1 Turgor pressure in guard cells results in part from the uptake of which ion or molecule?A) Na+ B) H+ C) ATP D) CO2 E) K+ 2 What enables transport of water from roots to shoots?A) ionic bonding between water molecules B) water potential C) active transport of solutes from the soil into root cells (such as root hairs) D) proton pumps drawing water into cells through osmosis E) Opening and closing of stomata 3 The Casparian strip is a hydrophobic barrier to mineral movement within the plant that is located located where?A) epidermis B) cortex C) ground tissue D) xylem E) endodermis 4 What causes guttation?A) excessive heat on a leaf surface B) excessive light on a leaf surface C) root pressure D) active transport of water into leaf cells E) active transport of solute into vessels 5 The reason guard cells bend open is because water moves in through osmosis. How does this work?A) Potassium accumulates within the cell, rendering it hypertonic. B) Chloride enters the cell, making it hypertonic. C) ATP-driven proton pumps provide the energy to move K+ and Cl- across the membranes. D) All of the above affect guard cell function. E) none of these are important in water movement. 6 What structure on pneumatophores (a modified root) allows mangrove plants to survive in flooded regions by facilitating gas exchange?A) stomata B) halophytes C) parenchyma D) lenticels E) collenchyma 7 How might a "sink" increase the amount of bulk flow of material toward itself through a phloem?A) Sink cells could move material, perhaps a solute such as sucrose, out of a particular region of the phloem into themselves. Water will follow the solute out of the phloem in that region. This will create a low water potential within the phloem into which water from elsewhere in the phloem will move. B) It could pump into the adjacent phloem hydrogen and sugar, together, in order to create a hypotonic solution within that part of the phloem. C) The sink could increase its own turgor pressure, causing water potential to move new, energy rich material into it. D) Stomata in the sink could open and draw in new, fresh photosynthate to take its place. 8 True or false: Water moves from low water potential to higher water potential.A) true B) false 9 The symplast route is the continuum of cytoplasm between cells connected by what?A) membrane proteins B) phospholipid channels C) vacuole portals D) cell wall diffusion pumps E) plasmodesmata 10 In xylem elements, as the diameter of a tracheid decreases, what happens to the the tensile strength of the fluid column within it?A) It increases. B) It decreases. C) It approaches zero. D) It approaches infinity. E) It induces cavitation. 11 What regulates the transpiration rate most directly?A) sucrose pumps B) xylem diameter sphincters C) phloem diameter sphincters D) cell wall microfilaments E) guard cells 12 What significant problem in plants is caused by flooding?A) deprivation from sunlight B) leaching of solutes into the environment C) erosion of the root system D) oxygen deprivation E) excessive transpiration 13 Which of the following best describes the difference between phloem transport and xylem transport?A) Xylem transport requires active pumping at stomata. Phloem doesn't. B) Phloem movement relies on the water column in plants and is solar powered. Xylem isn't. C) Phloem carries fluid from the soil to the leaves, while xylem is the reverse. D) Phloem can reverse direction, depending on the activity of the "source" and "sink" of its materials. Xylem is more unidirectional. E) Xylem has soluble materials within it. Phloem contains insoluble ones. 14 The guard cell turgor pressure increases as water enters by what means?A) solute pressure B) auxin C) osmotic pressure D) pressure potential E) physical pressure 15 The water potential of the root must relate in which way to that of the soil for water to move into the root?A) The water potential of the root must be less than that of the soil. B) The water potential of the root must be continuously changing. C) The water potential of the root must be greater than that of the soil. D) The water potential of the root must be equal to the water potential of the soil. E) The water potential of the root must be greater than that of the leaves. 16 How do herbaceous plants stay upright?A) bark B) the fiber structure of the phloem and xylem C) a combination of structural and physiological factors D) water balance alone 17 Explain what force is primarily responsible for the movement of water against gravity in xylem.A) a pushing force due to transpiration B) a pushing force due to osmotic pressure C) a pulling force due to transpiration D) a pushing force due to sucrose and other solutes moving in and out of the xylem 18 True or false: Aquaporins exist in both plants and animals.A) true B) false 19 Given a plant cell in a solution, if the cell's turgor pressure is .5 MPa and its solute potential is -7 MPa, what is the solution potential?A) -.35 MPa B) -.5 MPa C) .7 MPa D) -.2 MPa 20 Which of the following can function as both a source and sink as set forth in the pressure-flow hypothesis that seeks to explain how carbohydrates in solution move through phloem?A) roots B) stems C) food-storage tissues D) developing fruits 21 Why must sieve cells be alive, unlike vessels and tracheids?A) Sieve cells must be capable of excreting hormones in order to initiate phloem loading. B) Sieve cells must be capable of establishing the pressure with active transport that drives phloem loading. C) Sieve cells must be capable of producing enzymes that can catabolize sucrose with which to drive phloem loading. D) Sieve cells must be capable of transpiration with which to drive phloem loading.