Question 1

Please refer to the following art of the cross-sections of two trees to answer the following questions.
  
-How old are these trees?

Accepted Answer

A) 3)5 years old 
B) 7 years old 
C) 14 years old 
D) 28 years old 
A) 3)5 years old 
B) 7 years old 
C) 14 years old 
D) 28 years old B

Question 2

Water lily shoots and roots have very little structural support because this support is not needed in aquatic habitats.What structures would you be LEAST likely to see in a water lily stem?

Accepted Answer

A) epidermis 
B) parenchyma 
C) sclerenchyma 
D) tracheids 
A) epidermis 
B) parenchyma 
C) sclerenchyma 
D) tracheids C

Question 3

You trim two different houseplants.The first houseplant becomes bushier,but the pruning does not affect the growth of the second plant.A possible explanation is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) you removed the axillary bud on the first plant but not the second 
B) the second plant forms tubers,but the first plant does not 
C) the first plant has compound leaves and the second plant has simple leaves 
D) you removed the terminal bud on the first plant but not the second 
A) you removed the axillary bud on the first plant but not the second 
B) the second plant forms tubers,but the first plant does not 
C) the first plant has compound leaves and the second plant has simple leaves 
D) you removed the terminal bud on the first plant but not the second D

Question 4

A plant grows taller through ________,which involves cell division in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) primary growth...vascular cambium 
B) secondary growth...vascular cambium 
C) primary growth...apical meristem 
D) secondary growth...cork cambium 
A) primary growth...vascular cambium 
B) secondary growth...vascular cambium 
C) primary growth...apical meristem 
D) secondary growth...cork cambium

Question 5

Which of the following cell types provide support in growing parts of a plant?

Accepted Answer

A) parenchyma cells 
B) collenchyma cells 
C) sclerenchyma cells 
D) water-conducting cells 
A) parenchyma cells 
B) collenchyma cells 
C) sclerenchyma cells 
D) water-conducting cells

Question 6

Which of the following describes the single layer of tightly packed cells that cover the entire root?

Accepted Answer

A) xylem 
B) root hairs 
C) epidermis 
D) endodermis 
A) xylem 
B) root hairs 
C) epidermis 
D) endodermis

Question 7

What evidence best supports the pineapple's classification as a monocot?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not produce woody tissue. 
B) It produces a fruit. 
C) Its flowers have three petals each. 
D) It has double fertilization. 
A) It does not produce woody tissue. 
B) It produces a fruit. 
C) Its flowers have three petals each. 
D) It has double fertilization.

Question 8

Which of the following is responsible for the increase in girth (width)of trees?

Accepted Answer

A) primary growth 
B) secondary growth 
C) growth in apical meristems 
D) an increase in the width of vessel elements 
A) primary growth 
B) secondary growth 
C) growth in apical meristems 
D) an increase in the width of vessel elements

Question 9

Which of the following is a stem modification for storage?

Accepted Answer

A) tuber 
B) petiole 
C) internode 
D) runner 
A) tuber 
B) petiole 
C) internode 
D) runner

Question 10

The main parts of a flower are modified versions of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) stems 
B) rhizomes 
C) internodes 
D) leaves 
A) stems 
B) rhizomes 
C) internodes 
D) leaves

Question 11

The first pineapple on a plant develops from ________,whereas the pineapples from the second harvest of the same plant develop from ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the terminal bud… the axillary buds 
B) the terminal bud… the root caps 
C) the axillary bud… the terminal buds 
D) primary growth… secondary growth 
A) the terminal bud… the axillary buds 
B) the terminal bud… the root caps 
C) the axillary bud… the terminal buds 
D) primary growth… secondary growth

Question 12

Most domesticated food crops come from which of the following plant groups?

Accepted Answer

A) mosses 
B) gymnosperms 
C) ferns 
D) angiosperms 
A) mosses 
B) gymnosperms 
C) ferns 
D) angiosperms

Question 13

Please refer to the following art of the cross-sections of two trees to answer the following questions.
  
-When were the cross-sections of these trees made?

Accepted Answer

A) before completion of the first year of growth 
B) in the spring 
C) later in the summer 
D) in the winter 
A) before completion of the first year of growth 
B) in the spring 
C) later in the summer 
D) in the winter

Question 14

Which of the following is the part of a flower that contains the female reproductive structures?

Accepted Answer

A) carpel 
B) stamen 
C) sepal 
D) petal 
A) carpel 
B) stamen 
C) sepal 
D) petal

Question 15

The ________ enclose and protect the flower bud,while the ________ advertise the flower to insects and other pollinators.

Accepted Answer

A) anthers...petals 
B) carpels...stigmata 
C) sepals...stamens 
D) sepals...petals 
A) anthers...petals 
B) carpels...stigmata 
C) sepals...stamens 
D) sepals...petals

Question 16

Which of the following describes the delivery of pollen to the stigma?

Accepted Answer

A) fertilization 
B) double fertilization 
C) germination 
D) pollination 
A) fertilization 
B) double fertilization 
C) germination 
D) pollination

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the condition in which the terminal bud of many plants produces hormones that inhibit growth of axillary buds?

Accepted Answer

A) biennial 
B) secondary growth 
C) apical dominance 
D) germination 
A) biennial 
B) secondary growth 
C) apical dominance 
D) germination

Question 18

Which of the following do guard cells act to regulate?

Accepted Answer

A) stomata 
B) cuticle 
C) epidermis 
D) root hairs 
A) stomata 
B) cuticle 
C) epidermis 
D) root hairs

Question 19

Which of the following best characterizes the eudicots?

Accepted Answer

A) flower parts in threes 
B) leaves with parallel veins 
C) an embryo with two seed leaves 
D) stems with scattered vascular bundles 
A) flower parts in threes 
B) leaves with parallel veins 
C) an embryo with two seed leaves 
D) stems with scattered vascular bundles

Question 20

Which of the following describes the sites of leaf attachment in a stem?

Accepted Answer

A) joints 
B) nodes 
C) internodes 
D) cotyledons 
A) joints 
B) nodes 
C) internodes 
D) cotyledons

Exam 28: The Life of a Flowering Plant

Please refer to the following art of the cross-sections of two trees to answer the following questions. -How old are these trees?

Water lily shoots and roots have very little structural support because this support is not needed in aquatic habitats.What structures would you be LEAST likely to see in a water lily stem?

You trim two different houseplants.The first houseplant becomes bushier,but the pruning does not affect the growth of the second plant.A possible explanation is ________.

A plant grows taller through ________,which involves cell division in the ________.

Which of the following cell types provide support in growing parts of a plant?

Which of the following describes the single layer of tightly packed cells that cover the entire root?

What evidence best supports the pineapple's classification as a monocot?

Which of the following is responsible for the increase in girth (width)of trees?

Which of the following is a stem modification for storage?

The main parts of a flower are modified versions of which of the following?

The first pineapple on a plant develops from ________,whereas the pineapples from the second harvest of the same plant develop from ________.

Most domesticated food crops come from which of the following plant groups?

Please refer to the following art of the cross-sections of two trees to answer the following questions. -When were the cross-sections of these trees made?

Which of the following is the part of a flower that contains the female reproductive structures?

The ________ enclose and protect the flower bud,while the ________ advertise the flower to insects and other pollinators.

Which of the following describes the delivery of pollen to the stigma?

Which of the following best describes the condition in which the terminal bud of many plants produces hormones that inhibit growth of axillary buds?

Which of the following do guard cells act to regulate?

Which of the following best characterizes the eudicots?

Which of the following describes the sites of leaf attachment in a stem?

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Patterns of Inheritance

The Structure and Function of Dna

How Genes Are Controlled

DNA Technology

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