Deck 33: Organization of the Plant Body

Question 1

Which part of a vascular plant performs most of the photosynthesis that is conducted by the plant?

A) the ground tissue
B) the protoderm
C) the dermal tissue
D) the vascular tissue

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which cells form the protective coat around seeds?

A) vessel members cells
B) collenchyma cells
C) parenchyma cells
D) sclerenchyma cells

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which type of plant tissue is considered primarily photosynthetic?

A) vascular tissue
B) dermal tissue
C) ground tissue
D) root tissue

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following can waterproof cell walls, thus allowing the plant to form structures such as watertight conduction channels?

A) cellulose
B) lignin
C) hemicellulose
D) pectin

Question 5

Which type of plant tissue is specialized for conducting fluids?

A) dermal tissue
B) meristem
C) protoderm
D) vascular tissue

Question 6

Which term refers to plants that typically grow for many years?

A) perennials
B) monocots
C) biennials
D) annuals

Question 7

Xylem and phloem are examples of what type of plant tissue?

A) vascular tissue
B) ground tissue
C) protoderm
D) meristem

Question 8

Which cells form flexible support strands such as the "strings" in celery?

A) sclerenchyma cells
B) tracheids cells
C) collenchyma cells
D) parenchyma cells

Question 9

Which cells make up the ground tissue that provides rigid support via the thick, typically lignified, cell walls that remain after the cells die?

A) vessel members cells
B) sclerenchyma cells
C) tracheids cells
D) collenchyma cells

Question 10

Which term refers to the structure and arrangement of the internal parts of a plant?

A) anatomy
B) ecology
C) morphology
D) physiology

Question 11

Which term refers to the external form of a plant?

A) anatomy
B) morphology
C) physiology
D) ecology

Question 12

What part of a plant consists of self-perpetuating embryonic tissue that is typically found at the tips of shoots and roots?

A) the protoderm
B) the meristem
C) the dermal tissue
D) the ground tissue

Question 13

Which cells make up the bulk of the soft primary growth of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits?

A) parenchyma cells
B) sclerenchyma cells
C) collenchyma cells
D) vessel members cells

Question 14

Which term refers to plants that complete their life cycle in one growing season?

A) eudicots
B) monocots
C) perennials
D) annuals

Question 15

Which of the following is typically found in secondary, but NOT primary, cell walls?

A) hemicellulose
B) pectin
C) cellulose
D) lignin

Question 16

Which type of anatomical feature is a plant stem considered to be?

A) an organ
B) a meristem
C) a shoot system
D) a tissue

Question 17

Which term refers to growth from apical meristems that generally results in an increase in the length of a plant?

A) typical growth
B) secondary growth
C) primary growth
D) longitudinal growth

Question 18

Which term refers to the mechanisms by which the body of a plant functions in its environment?

A) anatomy
B) ecology
C) distribution
D) physiology

Question 19

Which term refers to plants that complete their life cycle in two growing seasons?

A) eudicots
B) perennials
C) biennials
D) monocots

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the overall scheme of typical plant development?

A) Growing tips and zones are present throughout a plant's life, and final plant form is not influenced by the environment.
B) Growing tips and zones are present throughout a plant's life, and plant bodies do not have a fixed final size.
C) Plant bodies do not have a fixed final size, and final plant form is not influenced by the environment.
D) Plant bodies have a fixed final size, and final plant form is not influenced by the environment.

Question 21

Which of the following covers and protects plant surfaces?

A) dermal tissue
B) vascular tissue
C) ground tissue
D) meristem

Question 22

Which plant organs are often connected to a petiole, may be either simple or compound, and are typically the main organs of photosynthesis and gas exchange?

A) trichomes
B) flowers
C) stems
D) leaves

Question 23

Which of the following is typically a main function of stems?

A) movement
B) absorption of minerals
C) storage of water and food
D) energy capture

Question 24

Which cells are connected to companion cells via plasmodesmata?

A) guard cells
B) trichomes
C) sieve tube members
D) tracheids

Question 25

For a stem that has a vascular cylinder, which sequence of structures is in the correct order, from outside to inside?

A) stele
B) epidermis
C) stele
D) cortex

Question 26

Which of the following is associated with the terms cuticle, guard cells, stomata, and trichomes?

A) ground tissue
B) meristem
C) vascular tissue
D) dermal tissue

Question 27

Which term refers to the upper angle between a stem and attached leaf?

A) axillary bud
B) internode
C) node
D) lateral bud

Question 28

What are rhizomes, tubers, corms, and stolons examples of?

A) modified leaves
B) modified stems
C) modified bulbs
D) modified flowers

Question 29

What tissue in vascular plants would be used to move water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the stems and leaves?

A) sclerenchyma
B) xylem
C) parenchyma
D) collenchyma

Question 30

Which term refers to a coating that is secreted by epidermal cells and which protects the plant from water loss and attacks by microbes?

A) protoplast
B) trichome
C) cuticle
D) stoma

Question 31

Which plant body part includes the sieve tube members?

A) ground tissue
B) dermal tissue
C) meristem
D) phloem

Question 32

Which term refers to hairlike projections, such as root hairs, that are specialized outgrowths of the plant epidermis?

A) bark
B) protoplasts
C) trichomes
D) cuticles

Question 33

When an apical meristem cell divides, one daughter cell is called the initial and the other is called the derivative. What are the fates of these cells?

A) Both the initial and the derivative are used to form primary meristems.
B) The initial remains part of the apical meristem, and the derivative is used to form primary meristems.
C) Both the initial and the derivative remain part of the apical meristem.
D) The initial is used to form primary meristems, and the derivative remains part of the apical meristem.

Question 34

What tissue in vascular plants would be used to move sugars from the roots to the stems and leaves?

A) phloem
B) sclerenchyma
C) xylem
D) parenchyma

Question 35

Which of the following processes maintain apical dominance?

A) hormones released by the lateral buds
B) sugars produced in the lateral buds
C) water transported from the roots
D) hormones released by the terminal bud

Question 36

Which cells are used to create a type of vascular tissue with long, tapered, overlapping ends that ultimately forms a water-conducting tube?

A) sclerenchyma cells
B) parenchyma cells
C) tracheids cells
D) vessel members cells

Question 37

Which term refers to the place on a stem where one or more leaves are attached?

A) node
B) internode
C) lateral bud
D) axil

Question 38

Which cells form a type of vascular tissue by joining end to end in tubelike columns, develop thick, lignified cell walls, and die at maturity, thus leaving an open-ended, water-conducting tube?

A) tracheids
B) vessel members
C) parenchyma cells
D) collenchyma cells

Question 39

Which of the following most directly gives rise to primary vascular tissues?

A) ground meristem
B) procambium
C) vascular cambium
D) apical meristem

Question 40

What is the site of new primary growth at the apex of a shoot?

A) the internode
B) the lateral bud
C) the node
D) the terminal bud

Question 41

What is a potato an example of?

A) bulb
B) tuber
C) rhizome
D) stolon

Question 42

What is a strawberry an example of?

A) bulb
B) tuber
C) rhizome
D) stolon

Question 43

From which of the following structures do lateral roots arise?

A) the root hairs
B) the endodermis
C) the pericycle
D) the root cap

Question 44

What is the term for a single main root that is adapted for storage and which typically grows downward and fairly deep?

A) a taproot
B) a tuber
C) a rhizome
D) a fibrous root

Question 45

What is the bottom section of the root called?

A) the zone of maturation
B) the zone of cell division
C) the root apical meristem
D) the zone of elongation

Question 46

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
a.eudicots
b.monocots
c.both eudicots and monocots
d.neither eudicots nor monocots
branching fibrous root system

Question 47

What is the top section of the root called?

A) the zone of elongation
B) the root cap
C) the zone of maturation
D) the zone of cell division

Question 48

What is ginger an example of?

A) bulb
B) tuber
C) rhizome
D) stolon

Question 49

What is the tip of the root called?

A) the root cap
B) the zone of elongation
C) the zone of cell division
D) the root apical meristem

Question 50

As the shoot apical meristem divides, it produces a series of bumps on its sides, which give rise to leaves. What is their name?

A) leaf primordia
B) leaf petioles
C) leaf embryos
D) leaf meristems

Question 51

What is the middle section of the root called?

A) the zone of maturation
B) the zone of elongation
C) the root apical meristem
D) the zone of cell division

Question 52

Which term refers to the selectively permeable barrier that is present in the innermost layer of the root cortex?

A) pericycle
B) root hairs
C) endodermis
D) quiescent centre

Question 53

Which term refers to primary and secondary xylem that can no longer transport water and solutes, but which instead is strengthened dry tissue where some defensive compounds are stored?

A) sapwood
B) bark
C) vascular cambium
D) heartwood

Question 54

What makes up the primary meristem in the root?

A) ground meristem, endodermis, and epidermis
B) xylem, phloem, and epidermis
C) endodermis, pericycle, and cortex
D) protoderm, ground meristem, and procambium

Question 55

Imagine that you have found a mutant oak plant that CANNOT produce vascular cambium. What would be the most direct result of this mutation?

A) The plant would not be able to perform photosynthesis.
B) The plant would not be able to transport sugar to the roots.
C) The plant would not be able to make secondary xylem and phloem.
D) The plant would not be able to make leaves.

Question 56

What is a crocus an example of?

A) bulb
B) tuber
C) rhizome
D) corm

Question 57

Which of the following most directly gives rise to secondary xylem and phloem?

A) apical meristem
B) procambium
C) vascular cambium
D) protoderm

Question 58

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
a.eudicots
b.monocots
c.both eudicots and monocots
d.neither eudicots nor monocots
two cotyledons

Question 59

Which structure surrounds and protects the root apical meristem?

A) the pericycle
B) the root cap
C) the root hairs
D) the endodermis

Question 60

Where does the primary uptake of water and mineral ions from the soil occur?

A) in the root hairs
B) in the pericycle
C) in the endodermis
D) in the quiescent centre

Question 61

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
a.eudicots
b.monocots
c.both eudicots and monocots
d.neither eudicots nor monocots
leaf veins in a netlike array

Question 62

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
a.eudicots
b.monocots
c.both eudicots and monocots
d.neither eudicots nor monocots
vascular bundles organized in a ring in ground tissue

Question 63

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
a.eudicots
b.monocots
c.both eudicots and monocots
d.neither eudicots nor monocots
vascular tissues

Question 64

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
a.eudicots
b.monocots
c.both eudicots and monocots
d.neither eudicots nor monocots
reproduction using seeds

Question 65

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
a.eudicots
b.monocots
c.both eudicots and monocots
d.neither eudicots nor monocots
floral parts in fours or fives (or multiples of four or five)

Question 66

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
a.eudicots
b.monocots
c.both eudicots and monocots
d.neither eudicots nor monocots
one cotyledon

Question 67

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
a.eudicots
b.monocots
c.both eudicots and monocots
d.neither eudicots nor monocots
lack of meristems

Question 68

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
a.eudicots
b.monocots
c.both eudicots and monocots
d.neither eudicots nor monocots
parallel leaf veins

Question 69

Match each description of a plant characteristic to the letter that represents the plant group that typically has that characteristic. Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
a.eudicots
b.monocots
c.both eudicots and monocots
d.neither eudicots nor monocots
floral parts in threes (or multiples of three)