Quiz 2: Transport System

Natural fertilizer is called

Organic fertilizer

The gas that goes out of the leaf through the stomata is __________

Oxygen

The leaf layer containing most of the chloroplasts is the:

Palisade layer

The vertical tubes within a plant's stem which act like "elevators" for transporting food, water, and minerals are xylem and _________.

Phloem

The dead xylem and phloem cells of a woody plant are called:

Pith

The food-storage part of a root is the_________.

Cortex

Phloem transport water and minerals.

False

Root hairs are found mostly on the stomata

False

The lower epidermis is the covered with cuticle.

False

Xylem transport food

False

_________cells control the opening and closing of stomata

Guard

Choose common plant roots you can eat:

Yams, Potatoes, Beets, Spinach, Radishes

He outside layer of a root which contain hairs is the

Epidermis

A family of plants high in protein is:

Legumes

When the glucose units are all stacked together, they make___________.

Starch

Cells in a plant's ______provide support so that the plant can remain upright.

Stem

He roots are connected to the leaves by the ________.

Stems

Starch is a type of

Sugar

Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide and water to produce _____________and oxygen

Sugars

The purpose of the vascular cylinder is to:

Transport water and minerals to the plant

Chloroplasts are green oval bodies in a leaf.

True

Magnesium is a important mineral in chlorophyll.

True

The spongy layer of leaves stores water and food.

True

Transport means to move something from one place to another.

True

The part of the leaf containing the xylem and phloem is the:

Vein

Cuticle of a leaf is a___________layer which helps prevent excessive evaporations

Waxy