Exam 44: Plant Anatomy and Nutrient Transport

Based on your understanding of the key differences between monocots and dicots, what characteristics can you see with your naked eye that can help you distinguish between them?

Which of the following characteristics helps differentiate between a monocot and a dicot?

Which of these tissue types makes up most of the ground tissue system?

During the spring, newly emerging leaves are sugar _ and tree roots are sugar _ .

You are NOT likely to find a nucleus in

Examination of a woody stem reveals that some tissues are dead at maturity. These dead tissues are

Mycorrhizae are symbiotic associations between fungi and plant

Which of these tissue types is (are) found throughout young plant bodies?

You are examining a rigid plant tissue; it does not flex or bend. Tests show that it is not consuming oxygen gas, as would be expected if aerobic respiration were occurring. This tissue is probably

cells that convert sugar to starch in mature roots are part of the tissue system.

What are plasmodesmata?

Which of these organisms helped biologists determine the contents of phloem?

Both primary and secondary growth are accomplished by mitotic cell division. Compare and contrast these two types of growth.

You found the following plants growing on campus during a field trip: a small plant with a notable absence of root hairs; a short, stubby plant with an enlarged taproot; a tall annual herb with fungal strands extending from its roots; a low- growing plant with nodules on the roots; and a woody shrub with an extensive fibrous root syste Based on this scenario, which plant is most likely a legume with nitrogen- fixing bacteria?

What is the source of energy for plant roots?