Exam 36: Plant Form

The waterproof cuticle covering the epidermis of land plants helps prevent dehydration, much like the skin of some land animals.As a consequence of having a cuticle, what other evolutionary adaptation was important for most land plants?

Which of the following cell types conducts water most rapidly through a plant?

Axillary buds

Which leaf tissue would be most directly affected by a non-functional rubisco enzyme?

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

Horozontal rows of parenchymal cells that tranport materials horizontally are called?

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

All of the following describe characteristics of sclerenchyma cells, except which?

Your lab instructor hands you a root slide and asks you to show her a cell with condensed chromosomes arranged in a straight line.In which section of the root would you begin your search?

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

Which of these can found in oak wood but not in pine wood?

Damage to the ground meristem of a plant would result in

Primary xylem and phloem are produced by the