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