Question 1

What is a disadvantage of having small, needlelike leaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased transpiration rate 
B)  decreased transpiration rate 
C)  increased efficiency of light capture 
D)  decreased efficiency of light capture 
A)  increased transpiration rate 
B)  decreased transpiration rate 
C)  increased efficiency of light capture 
D)  decreased efficiency of light capture

Question 2

Choose the option that best describes the relationship between the cell wall thickness of parenchyma cells versus sclerenchyma cells.

Accepted Answer

A)  The cell walls of parenchyma cells are thinner than those of sclerenchyma cells. 
B)  The cell walls of parenchyma cells are thicker than those of sclerenchyma cells. 
C)  The thickness of the cell walls for both types of cells is roughly equal. 
D)  The thickness of the cell walls for both types of cells is too variable for a comparison to be made. 
A)  The cell walls of parenchyma cells are thinner than those of sclerenchyma cells. 
B)  The cell walls of parenchyma cells are thicker than those of sclerenchyma cells. 
C)  The thickness of the cell walls for both types of cells is roughly equal. 
D)  The thickness of the cell walls for both types of cells is too variable for a comparison to be made.

Question 3

Plants that have leaves arranged in a rosette

Accepted Answer

A)  have a circular arrangement of leaves and long internodes. 
B)  lack stems. 
C)  have greatly shortened internodes. 
D)  always have compound leaves. 
A)  have a circular arrangement of leaves and long internodes. 
B)  lack stems. 
C)  have greatly shortened internodes. 
D)  always have compound leaves.

Question 4

In 2005, a spot that is 1 centimeter from the center of a woody stem of an oak tree is in the bark. In what tissue will a spot that is 1 centimeter from the center be in 2050?

Accepted Answer

A)  bark 
B)  secondary phloem 
C)  vascular cambium 
D)  secondary xylem 
A)  bark 
B)  secondary phloem 
C)  vascular cambium 
D)  secondary xylem

Question 5

Which structure is correctly paired with its tissue system?

Accepted Answer

A)  root hair-vascular tissue 
B)  guard cell-vascular tissue 
C)  companion cell-ground tissue 
D)  tracheid-vascular tissue 
A)  root hair-vascular tissue 
B)  guard cell-vascular tissue 
C)  companion cell-ground tissue 
D)  tracheid-vascular tissue

Question 6

Which of the following describes secondary growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  growth in height 
B)  development of leaves and flowers 
C)  growth of herbaceous tissue 
D)  development of wood and bark 
E)  development of fruit 
A)  growth in height 
B)  development of leaves and flowers 
C)  growth of herbaceous tissue 
D)  development of wood and bark 
E)  development of fruit

Exam 34: Plant Form and Function

What is a disadvantage of having small, needlelike leaves?

Choose the option that best describes the relationship between the cell wall thickness of parenchyma cells versus sclerenchyma cells.

Plants that have leaves arranged in a rosette

In 2005, a spot that is 1 centimeter from the center of a woody stem of an oak tree is in the bark. In what tissue will a spot that is 1 centimeter from the center be in 2050?

Which structure is correctly paired with its tissue system?

Which of the following describes secondary growth?

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