Exam 28: Plant Form and Function

​Most flowering plants maximize their ability to take up nutrients by taking part in mutualisms with fungi. These mutualisms are called ____.

​What complex polysaccharide imparts flexibility to the unevenly thickened cell walls of collenchyma cells?

Locations of tissues in a eudicot stem. -​Sclerenchyma is denoted by letter _____. A)A B)B C)C D)D E)E f. F

Matching Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -​​cotyledon A)gives rise to periderm B)provides metabolic support and transfer sugars into sieve elements C)region on a stem that gives rise to new shoots or roots D)cell that conducts food from a photosynthetic source area to a storage sink area E)single layer of cells that separates the root cortex from the vascular cylinder F)multistranded cluster of xylem, phloem, and sclerenchyma fibers running through a stem or leaf G)one type of dead cell that conducts water and lends structural support to plant parts H)long, tapered sclerenchyma cell occurring in a bundle that supports and protects vascular tissue in stems and leaves I)the principal photosynthetic region of a leaf J)mass of rapidly dividing stem cells in the tip of a shoot or root K)embryonic leaf of a flowering plant

From the outside of a tree to its center, which of the following is the correct order of appearance? 1) periderm 2) vascular cambium 3) sapwood 4) secondary phloem 5) cork cambium 6) heartwood

​Which of the following is a plant cell type that is commonly found in and gives support to vascular tissues in stems and leaves?

​Which of the following plant cells has a companion cell?

In an annual tree ring, the wood with large diameter, thin-walled xylem cells is ____.

Locations of tissues in a eudicot stem. -​Phloem is denoted by letter _____. A)A B)B C)C D)D E)E f. F

______ drives the movement of water from the soil into the root because fluid in the plant typically contains ____ solutes than soil water.

​What is a cotyledon?

​Modified stems that branch from the main stem of the plant and grow horizontally on the ground or just under it are referred to as ____.

Locations of tissues in a eudicot stem. -​Parenchyma is denoted by letter _____. A)A B)B C)C D)D E)E f. F

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -vascular bundle A)gives rise to periderm B)provides metabolic support and transfer sugars into sieve elements C)region on a stem that gives rise to new shoots or roots D)cell that conducts food from a photosynthetic source area to a storage sink area E)single layer of cells that separates the root cortex from the vascular cylinder F)multistranded cluster of xylem, phloem, and sclerenchyma fibers running through a stem or leaf G)one type of dead cell that conducts water and lends structural support to plant parts H)long, tapered sclerenchyma cell occurring in a bundle that supports and protects vascular tissue in stems and leaves I)the principal photosynthetic region of a leaf J)mass of rapidly dividing stem cells in the tip of a shoot or root K)embryonic leaf of a flowering plant

If you were to penetrate through the epidermal layer of a root, you would next encounter the ____.

​Fluid inside vessel elements is being pulled upward primarily by ____.

Which theory of water transport states that hydrogen bonding allows water molecules to maintain a continuous fluid column as water is pulled from roots to leaves?

What are the modified stems of cacti called?​

​Root hairs are extensions of the ____.

​Which of the following plants was used to remove contaminants from soil at the Aberdeen Proving Ground site?