Plant Structure and Function

Question 1

Xylem is nonliving vascular tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals from the roots of a plant to its leaves.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

If a herbaceous stem grows too wide, the epidermis will crack and the plant will usually die.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What are some types of stems? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

Climbing (creeping vines), Prostrate (watermelons), Erect (trees, flowers), Subterranean (potato)

Question 4

Both monocots and dicots can have woody stems.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

What type of tissue carries water and dissolved material throughout the plant?

Accepted Answer

Vascular Tissue

Question 6

The study of the life processes in an organism.

Accepted Answer

Physiology

Question 7

FROM FOUNDATIONS: What are some parts of a plant? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Accepted Answer

Leaves, Roots, Stems

Question 8

Two types of roots are: fibrous and tap root. Which is better for controlling erosion?

Accepted Answer

Fibrous root

Question 9

Two types of roots are: fibrous and tap root. Which are carrots?

Accepted Answer

Tap root

Question 10

What type of tissue has the stem cells?

Accepted Answer

Meristematic

Question 11

Girdling! Was it phloem or xylem take nutrients throughout the plant?

Accepted Answer

Phloem

Question 12

Stem cells (or undifferentiated cells) are cells that have not specialized in any particular function.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

What are the three very important functions of the roots?

Accepted Answer

All of the above!

Question 14

What are the main functions of a stem?

Accepted Answer

All of the above!!!

Question 15

The two main types of stems are herbaceous and woody. Which have bark?

Accepted Answer

Woody

Question 16

Two types of roots are: fibrous and tap root. Which are usually found in monocots?

Accepted Answer

Fibrous root

Question 17

What type of tissue is most common, and is responsible for starch storage, metabolism, and support?

Accepted Answer

Ground Tissue

Question 18

The parts of a plant (such as stems, roots and leaves) that are not involved in reproduction.

Accepted Answer

Vegetative Organs

Question 19

What type of tissue is the outer covering; its job is to shield the plant and also to absorb water and minerals?

Accepted Answer

Dermal Tissue

Question 20

The process of cutting away a ring of outer and inner bark all the way around a tree trunk.

Accepted Answer

Girdling

Question 21

The vascular cambium and pericycle cells are undifferentiated and can become xylem or phloem or new roots.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

The main purpose of the epidermis is protection.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

During the spring, xylem cells are large. In late summer, the xylem cells are smaller. Together, this forms:

Accepted Answer

Annual growth rings

Question 24

The parts of a plant (such as flowers, fruits, and seeds) involved in reproduction.

Accepted Answer

Reproductive Organs

Question 25

In woody stem, the outer bark is composed of:

Accepted Answer

Dead cork cells

Question 26

Xylem is living vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

FROM FOUNDATIONS: What are some types of seed plant? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Accepted Answer

Conifer, Monocot, Dicot

Question 28

What are the four kinds of plant tissue? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

Accepted Answer

Ground Tissue, Dermal Tissue, Meristematic, Vascular Tissue

Question 29

The endodermis protects the xylem and phloem.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

What are the two main types of vascular tissue?

Accepted Answer

Xylem and Phloem

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