Exam 27: Plant Form and Function

Four of the five answers listed below are characteristic of sclerenchyma cells.Select the EXCEPTION.

Which among the following substances contaminating the Aberdeen Proving Ground is an organic compound that damages the nervous system,liver,and lungs?

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

Match the following descriptions with a.Eudicots b.Monocots c.both monocots and eudicots d.neither monocots or eudicots -seeds with three cotyledons

Classification.Answer the questions in reference to the five plant tissues listed below. a.parenchyma b.collenchyma c.sclerenchyma d.xylem e.phloem -vascular tissue that conducts water and dissolved salts throughout a plant

Which of the following cells are alive at maturity?

Which of the following would NOT be considered strengthening,conducting,or supportive tissue?

Which of the following is a eudicot?

-The absorption of water and minerals would occur at letter _____.

Root hairs are the extensions of the

The movement of water and dissolved solutes from the soil to the vascular cylinder is driven by

The oxygen needed by plants for metabolism is ultimately derived from

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a stolon?

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. a.outer tissue that is part of the dermal system b.leaf's photosynthetic tissues (palisade and spongy)are in this category c.transports photosynthetic products away from leaves and stem d.cell divisions here produce secondary xylem and phloem e.transports water and dissolved nutrients up to the stem and leaves f.replaces the epidermis in plants that undergo secondary growth g.responsible for all primary growth h.regulates the movement of carbon dioxide into the leaf and movement of water out of the leaf i.generally,dead cells that provide support and strength to all three tissue systems j.ground tissue centrally located inside a ring of vascular bundles -periderm

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. a.gives rise to periderm b.phloem cells that help load the phloem pipelines c.dead cells with perforation plates; more efficient at water conduction than other xylem cells d.cells that conduct food from photosynthetic source area to storage sink area e.a cylinder of vascular tissue sheathed by parenchyma cells f.clusters of strands containing xylem and phloem g.dead cells without perforation plates; conducting cells of xylem h.cells with thick secondary walls impregnated with lignin that are especially abundant in fruits and seeds i.the principal photosynthetic region of a leaf j.regions that can undergo mitosis k.gas exchange and storage plus photosynthesis -sieve tube

Which of the following is true of movement through the phloem?

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. a.outer tissue that is part of the dermal system b.leaf's photosynthetic tissues (palisade and spongy)are in this category c.transports photosynthetic products away from leaves and stem d.cell divisions here produce secondary xylem and phloem e.transports water and dissolved nutrients up to the stem and leaves f.replaces the epidermis in plants that undergo secondary growth g.responsible for all primary growth h.regulates the movement of carbon dioxide into the leaf and movement of water out of the leaf i.generally,dead cells that provide support and strength to all three tissue systems j.ground tissue centrally located inside a ring of vascular bundles -sclerenchyma

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

Match the following descriptions with a.Eudicots b.Monocots c.both monocots and eudicots d.neither monocots or eudicots -leaves can be modified into various structures including carnivorous plant traps

The cell walls of surface-facing epidermal cells are filled with which of the following to reduce water loss?