Question 1

Which of the following tissues makes up the majority of the interior of the plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  ground tissue
B)  epidermal tissue
C)  meristem
D)  vascular tissueE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Many homeowners often attempt to transplant bushes and small trees but with limited success.Which statement best describes why they have difficulties with the transplant process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most homeowners pull the bush out without clearing enough of the soil from around the root system.This causes the lateral roots and root hairs to be torn off.
B)  Most homeowners pull the bush out without clearing enough of the soil from around the root system.This causes the branching roots to be torn off.
C)  Most homeowners cut the bush off at the base and don't have any of the root system available.
D)  Most homeowners remove too many of the leaves,not allowing the plant to efficiently run photosynthesis.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of these vascular tissue cells is alive but lacks a nucleus?

Accepted Answer

A)  tracheid
B)  sieve-tube members
C)  vessel element
D)  companion cellE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Identify the incorrect pairing of tissue type with cell type.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ground tissue - Collenchyma cells
B)  Epidermal tissue - Parenchyma cells
C)  Vascular tissue - Xylem
D)  Epidermal tissue - cuticleE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Considering that leaf stomates have the conflicting functions of allowing gaseous carbon dioxide into the leaf,yet preserving the plant's supply of water,which of the following is (are) reasonable?

Accepted Answer

A)  A submerged-water plant would have no stomates.
B)  Tree leaves that orient flat and present the top side to the sun would have most of their stomates on the bottom of the leaf.
C)  Corn,oats,rice,and wheat-all monocots-have relative upright blades with sunlight hitting both sides and would have stomates distributed evenly on both sides.
D)  All of the choices are reasonable.
E)  None of the choices is reasonable,since stomates are found uniformly on all type of leaves.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 6

The mesophyll layer of leaves is important to plants because

Accepted Answer

A)  it keeps the plant from drying out.
B)  it anchors the plant to the soil.
C)  most of the water needed for photosynthesis is absorbed here.
D)  most of the photosynthesis occurs here.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

You need to identify a plant,but it is winter and the leaves have fallen to the ground and mixed with leaves from other plants.The parts of flowers,fruits,and seed leaves of germinating seeds are not available either.Your best clue to identify the plants as a monocot or a eudicot is to

Accepted Answer

A)  inspect the stem for woody bark,as only eudicots have woody tissue.
B)  determine if there are parallel xylem tubes in the stem to identify it as a monocot.
C)  determine if the roots lack phloem and xylem to identify it as a monocot.
D)  cut the stem and if the vascular bundles are in a distinct ring,it is a monocot.
E)  cut the stem and if the vascular bundles are scattered in the stem,it is a monocot.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Mycorrhizae are associations between bacteria and the roots of select plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The layers of cells that protect the root apical meristem are the

Accepted Answer

A)  cortex.
B)  endodermis.
C)  bark.
D)  root cap.
E)  periderm.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following statements best describes a herbaceous dicot stem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vascular bundles are arranged scattered throughout the stem which also stores water and the products of photosynthesis.
B)  Vascular bundles are arranged in a ring and the cortex and pith are not distinguishable.
C)  Vascular bundles are arranged in a ring which stores water and the products of photosynthesis.
D)  Vascular bundles are scattered throughout the stem which is also capable of conducting photosynthesis.
E)  The stem is composed of primary and secondary tissues.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

The outer annual rings where transport occurs is called heartwood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Strawberry plants vegetatively reproduce by forming new plants where the nodes of stolons touch the ground.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following tissues forms the outer protective covering of the plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  epidermal tissue
B)  ground tissue
C)  meristematic tissue
D)  vascular tissueE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The shoot system of the plant is the aboveground portion that includes stems and leaves for capturing the energy of sunlight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Roots that develop from organs of the shoot system are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  adventitious roots.
B)  prop roots.
C)  fibrous roots.
D)  taproots.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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The layers of cells that protect the root apical meristem are the

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Which of the following tissues forms the outer protective covering of the plant?

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Which of the following statements best describes a herbaceous dicot stem?

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You need to identify a plant,but it is winter and the leaves have fallen to the ground and mixed with leaves from other plants.The parts of flowers,fruits,and seed leaves of germinating seeds are not available either.Your best clue to identify the plants as a monocot or a eudicot is to

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Which of these vascular tissue cells is alive but lacks a nucleus?

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The outer annual rings where transport occurs is called heartwood.

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The shoot system of the plant is the aboveground portion that includes stems and leaves for capturing the energy of sunlight.

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The layers of cells that protect the root apical meristem are the

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Which of the following tissues forms the outer protective covering of the plant?

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