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1

Which of the following is not a name of a major tissue of most plants?
A)meristem
B)ground
C)dermal
D)vascular
2

Which one of the following contains unspecialized cells?
A)the meristem
B)ground tissue
C)dermal tissue
D)vascular tissue
3

Which one of the following terms is not associated with secondary growth in plants?
A)lateral meristem
B)cork cambium
C)apical meristem
D)vascular cambium
4

Which one of the following is not a type of cell that makes up ground tissue?
A)sclerenchyma cells
B)parenchyma cells
C)collenchyma cells
D)meristem cells
5

Fibers and sclereids are both types of
A)xylem.
B)phloem.
C)collenchyma.
D)sclerenchyma.
6

Which of the following are not associated with dermal tissue?
A)root hairs
B)cuticle
C)companion cells
D)guard cells
7

Which of the following are not associated with xylem?
A)tracheids
B)sieve cells
C)vessel elements
D)water and minerals
8

Growth of the blade of a leaf is due to the
A)apical meristems
B)lateral meristems
C)marginal meristems
D)mesophyll
9

The periderm is made up of all of the following except
A)cork
B)cork cambium
C)parenchyma cells
D)vascular cambium
10

Branch or lateral roots are formed from which layer of cells?
A)Casparian strip
B)pericycle
C)primary xylem
D)secondary xylem
11

Which of the following terms would be used to explain how trees can lift water to heights of ten stories or more?
A)adhesion
B)cohesion
C)tensile strength
D)all of the above
12

Which of the following will not cause the stomata to close?
A)wilting
B)increase in carbon dioxide concentration
C)light
D)very high temperatures
13

The hormone responsible for phototropic responses in the growing tips of plants is
A)auxin.
B)cytokinin.
C)gibberellin.
D)ethylene.
14

Tomatoes can be artificially ripened through the use of
A)auxin.
B)cytokinins.
C)gibberellins.
D)ethylene.
15

Which of the following is(are) not associated with germination?
A)increase in water content
B)resumption of metabolism
C)intake of oxygen
D)intake of carbon dioxide
16

The shoot and the stem are two terms for the same part of a plant.
A)true
B)false
17

Apical meristems are responsible for the formation of bark on roots and shoots.
A)true
B)false
18

Spongy parenchyma is important as an area in which carbon dioxide from the atmosphere enters the mesophyll cells.
A)true
B)false
19

A hormone originating in the terminal bud of a plant suppresses the growth of lateral buds
A)true
B)false
20

In a monocot, vascular bundles are arranged in a cylinder in the outer portion of the stem.
A)true
B)false
21

Wood is the accumulated secondary xylem of a tree.
A)true
B)false
22

Xylem cells carry water containing dissolved minerals upward in the plant.
A)true
B)false
23

Carbohydrates move through the sieve tube as a result of the movement of water due to osmosis.
A)true
B)false
24

"Agent Orange" is dangerous to humans because it is an endocrine encrypter.
A)true
B)false
25

The response of a plant to touch is called thigmotropism.
A)true
B)false





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