Deck 4: Tissues

Question 1

The primary activity of cells of meristematic tissues is ______________________.

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

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 2

E

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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 5

Lignin is found primarily in

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

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

Actively dividing cells can be found in

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

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

Which of the following is a meristematic tissue?

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

Question 13

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 14

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

Question 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

Which of the following is a meristematic tissue?

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

Question 20

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 21

In woody dicots, the periderm eventually replaces

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

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

A primary function of tracheids is

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

Question 24

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 25

Fiber cells are commonly found in

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

Question 26

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

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

Question 27

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 28

Conducting cells that are open at either end include

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

Question 29

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 30

Which cell type has a thick and lignified cell wall?

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

Question 31

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 32

Which is a type of sclerenchyma cell?

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

Question 33

The tissue in which lenticels are formed is

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

Question 34

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 35

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

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

Question 36

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 37

The fatty substance in the walls of cork cells is

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

Question 38

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 39

Rays function primarily in

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

Question 40

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 41

Periderm is another name for epidermis.

Question 42

Albuminous cells function in the same manner as companion cells.

Question 43

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 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

Some epidermal cells may be modified as glands.

Question 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

Stone cells and fibers have relatively thick walls.

Question 50

The primary function of sieve tubes is conduction of sugar.

Question 51

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 52

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

Question 53

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 above.

Question 54

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

Question 55

Wood (woody tissues)are produced by __________________.

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

Question 56

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

Question 57

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 58

Companion cells are found adjacent to vessel elements.

Question 59

Chlorenchyma tissue is composed primarily of collenchyma cells.

Question 60

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

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.