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14 Plant Structure and Growth Self quiz BC 2011
Self-Quiz
http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/plants/intro.html
1. Primary tissues arise:
during secondary growth
4. Cells which are typically in xylem but not
a.
in other plant tissues are:
tracheids
from the three primary
a.
b. meristematic tissues
vessel elements
b.
from the vascular cambium
c.
both tracheids and vessel elements
c.
from the cork cambium
d.
neither tracheids nor vessel elements
d.
from two of the above
e.
companion cells
e.
2. Secondary growth:
occurs in all angiosperms
a.
5. The secondary cell walls of adjacent cells:
lie in direct contact with one another
a.
is accomplished by the procambium
b.
are separated from one another by
b. the middle lamella
is accomplished, at least
c. in part, by the vascular cambium
are separated from one another by the
c. primary walls and the middle lamella
brings about an increase in
d. the height of the plant
are formed following the death of the cells
d.
results in the formation of the
e. endodermis
play no significant role in cell function
e.
3. The tissue most likely to provide flexible
support is the:
epidermis
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
6. Mature sieve-tube members lack:
cell walls
a.
sclerenchyma
b.
parenchyma cell
c.
collenchyma
d.
cambium
e.
cell membranes
cytoplasm
nuclei
sieve plates
7. The increase in diameter of the trunk of a
tree is produced primarily by the:
apical meristem
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
cork cambium
b.
pith
c.
vascular cambium
d.
cork
e.
8. In a three-year-old stem, the oldest
secondary xylem is found:
adjacent to the pith
a.
b.
c.
10. The tissue formed on the outside of a
woody stem is called:
bark
a.
b.
just outside the vascular cambium
c.
immediately adjacent to the
d. primary phloem
d.
immediately adjacent to the
e. secondary phloem
e.
the most abundant tissue would
b. be the secondary phloem
secondary xylem and secondary
c. phloem would be equally abundant
the most abundant tissue would
d. be the cork
secondary phloem
endodermis
are epidermal cells
arise from the endodermis
function in support
two of the above
12. The apical meristem in the root:
is located behind the root cap
a.
produces cells which become
b. incorporated into the root cap
gives rise to the primary
c. meristematic tissues
d.
e.
the oldest vascular cambium
e. would be inactive
cortex
11. Root hairs:
are multicellular filaments
a.
just inside the vascular cambium
9. In a twenty-year-old woody stem:
the most abundant tissue would
a. be the secondary xylem
cork
is a region of active cell division
all of the above
16. Draw and explain the major differences between the
structures of Monocot and Dicot Stems and roots below:
13. In a young root, the sequence of tissues
from the outside to the center is:
epidermis, pericycle, cortex, endodermis,
a. primary phloem, primary xylem
epidermis, cortex, endodermis, pericycle,
b. primary phloem, primary xylem
epidermis, cortex, primary phloem,
c. primary xylem, endodermis, pericycle
epidermis, primary phloem, cortex,
d. primary xylem, endodermis, pericycle
epidermis, cortex, pericycle, endodermis,
e. primary phloem, primary xylem
17. Draw and explain the 3 main types of plant tissue and
their component tissues.
14. In the root, the pericycle:
is a single layer of cells just inside
a. the epidermis
b.
c.
arises from the ground meristem
arises from the procambium
is situated between the primary xylem
d. and primary phloem
regulates the movement of materials
e. into the vascular tissue
15. The structure in the leaf that regulates water loss
and gas exchange is the:
cuticle
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
epidermis
palisade mesophyll
spongy mesophyll
stoma
18. Draw and explain the structure of a woody stem, be
sure to explain the secondary growth.