Deck 4: Tissues

Question 1

Which of the following is a type of sclerenchyma cell?

A) companion cell
B) sieve-tube element
C) procambium cell
D) ray cell
E) fiber

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Which of the following is a meristematic tissue?

A) parenchyma
B) cork cambium
C) xylem
D) collenchyma
E) epidermis

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following cells has a relatively thick wall?

A) companion cell
B) parenchyma cell
C) sclereid
D) sieve-tube element
E) vascular cambium cell

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The tiny cavity at the center of fiber and stone cells is called a

A) vacuole.
B) air space.
C) lumen.
D) food pocket.
E) water-storage area.

Question 5

Primary tissues can be traced to their origin in

A) lateral meristems.
B) vascular cambium.
C) cork cambium.
D) apical meristems.
E) intercalary meristems.

Question 6

What is the function of collenchyma tissue?

A) metabolism
B) conduction of food
C) provide strength to growing organs
D) prevent water loss
E) photosynthesis

Question 7

A tissue composed of thin-walled cells with interconnecting air spaces between them is called

A) collenchyma.
B) chlorenchyma.
C) sclerenchyma.
D) aerenchyma.
E) secretory tissue.

Question 8

Lignin is found primarily in

A) parenchyma.
B) sclerenchyma.
C) collenchyma.
D) aerenchyma.
E) chlorenchyma.

Question 9

The primary activity of cells of meristematic tissues is ________.

A) support
B) transport of water
C) photosynthesis
D) cell division
E) defense

Question 10

Which tissue is derived from the apical meristem?

A) protoderm
B) cork cambium
C) periderm
D) secondary phloem
E) secondary xylem

Question 11

Groups of cells that have a similar structure or common function are called ________.

A) tissues.
B) meristems.
C) differentiated cells.
D) primary meristems.
E) secondary meristems.

Question 12

In which location would an intercalary meristem be found?

A) apical regions
B) base of grass leaves
C) tips of leaves
D) tips of roots
E) shoot tips

Question 13

Primary meristems produce tissues that ________.

A) increase the width of a plant
B) increase the mass of a plant
C) increase the length of a plant
D) lead to the production of bark
E) produce the cork cambium

Question 14

Lateral meristems, such as ________, produce tissues that increase the girth of a plant.

A) vascular cambium
B) secondary phloem
C) periderm
D) parenchyma
E) collenchyma

Question 15

In grasses and related plants, intercalary meristems are found in the vicinity of

A) axillary buds.
B) roots.
C) nodes.
D) cuticles.
E) leaf tips.

Question 16

Which of the following tissues has support as one of its primary functions?

A) phloem
B) vascular cambium
C) parenchyma
D) cork cambium
E) collenchyma

Question 17

Parenchyma cells that develop irregular extensions of the cell wall that greatly increase the surface area are called

A) transfer cells.
B) sclereids.
C) aerenchyma.
D) tracheids.
E) lenticels.

Question 18

You would expect to find collenchyma cells in the

A) center of the root.
B) in herbaceous stems, just underneath the epidermis.
C) apical meristem.
D) in xylem tissue of woody trees
E) Both apical meristem and xylem of woody plants are correct.

Question 19

Actively dividing cells can be found in

A) meristems.
B) xylem tissue.
C) epidermal tissue.
D) center of stems.
E) phloem tissue.

Question 20

Which of the following is a meristematic tissue?

A) parenchyma
B) periderm
C) cork cambium
D) epidermis
E) collenchyma

Question 21

In forming the sieve tube, one sieve tube element is connected to another sieve tube element by

A) pits.
B) stomata
C) sieve pores.
D) perforations
E) bordered pits

Question 22

What cell type is NOT found in the xylem of flowering plants?

A) vessel elements
B) ray cells
C) fibers
D) companion cells
E) tracheids

Question 23

The porous cell wall regions of food-conducting cells are called

A) ray initials.
B) pits.
C) albuminous cells.
D) sieve plates.
E) sieve tubes.

Question 24

Which of the following tissues has sugar conduction as a primary function?

A) epidermis
B) parenchyma
C) sclerenchyma
D) collenchyma
E) phloem

Question 25

A primary function of tracheids is

A) food storage.
B) food conduction.
C) water conduction.
D) water storage.
E) secretion of latex.

Question 26

Which of the following may be secreted by secretory cells?

A) nectar
B) oils
C) mucilage
D) resins
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 27

A cell type that has thin primary cell walls, a large vacuole, and is living at maturity is a

A) sclereid.
B) parenchyma cell.
C) tracheid.
D) fiber.
E) vessel.

Question 28

Vessels (or vessel members) are different from tracheids because

A) vessels conduct sugars, tracheids conduct water.
B) vessels are living cells, tracheids are dead cells.
C) vessels have perforated end walls, tracheids do not.
D) vessels have smooth walls, tracheids have perforated end walls.
E) vessels conduct water, tracheids conduct sugars.

Question 29

Fiber cells are commonly found in

A) collenchyma.
B) parenchyma.
C) epidermis.
D) xylem.
E) periderm.

Question 30

In woody dicots, the periderm eventually replaces

A) xylem.
B) phloem.
C) epidermis.
D) parenchyma
E) lenticels

Question 31

Which is a type of sclerenchyma cell?

A) tracheid
B) guard cell
C) collenchyma
D) sieve tube
E) sclereid

Question 32

Conducting cells that are open at either end include

A) sieve cells.
B) vessel elements.
C) parenchyma cells.
D) fibers.
E) stone cells.

Question 33

Rays function primarily in

A) vertical transport.
B) water storage.
C) food manufacture.
D) waste storage.
E) lateral transport.

Question 34

Which is a type of epidermal cell?

A) guard cell
B) collenchyma
C) trichome
D) cork cell
E) both guard cell and trichome are correct

Question 35

Which cell type has a thick and lignified cell wall?

A) parenchyma
B) sieve tube member
C) collenchyma
D) sclereid
E) trichome

Question 36

Guard cells differ from other epidermal cells in having

A) uniformly thickened walls.
B) no nucleus.
C) chloroplasts.
D) surface hairs.
E) large pores in the walls.

Question 37

The fatty substance in the walls of cork cells is

A) cutin.
B) latex.
C) suberin.
D) pectin.
E) cellulose.

Question 38

The tissue in which lenticels are formed is

A) periderm.
B) chlorenchyma.
C) epidermis.
D) cork cambium.
E) collenchyma.

Question 39

Underground epidermal cells may have the exterior cell wall extended into a long, thin thread-like structure called ________.

A) a glandular hair
B) a secretory cell
C) a root hair
D) lenticels
E) cuticle

Question 40

Simple tissues such as ________ are composed of a single type of cell.

A) secretory tissues
B) phloem
C) epidermis
D) cork
E) parenchyma

Question 41

Periderm is another name for epidermis.

Question 42

In woody plants most of the vascular tissues are produced by the cork cambium.

Question 43

Some epidermal cells may be modified as glands.

Question 44

Sieve-tube elements have pairs of pits in their end walls.

Question 45

Latex and resin are examples of substances conducted by the phloem.

Question 46

In most cone-producing trees (such as pines), tracheids and albuminous cells function like the ________ and ________ of flowering plants.

A) vessel elements; companion cells
B) sieve tube members; rays
C) companion cells; vessel elements
D) ray initials; vessel elements
E) sieve tube members; vessel elements

Question 47

Albuminous cells function in the same manner as companion cells.

Question 48

The porous regions of sieve-tube elements are called sieve plates.

Question 49

Secretory cells release substances that have been produced in the protoplasm.

Question 50

Nectar is an example of a substance transported in the xylem tissue.

Question 51

Wood (woody tissues) are produced by ________.

A) cork cambium
B) vascular cambium
C) procambium
D) apical meristems
E) callus tissue

Question 52

Stone cells and fibers have relatively thick walls.

Question 53

Leaves and primary stems interface with the environment through the ________ tissue.

A) vascular
B) parenchyma
C) secretory tissues
D) epidermal tissues
E) aerenchyma tissue

Question 54

The function of companion cells is:

A) to conduct food from one part of the plant to another.
B) to aid the associated sieve tube members with its cellular activities.
C) to conduct water and minerals from one part of the plant to another.
D) to conduct food laterally.
E) to do all of the functions listed.

Question 55

The primary function of sieve tubes is conduction of sugar.

Question 56

Chlorenchyma tissue is composed primarily of collenchyma cells.

Question 57

The different primary meristems produce cells which will develop and mature into different tissues.

Question 58

Companion cells are found adjacent to vessel elements.

Question 59

The vascular cambium produces tissues that increase the girth of a plant.

Question 60

Based on the structures of tracheids and vessels, you would expect water transport to be faster in tracheids than in vessels.
The vessel elements of xylem have adjacent companion cells that aid in the conduction of water.

Question 61

The cuticle is located on the inside of epidermal cell walls.

Question 62

The epidermis is a complex tissue because the epidermis has different functions in the root and leaves.