Question 1

How do plants regulate water loss?

Accepted Answer

Plants can regulate water loss in severa

Question 2

The process by which water leaves a plant is called:

Accepted Answer

A) tension 
B) translocation 
C) expiration 
D) transpiration 
E) exhalation 
A) tension 
B) translocation 
C) expiration 
D) transpiration 
E) exhalation

Question 3

In plants,primary growth occurs at a growing center called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) apical meristem 
B) lateral meristem 
C) vascular cambium 
D) cork cambium 
A) apical meristem 
B) lateral meristem 
C) vascular cambium 
D) cork cambium

Question 4

Which of the following is a function of trichomes?

Accepted Answer

A) Regulate the temperature of the leaf 
B) Regulate the water balance of the leaf 
C) Secreting sticky substances to deter herbivores 
D) Secreting toxic substances to deter herbivores 
E) All of the choices are functions of trichomes. 
A) Regulate the temperature of the leaf 
B) Regulate the water balance of the leaf 
C) Secreting sticky substances to deter herbivores 
D) Secreting toxic substances to deter herbivores 
E) All of the choices are functions of trichomes.

Question 5

Which of the following keeps water from penetrating the vascular cylinder and forces the water to pass through the endodermal cells?

Accepted Answer

A) Cortex 
B) Pericycle 
C) Root band 
D) Casparian strip 
A) Cortex 
B) Pericycle 
C) Root band 
D) Casparian strip

Question 6

Most plants acquire minerals from:

Accepted Answer

A) rain 
B) air 
C) soil 
D) digested insects 
A) rain 
B) air 
C) soil 
D) digested insects

Exam 33: Plant Form and Function

How do plants regulate water loss?

The process by which water leaves a plant is called:

In plants,primary growth occurs at a growing center called a(n):

Which of the following is a function of trichomes?

Which of the following keeps water from penetrating the vascular cylinder and forces the water to pass through the endodermal cells?

Most plants acquire minerals from:

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