Exam 28: Plant Form and Function

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

The first structure to emerge from a seed is a ____.

The movement of materials already in the phloem is described as ____.

Annual growth rings are formed in woody stems principally through the activities of the ____.

The cells that surround stomata are called ____.

What type of specialized stem do plants such as ginger possess?

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

The most commonly accepted theory used to explain movement of fluid through phloem is ____.

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

In a leaf, where are the most chloroplasts found?

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

The names of the monocot and eudicot groups refer to the number of ____.

Soft plant parts, such as leaves, are produced from ____.