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1

Which portion of the flowering plant anchors the plant in the soil?
A)root system
B)shoot system
C)leaves
D)stem
E)reproductive system
2

Which portion of a flowering plant absorbs water and minerals?
A)flower
B)blade
C)stem
D)root
E)petiole
3

Which part of a plant is primarily responsible for photosynthesis?
A)flower
B)leaf blade
C)stem
D)leaf petiole
E)root
4

Which part of a flowering plant will store carbohydrate as starch?
A)flower
B)blade
C)stem
D)petiole
E)root
5

Which part of a flowering plant connects the blade of a leaf to the stem?
A)petiole
B)leaf veins
C)nodes
D)internode
E)terminal bud
6

Which of the following structures provides nutrient molecules for growing plant embryos before the true leaves begin photosynthesizing?
A)petals of a flower
B)petiole
C)blade
D)stem
E)cotyledon
7

Which of the following comparisons between a monocot and a dicot is NOT correct?
A)one cotyledon in seed—two cotyledons in seed
B)vascular bundles scattered in stem-vascular bundles in a distinct ring
C)leaf veins form a net pattern—leaf veins form a parallel pattern
D)flower parts in threes and multiples of three—flower parts in fours or fives and multiples of four or five
8

Which of the following comparisons between a monocot and a dicot is NOT correct?
A)two cotyledons in seed—one cotyledons in seed
B)leaf veins form a parallel pattern—leaf veins form a net pattern
C)flower parts in threes and multiples of three—flower parts in fours or fives and multiples of four or five
D)root phloem occurs between arms of xylem—root xylem and phloem occur in ring
9

Flowering plants are divided into three groups: monocots, dicots, and tricots.
A)True
B)False
10

An example of a monocot plant is corn (maize) and an example of a dicot is the bean.
A)True
B)False
11

Dermal, ground, and vascular tissue systems in plants arise from apical meristem tissue.
A)True
B)False
12

Plants grow throughout their entire lives because of ______ that continues to divide.
A)vascular tissue
B)dermal tissue
C)meristem tissue
D)ground tissue
13

Which tissue forms the outer, protective covering of a plant?
A)dermal tissue
B)ground tissue
C)vascular tissue
14

Which tissue system fills the bulk of the interior of a plant?
A)dermal tissue
B)ground tissue
C)vascular tissue
15

Which tissue system conducts water and nutrients in a plant?
A)dermal tissue
B)ground tissue
C)vascular tissue
16

Xylem and phloem belong to the ______ tissue system.
A)dermal
B)ground
C)vascular
17

Parenchyma and sclerenchyma cells belong to the ______ tissue system in plants.
A)dermal
B)ground
C)vascular
18

Which of the following cells protect the inner body parts and prevent the plant from drying out?
A)epidermal cells
B)parenchymal cell
C)sclerenchymal cell
D)sieve-tube cell
E)tracheid cell
19

Which of the following cells are relatively unspecialized and correspond best to the generalized plant cell?
A)epidermal cells
B)parenchymal cell
C)sclerenchymal cell
D)sieve-tube cell
E)tracheid cell
20

Which of the following cells are often hollow, nonliving, with extremely strong walls, and support other plant tissues and organs?
A)epidermal cells
B)parenchymal cell
C)sclerenchymal cell
D)sieve-tube cell
E)tracheid cell
21

Which of the following cells are hollow and nonliving at maturity?
A)epidermal cell
B)parenchymal cell
C)tracheid
D)sieve-tube cell
E)companion cell
22

Which of the following plant cells transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves?
A)epidermal cell
B)parenchymal cell
C)sclerenchymal cell
D)vessel element
E)sieve tube cell
23

Which of the following transports organic nutrients, usually from the leaves to the roots?
A)epidermal cell
B)parenchymal cell
C)sclerenchymal cell
D)xylem
E)phloem
24

Which of the following comparisons is NOT correct?
A)dermal tissue--epidermal cell
B)ground tissue--parenchyma and sclerenchyma cells
C)vascular tissue--xylem and phloem
D)xylem--tracheids and vessel elements
E)phloem--guard cells and vessel elements
25

Which of the following cells will transport water from the roots to the leaves more freely?
A)sieve-tube cell
B)companion cell
C)tracheids
D)vessel elements
E)parenchymal cell
26

Which of the following cells will always have at least one companion cell associated with it?
A)parenchyma cell
B)sclerenchyma cell
C)tracheid
D)vessel element
E)sieve-tube cell
27

Which of the following cells have perforated end walls and cytoplasm, but no nuclei?
A)sclerenchyma cell
B)tracheid
C)vessel element
D)sieve-tube cell
E)companion cell
28

Which of the following is NOT a function of a plant root?
A)storage of photosynthetic products
B)absorb water from the soil
C)absorb minerals from the soil
D)anchors a plant in the soil
E)site of photosynthesis
29

The xylem is found in separate regions between the arms of the phloem in dicot roots.
A)True
B)False
30

Because of the Casparian strip, water and minerals must pass through endodermal cells in order to reach the vascular cylinder.
A)True
B)False
31

Which zone in a dicot root contains apical meristem?
A)zone of cell division
B)zone of elongation
C)zone of maturation
D)root cap
32

Which part of the root provides a protective cover for the root tip?
A)zone of cell division
B)zone of elongation
C)zone of maturation
D)root cap
33

In which part of a root will cells get longer as they specialize?
A)zone of cell division
B)zone of elongation
C)zone of maturation
D)root cap
34

Which part of a root has cells that are mature and fully differentiated?
A)zone of cell division
B)zone of elongation
C)zone of maturation
D)root cap
E)root hairs
35

Which part of a root increases tremendously the total absorptive surface area?
A)zone of cell division
B)zone of elongation
C)vascular cylinder
D)root cap
E)root hairs
36

Root hairs extend from which of the following tissues in the dicot root?
A)epidermis
B)cortex
C)endodermis
D)vascular cylinder
E)pericycle
37

Which of the following tissues in a dicot root contains starch granules and functions to store food?
A)epidermis
B)cortex
C)endodermis
D)vascular cylinder
E)pericycle
38

The ring of waxy material that borders the endodermal cells on four sides is known as the ______ .
A)plasmodesmata
B)Casparian strip
C)cotyledon
D)pericycle
E)vascular cambium
39

Which layer of tissue in the dicot root forms a boundary between the cortex and the vascular cylinder?
A)epidermis
B)Casparian strip
C)endodermis
D)zone of maturation
E)pericycle
40

Which tissue in the dicot root regulates the entrance of minerals into the vascular cylinder?
A)epidermis
B)cortex
C)endodermis
D)root hairs
E)pericycle
41

Which layer of cells within the dicot root retains the capacity to divide and start the development of branch or secondary roots?
A)epidermis
B)cortex
C)endodermis
D)vascular cylinder
E)pericycle
42

Which tissue(s) in the vascular cylinder retains its capacity to divide and start new branches or secondary roots?
A)cortex
B)epidermis
C)xylem and phloem
D)pericycle
E)endodermis
43

Which tissue within the vascular cylinder appears star-shaped in dicot roots?
A)pericycle
B)xylem
C)phloem
D)endodermis
E)cortex
44

Which of the following tissue is present more often in monocot roots than in dicot roots?
A)epidermis
B)cortex
C)endodermis
D)xylem and phloem
E)pith
45

Just as the root is separated into zones of cell division, elongation, and maturation, so can the stem be separated as it grows from the apical meristem.
A)True
B)False
46

An internode is a segment between the nodes on a stem.
A)True
B)False
47

Which of the following cells remains undifferentiated and is capable of continually dividing and producing new cells?
A)meristematic cell
B)tracheid
C)vessel element
D)sieve-tube cell
E)companion cell
48

Which type of cell produces the cortex and pith of a plant?
A)leaf primordia
B)ground meristem
C)protoderm
D)sieve-tube cell with companion cell
E)procambium
49

Which part of a plant functions to directly support leaves, flowers, and fruits, conducts substances, and helps store water and the products of photosynthesis?
A)root
B)stem
C)petiole
D)blade
E)bark
50

The portion of a stem between two sequential node sis called a/an ______ .
A)primordial node
B)internode
C)petiole
D)terminal bud
E)axillary bud
51

The shoot apical meristem is protected by ______ .
A)flowers
B)bark
C)a root cap
D)leaf primordia
E)an internode
52

What will the cells of the shoot apical meristem become?
A)root cap
B)root hairs
C)root
D)stem and leaves
E)endodermis
53

In temperate zones, what protects a terminal bud on a stem during the winter?
A)axillary buds
B)bark
C)bud scales
D)bud cap
E)root cap
54

Axillary buds are found between the stem and the leaves and may give rise to branch shoots.
A)True
B)False
55

All mature herbaceous stems exhibit both primary and secondary growth.
A)True
B)False
56

Which of the following will be responsible for primary growth in plants?
A)vascular cambium
B)cork cambium
C)apical meristem
D)endodermis
E)Casparian strip
57

Primary growth allows for growth in length of a stem whereas secondary growth allows a stem to increase in girth.
A)True
B)False
58

Which of the following tissues is NOT present in a vascular bundle in the stem?
A)xylem
B)phloem
C)vascular cambium
D)epidermis
E)cork
59

Which of the following tissues will divide to eventually form the secondary xylem and the secondary phloem?
A)vascular cambium
B)cork cambium
C)apical meristem
D)terminal bud
E)axillary bud
60

Each vascular bundle in a stem contains meristematic cells located ______ .
A)outside the phloem
B)outside the xylem
C)between the xylem and the phloem
D)inside the xylem
E)inside the phloem
61

What makes cork cells waterproof?
A)They are impregnated with suberin.
B)They are impregnated with the Casparian strip.
C)They are dead cells.
D)They have sieve plates that allow water to drain to the outside.
E)They secrete oil that protects the outer surface.
62

Dead cork allows gas exchange in loosely arranged cells called ______.
A)guard cells
B)lenticels
C)root hairs
D)terminal buds
E)xylem
63

What will the cork cambium produce in a woody dicot plant?
A)xylem
B)phloem
C)cork
D)pith
E)vascular bundle
64

Which type of meristematic tissue is located between the bark and the wood of a woody stem?
A)sclerenchyma cells
B)pericycle
C)apical meristem
D)cork cambium
E)vascular cambium
65

Which of the following statements is NOT correct about a dicot woody stem?
A)A dicot woody stem has a different organization than a dicot herbaceous stem.
B)A dicot woody stem has distinct vascular bundles.
C)A dicot woody stem is composed of the bark, the wood, and the pith.
D)Vascular cambium occurs between the bark and the wood.
E)The bark contains cork, cork cambium, and phloem.
66

The three distinct areas of bark include the ______.
A)vascular cambium, cork cambium, and apical meristem
B)cork, cork cambium, and phloem
C)wood, pith, and vascular cambium
D)bark, wood, and pith
E)bark, wood, and cork
67

The vascular cambium cells divide in a plane perpendicular to the surface of the tree, and this causes a tree to increase in girth.
A)True
B)False
68

The growth rings of a tree are composed of secondary xylem.
A)True
B)False
69

By counting the annual rings of a leaf, you can tell the age of a tree.
A)True
B)False
70

Annual rings in trees show that the xylem elements formed in the spring are larger than those formed in the summer.
A)True
B)False
71

In large trees, only the secondary xylem produced that year, called ______, functions in water transport.
A)heartwood
B)spring wood
C)bark
D)pith
E)phloem
72

Resins, gums, and other substances may plug in large trees the older inner part, called ______ .
A)heartwood
B)spring wood
C)bark
D)summer wood
E)sapwood
73

______ are the organs of photosynthesis in flowering plants.
A)Roots
B)Root hairs
C)Stems
D)Vascular cylinders
E)Leaves
74

Which of the following structures is NOT found in a leaf?
A)blade
B)petiole
C)leaf primordia
D)veins
E)guard cells
75

Which structure in a leaf transports both water and nutrients to and from the leaves?
A)petiole
B)palisade mesophyll
C)spongy mesophyll
D)leaf veins
E)guard cells
76

The top and bottom part of a dicot, temperate-zone leaf is called the ______ .
A)epidermis
B)guard cells
C)palisade mesophyll
D)spongy mesophyll
E)leaf vein
77

Which part of a leaf prevents a leaf from drying out as well as preventing gas exchange?
A)stomates
B)guard cells
C)spongy mesophyll
D)palisade mesophyll
E)cuticle
78

Where are the stomates usually found on a leaf?
A)palisade mesophyll
B)spongy mesophyll
C)upper epidermis
D)lower epidermis
E)vein
79

Which part of a leaf has irregular cells bounded by air spaces?
A)palisade mesophyll
B)spongy mesophyll
C)upper epidermis
D)lower epidermis
E)cuticle
80

Which part(s) of a leaf carries on most of the photosynthesis?
A)palisade and spongy mesophyll
B)upper epidermis
C)lower epidermis
D)cuticle
E)vein
81

Which part of a leaf allows gases to move into and out of the leaf?
A)palisade and spongy mesophyll
B)upper epidermis
C)cuticle
D)stomates
E)vein
82

Each stomate has three guard cells, which regulate its opening and closing on the upper epidermis of a leaf.
A)True
B)False
83

Which of the following is correctly matched?
A)onion--bulb
B)potato--tuber
C)gladiolus--corm
D)strawberry runner--stolon
E)All of the above are correct.
84

Which tissue in a plant transports water from the roots up to the leaves?
A)phloem
B)xylem
C)pith
D)cortex
E)bark
85

The loss of water from a leaf by evaporation is called ______.
A)transpiration
B)translocation
C)cohesion
D)active transport
E)photoperiodism
86

The movement of water from the roots to the leaves is best explained by the ______ .
A)active transport
B)transpiration-translocation theory
C)pressure-flow theory
D)cohesion-tension theory
E)osmosis
87

The cohesion-tension theory helps to explain how the phloem moves nutrients. Responses:
A)True
B)False
88

Transpiration creates a pushing effect, which forces a column of water up from the roots to the leaves.
A)True
B)False
89

Which of the following cells listed below form(s) a completely hollow pipeline from the roots to the leaves?
A)sieve-tube cells
B)tracheids
C)vessel elements
D)sieve-tube cells
E)companion cells
90

Which of the following is NOT a factor that allows water to rise in plants?
A)atmospheric pressure
B)cohesion of water molecules
C)transpiration
D)active transport of sugar into/out of sieve-tube cells
91

What causes water to fill the xylem pipeline completely, from the roots to the leaves, and to resist any separation?
A)atmospheric pressure
B)cohesion of water molecules
C)transpiration
D)active transport of sugar into/out of phloem cells
E)passive transport of sugar into/out of phloem cells
92

The ability of water molecules to cling together is called ______ .
A)evaporation
B)transpiration
C)respiration
D)cohesion
E)osmotic pressure
93

Which of the following creates a pull on water, thereby drawing water up the vessel elements from the roots to the leaves?
A)atmospheric pressure
B)cohesion of water molecules
C)transpiration
D)active transport of sugar into/out of phloem cells
E)passive transport of sugar into/out of phloem cells
94

Which of the following statements is NOT correct about water movement in a plant?
A)Much of the water that escapes from the leaf does so at the stomates.
B)Water molecules are cohesive due to covalent bonding between the water molecules causing them to cling together.
C)Tension created by transpiration is only effective because of the cohesive property of water.
D)Cohesion causes water to fill the xylem pipeline completely and to resist any separation.
95

Xylem only transports water from the roots to the leaves.
A)True
B)False
96

When guard cells take up water, the stomate opens.
A)True
B)False
97

Which of the following statements is NOT correct in regard to photosynthesis?
A)When stomates are open, carbon dioxide exits the leaf.
B)When stomates are open, water exits the leaf.
C)When a plant is water stressed, the stomates close to conserve water.
D)Photosynthesis ceases when the stomates close.
E)Photosynthesis requires an especially abundant supply of water for transpiration to occur.
98

Stomates are more likely to be open during the night and closed during the day.
A)True
B)False
99

Which of the following factors does NOT play a critical role in the opening and closing of the stomates in a leaf?
A)ATP
B)glucose
C)potassium ions
D)water
E)structure of inner guard cell wall
100

Which process is used to transport potassium ions into the guard cells?
A)filtration
B)diffusion
C)osmosis
D)active transport
E)passive transport
101

Which process is used by the guard cells to take up water?
A)filtration
B)diffusion
C)osmosis
D)active transport
102

What ion moves into the guard cell to cause the stomates to open?
A)calcium
B)magnesium
C)chlorine
D)sodium
E)potassium
103

When guard cells take up water, they ______ .
A)buckle in from their region of attachment and the stomate opens
B)buckle out from their region of attachment and the stomate opens
C)buckle in from their region of attachment and the stomate closes
D)buckle out from their region of attachment and the stomate closes
104

A stomate closes when ______ .
A)potassium ions and water move out of the guard cells
B)potassium ions and water move into the guard cells
C)potassium ions move out but water moves into the guard cells
D)potassium ions move into but water moves out of the guard cells
105

Carbon dioxide enters a leaf through the ______ .
A)xylem
B)phloem
C)stomates in the lower epidermis
D)stomates in the upper epidermis
E)root hairs
106

Which vascular tissue in a plant transports sugar?
A)phloem
B)xylem
C)pith
D)cortex
E)vascular cambium
107

The movement of organic substances in phloem is termed the ______.
A)cohesion theory
B)osmosis model
C)active transport
D)transpiration
E)pressure-flow model
108

Which type of phloem cell is used in moving the products of photosynthesis in a plant?
A)sieve-tube cell
B)companion cell
C)vessel element cell
D)tracheid
E)guard cell
109

Which phloem cell has a nucleus that helps the other phloem cell to perform its translocation function?
A)sieve-tube cell
B)companion cell
C)vessel element cell
D)tracheid
E)guard cell
110

Which insect can be used to collect phloem sap for analysis?
A)cockroaches
B)ants
C)aphids
D)moths
E)beetles
111

Which part of a plant is the major source of sugar during the growing season?
A)leaves
B)petiole
C)stem
D)bark
E)root
112

Which of the following organic molecules is actively transported into the sieve-tube cells?
A)lipids
B)proteins
C)salts
D)nucleic acids
E)sugars
113

Which molecule will build up in the sieve-tube cells to create pressure, which starts a flow of phloem sap?
A)salt
B)water
C)sugar
D)protein
E)lipid
114

Sugar will be actively transported out of the sieve-tube cells found in the ______ .
A)leaves
B)petioles
C)stems
D)roots
E)bark
115

Which of the following statements is NOT correct about the pressure-flow theory?
A)At the leaf, sugar is actively transported into the phloem, and water follows by osmosis.
B)Higher pressure is found in the sieve-tube cells at the leaf than at the root.
C)Sugar concentration is higher in the sieve-tube cells of the leaf than in the root.
D)At the root, sugar is actively transported out of the sieve-tube cells, and water follows by osmosis.
E)Phloem sap flows from the leaves (sink) to the roots (source).







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