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1
Which part of a plant is primarily responsible for photosynthesis?
A)the leaf petiole
B)the stem
C)the flower
D)the leaf blade
2
Which part of a flowering plant connects the blade of a leaf to the stem?
A)the petiole
B)the leaf veins
C)the nodes
D)the terminal bud
3
Which portion of a flowering plant anchors the plant in the soil?
A)the reproductive system
B)the leaves
C)the shoot system
D)the root system
4
Which portion of a flowering plant absorbs water and minerals?
A)the leaf blade
B)the root
C)the stem
D)the petiole
5
Which portion of a flowering plant transports water and nutrients between the leaves and roots?
A)the roots
B)the leaves
C)the stem
D)the flower
6
Which of the following comparisons between a monocot and a eudicot is incorrect?
A)leaf veins in a net pattern vs leaf veins in a parallel pattern
B)scattered vascular bundles in stem vs vascular bundles in a distinct ring
C)one cotyledon vs two cotyledons
D)flower parts in threes and multiples of three vs flower parts in fours and fives and multiples of four or five
7
Flowering plants continue to grow in size their entire lives because of what kind of tissue?
A)meristematic
B)epidermal
C)ground
D)vascular
8
True or False: Epidermal, ground, and vascular tissue systems in plants arise from apical meristem tissue.
A)True
B)False
9
Which tissue forms the outer, protective covering of a plant?
A)None of these tissues forms an outer protective covering for a plant.
B)vascular tissue
C)ground tissue
D)epidermal tissue
10
Which tissue fills the bulk of the interior of a plant?
A)vascular tissue
B)epidermal tissue
C)ground tissue
D)None of these tissues fill the bulk of the interior of a plant.
11
Which cells, found in ground tissue, contain lignin, which makes plant cell walls tough and hard?
A)vessel elements
B)sieve-tube members
C)collenchyma cells
D)sclerenchyma cells
12
Which tissue system conducts water and nutrients in plants?
A)vascular tissue
B)epidermal tissue
C)ground tissue
D)none of these are the tissue that conducts water and nutrients in plants.
13
Hollow, non-living cells arranged to form a continuous vessel for water and mineral transport are called
A)sclerenchymal cells.
B)parenchymal cells.
C)epidermal cells.
D)vessel elements.
14
Which of the following tissues in a eudicot root contains starch granules and functions to store food?
A)the pericycle
B)the cortex
C)the vascular cylinder
D)the epidermis
15
Which tissue within the vascular tissue appears star-shaped in eudicot roots?
A)the pericycle
B)the phloem
C)the xylem
D)the cortex
16
Which structure protects a terminal bud on a stem during the winter?
A)root cap
B)bark
C)axillary buds
D)bud scales
17
Which of the following tissues will divide to eventually form the secondary xylem and secondary phloem?
A)the vascular cambium
B)the cork cambium
C)the apical meristem
D)the terminal bud
18
Which zone of the root system is protected by the root cap?
A)the zone of elongation
B)the zone of maturation
C)the zone of cell division
D)The root cap does not protect any of these zones.
19
Secondary growth, which occurs in __________, begins because of a change in __________.
A)most flowering plants; ground meristem
B)woody plants exclusively; vascular cambium
C)all flowering plants; vascular cambium
D)most woody plants; ground meristem
20
Which type of plant is more likely to have enough xylem and phloem to adequately satisfy the needs of its expanding shoot and root system?
A)any flowering plant
B)an herbaceous plant
C)a woody plant
D)none of these plants is more likely than the others to have adequate xylem and phloem for an expanding root and shoot system.





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