3.2.1 Plant Structure 1 FMQuiz Homework Solution
Q. Name two plant tissues that are not vascular
tissues.
A. Dermal; Ground; Meristematic
Q. The walls of xylem vessels are reinforced with …
A. Lignin
Q. True or False. Lenticels serve the same function
as stomata.
A. TRUE
Q. How is xylem adapted for its role in water
transport?
A. Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced
lignified walls; Narrow bore
Q. What is meant by the term monocotyledonous?
A. One seed leaf or One embryonic leaf
Q. How does the vein arrangement in the leaves of
dicot plants differ from that in monocots?
A. Reticulate or Net or Branched
Q. State three functions of a root.
A. Anchorage; Absorption; Storage
Q. In which of the vascular tissues are sugars
mainly transported?
A. Phloem
Q. State another function of xylem other than
water transport.
A. Support
Q. State a function of Dermal tissue.
A. Protection
Q. How are the veins arranged in the leaves of
monocots?
A. Parallel
Q. When preparing a T.S. of a stem what did you
use to cut the section?
A. Blade or scalpel
Q. Where would you find a meristem in a root?
A. At the tip
Q. State one way in which a transverse section
through a monocotyledonous stem differs from a
dicotyledonous one.
A. Vascular bundles scattered
Q. What is meant by a vascular tissue?
A. Transports substances
Q. Where would you expect to find xylem and
phloem in a leaf?
A. Vein or Mid rib
Q. Where precisely is xylem tissue found in the
stem of a young dicotyledonous plant?
A. In the vascular bundle next to phloem
Q. Give an example of a monocotyledonous plant.
A. e.g. Grass, maize, etc.
Q. Give one location where mitosis occurs in
flowering plants.
A. Meristematic tissues or Ovule or Embryo sac or
Pollen
Q. Name one substance found in the walls of xylem
cells but not found in the walls of phloem cells.
A. Lignin
Q. Why is a dicotyledonous (dicot) plant so called?
A. Two embryonic leaves or Two seed leaves
Q. Name a dicotyledonous plant.
A. Oak, Ash, Elm, Horse chestnut, etc.
Q. Name the tissue in plant stems through which
water rises to the leaves.
A. Xylem
Q. True or False. Parallel leaf veins are
characteristic of monocotyledonous plants.
A. TRUE
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