma 
E) periderm 
A) phloem 
B) xylem 
C) epidermis 
D) parenchyma 
E) periderm

Question 16

What short section of an underground stem is encased by overlapping layers of thickened, modified leaves (scales)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

What is the short stalk that attaches the eudicot leaf to the stem?

Accepted Answer

A) stem 
B) petiole 
C) node 
D) sheath 
E) stomata 
A) stem 
B) petiole 
C) node 
D) sheath 
E) stomata

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) flower parts in threes or multiples of three 
B) pollen grains with one pore 
C) one cotyledon in the seed 
D) vascular tissue in the stems arranged in a ring 
E) parallel veins in the leaf 
A) flower parts in threes or multiples of three 
B) pollen grains with one pore 
C) one cotyledon in the seed 
D) vascular tissue in the stems arranged in a ring 
E) parallel veins in the leaf

Question 19

Secondary xylem is formed in association with the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) pith 
B) inner face of the vascular cambium 
C) outer face of the vascular cambium 
D) inner face of the cork cambium 
E) outer face of the cork cambium 
A) pith 
B) inner face of the vascular cambium 
C) outer face of the vascular cambium 
D) inner face of the cork cambium 
E) outer face of the cork cambium

Question 20

Gaseous exchange occurs in plants through which structures in the epidermis?

Accepted Answer

A) cotyledons 
B) companion cells 
C) stomata 
D) tracheids 
E) sieve elements 
A) cotyledons 
B) companion cells 
C) stomata 
D) tracheids 
E) sieve elements

Exam 25: Plant Tissues

Inside each leaf vein, ____ transports water and dissolved mineral ions to photosynthetic cells, while ____ transports products of photosynthesis (sugars) away from them.

Match each description to the item listed below. -tuber

If a mutation prevented the formation of lignin, what tissue would be most affected?

What is a photosynthetic stem that stores water and is found in succulent plants in the desert?

The outward-facing cell walls of epidermal cells contain which substance to reduce water loss?

The bulk of a leaf consists of mesophyll, which is photosynthetic ____ with air spaces between cells.

What is wood?

Match each description to the five plant tissues listed below. -This is a vascular tissue that conducts and distributes sugars to plant cells.

Stolons are stems that branch from the main stem of the plant and grow along the ground. Stolons may look like roots, but they ____.

Which tissue within a leaf has the most chloroplasts?

Match each description to the item listed below. -cladode

What is found in the center of eudicot roots?

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

Match each description to the items listed below. -This tissue gives rise to the protective covering that forms the bark of a tree.

Four of the five answers listed below are types of complex tissue. Select the exception.

What short section of an underground stem is encased by overlapping layers of thickened, modified leaves (scales)?

What is the short stalk that attaches the eudicot leaf to the stem?

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

Secondary xylem is formed in association with the ____.

Gaseous exchange occurs in plants through which structures in the epidermis?

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