Question 1

A typical leaf is composed of multiple layers of specialized cells.What is the correct order of layers starting on the upper surface of the leaf and progressing to the lower surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  cuticle - epidermis - palisade mesophyll - spongy mesophyll- epidermis - cuticle
B)  cuticle - epidermis - palisade mesophyll - epidermis - spongy mesophyll - cuticle
C)  epidermis - cuticle - epidermis - palisade mesophyll - epidermis - spongy mesophyll
D)  palisade mesophyll - cuticle - epidermis - epidermis - spongy mesophyll - cuticleE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

If a plant contains seven bundle scars this would indicate that the plant is ______ years old.

Accepted Answer

A)  four
B)  seven
C)  fourteen
D)  You cannot tell the age of a plant by the number of bundle scars.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of these plant tissue types most closely corresponds to the "typical" unspecialized plant cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  xylem
B)  phloem
C)  collenchyma
D)  sclerenchyma
E)  parenchymaF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Plant roots function to

Accepted Answer

A)  anchor the plant.
B)  store the products of photosynthesis.
C)  produce hormones that stimulate stem growth.
D)  All of the choices are plant root functions.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of these plant tissue types is composed of sieve-tube elements and companion cells,and transports organic nutrients made in the leaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  xylem
B)  phloem
C)  collenchyma
D)  sclerenchyma
E)  parenchymaF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following structures is an underground horizontal stem?

Accepted Answer

A)  bulb
B)  rhizome
C)  corm
D)  stolonE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

To prepare a microscope slide of mitosis,where would one most likely find examples of cell division in a plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  near the root tip
B)  in a tree trunk,near the center
C)  anywhere in the mesophyll of a leaf
D)  at the center of a root,back from the tipE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

In older,woody plants,the epidermis of the stem is replaced by

Accepted Answer

A)  trichomes.
B)  tracheids.
C)  collenchyma.
D)  periderm.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which of these plant tissue types is composed of hollow nonliving tracheids and vessel elements that transport water and nutrient minerals from the roots to the leaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  xylem
B)  phloem
C)  collenchyma
D)  sclerenchyma
E)  parenchymaF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following structures is a stem adaptation instead of a root adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)  stolons
B)  rhizomes
C)  tubers
D)  corms
E)  All are stem adaptationsF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 11

During the spring and fall each year thousands of maple trees are tapped for their fluids in order to make "real" maple syrup.If you were to tap into a maple tree to extract the syrup (sucrose) which tissue layer do you want to tap into?

Accepted Answer

A)  phloem
B)  xylem
C)  epidermis
D)  ground tissue
E)  peridermF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

The meristems that arise from the apical meristem include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  protoderm.
B)  ground meristem.
C)  epidermis.
D)  procambrium.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

Vascular tissue that transports organic nutrients and sugars from the leaves to the roots is

Accepted Answer

A)  xylem.
B)  phloem.
C)  cambium.
D)  periderm.
E)  sclerenchyma.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

The cortex found in the center of a dicot stem or a monocot root is made of what type of tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  ground tissue
B)  epithelial tissue
C)  vascular tissue
D)  dermal tissueE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which statement is NOT true about woody stems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Woody stems contain secondary growth.
B)  Secondary phloem accumulates to form the wood.
C)  The stem is organized into a central pith,wood,and outer bark.
D)  Cork cambium produces waterproof cork cells that become bark.
E)  The vascular cambium is located between the xylem and phloem of the vascular bundles in a woody stem.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

An axillary bud may produce

Accepted Answer

A)  nothing-it is shed with the leaf.
B)  a lateral branch or a flower.
C)  wood and lateral branches.
D)  inhibitors of growth.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following tissue types will produce root hairs within the zone of maturation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Epidermis
B)  Cortex
C)  Endodermis
D)  Vascular tissueE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Damage to the parenchyma cells can lead to which of the following issues:

Accepted Answer

A)  A decrease in the plants ability to run photosynthesis or store the sugars produced from photosynthesis.
B)  An increase in the plants ability to run photosynthesis and storing the sugars produced from photosynthesis.
C)  A decrease in the plants ability to defend against predators.
D)  A decrease in the structural support for various components of the plant.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following tissues transports water and nutrients within the plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  epidermal tissue
B)  ground tissue
C)  meristematic tissue
D)  vascular tissueE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

Which statement is NOT true of the epidermis of a plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  The epidermis covers the entire body of a herbaceous plant.
B)  Guard cells are specialized epidermal cells found on root surfaces.
C)  The epidermis is impervious to gas exchange.
D)  Root hairs increase the surface area of epidermal cells on roots.
E)  Cork cells replace epidermal cells on older woody plants.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Exam 24: Flowering Plants: Structure and Organization

Which of these plant tissue types is composed of hollow nonliving tracheids and vessel elements that transport water and nutrient minerals from the roots to the leaves?

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Which of the following structures is an underground horizontal stem?

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Which of the following tissues transports water and nutrients within the plant?

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During the spring and fall each year thousands of maple trees are tapped for their fluids in order to make "real" maple syrup.If you were to tap into a maple tree to extract the syrup (sucrose) which tissue layer do you want to tap into?

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To prepare a microscope slide of mitosis,where would one most likely find examples of cell division in a plant?

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Which statement is NOT true about woody stems?

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Vascular tissue that transports organic nutrients and sugars from the leaves to the roots is

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Plant roots function to

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In older,woody plants,the epidermis of the stem is replaced by

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A typical leaf is composed of multiple layers of specialized cells.What is the correct order of layers starting on the upper surface of the leaf and progressing to the lower surface?

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Which of these plant tissue types is composed of sieve-tube elements and companion cells,and transports organic nutrients made in the leaves?

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An axillary bud may produce

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The cortex found in the center of a dicot stem or a monocot root is made of what type of tissue?

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If a plant contains seven bundle scars this would indicate that the plant is ______ years old.

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Which of the following structures is a stem adaptation instead of a root adaptation?

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Which of these plant tissue types most closely corresponds to the "typical" unspecialized plant cell?

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The meristems that arise from the apical meristem include all of the following EXCEPT

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Which of the following tissue types will produce root hairs within the zone of maturation?

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Which statement is NOT true of the epidermis of a plant?

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Damage to the parenchyma cells can lead to which of the following issues:

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