Bio Test 2

All of the following are taproots that are consumed as vegetables EXCEPT radishes turnips beets carrots celery.

Carrots, turnips, radishes, and beets are taproots that we consume as vegetables. Celery is a stem.

Which of these plant tissue types is composed of cells with primary walls thickened at the corners that provide support for immature parts of the cell body? sclerenchyma phloem collenchyma xylem parenchyma

Collenchyma is plant tissue composed of cells with primary walls thickened at the corners that provide support for immature parts of the cell body.

Damage to the parenchyma cells can lead to which of the following issues: An increase in the plants ability to run photosynthesis and storing the sugars produced from photosynthesis. A decrease in the plants ability to run photosynthesis or store the sugars produced from photosynthesis. A decrease in the plants ability to defend against predators A decrease in the structural support for various components of the plant.

Damage to the parenchyma cells can lead to a decrease in the plants ability to run photosynthesis or store the sugars produced from photosynthesis.

Identify the incorrect pairing of tissue type with cell type. Vascular tissue - Xylem Epidermal tissue - cuticle Ground tissue - Collenchyma cells Epidermal tissue - Parenchyma cells

Epidermal tissue - Parenchyma cells is not correct. Parenchyma cells are a type of ground tissue.

Which of the following tissues makes up the majority of the interior of the plant? ground tissue meristem vascular tissue epidermal tissue

Ground tissue makes up the majority of the interior of the plant.

Which statement is NOT true of the epidermis of a plant? The cuticle of the epidermis is impervious to gas exchange. Guard cells are specialized epidermal cells found on root surfaces. Cork cells replace epidermal cells on older woody plants. The epidermis covers the entire body of a herbaceous plant. Root hairs increase the surface area of epidermal cells on roots.

Guard cells are specialized epidermal cells found on the surface of leaves.

The gymnosperms produce seeds that are enclosed within a fruit. True or False

Gymnosperm do not produce seeds that are enclosed within a fruit.

Gymnosperm are characterized by producing "naked seeds". Which of the following group is not classified as a gymnosperm? ginkgoes horsetails cycads gnetophytes conifers

Gymnosperms include all of the following except horsetail, which is a seedless vascular Pteridophyte. Cycads, conifers, gnetophytes, and gingkoes are gymnosperms.

In the pressure-flow model of phloem transport, the sink is normally the roots the stem xylem lenticels

In the pressure-flow model of phloem transport, the sink is normally the roots.

Fossils of vascular plants appear earlier in the fossil record than those of algae.

It is not true that fossils of vascular plants appear earlier in the fossil record than those of algae.

Rhizobium bacteria live in root nodules and :increase the surface area, there by increasing the water absorbing capacity of the plant's roots. fix carbon dioxide so that the carbon may be used to build glucose. fix atmospheric nitrogen to NH4+ to build organic compounds. All of the answer choices are correct.

Rhizobium bacteria live in root nodules and fix atmospheric nitrogen to NH4+ to build organic compounds.

The cortex found in the center of a dicot stem or a monocot root is made of what type of tissue? vascular tissue ground tissue epithelial tissue dermal tissue

The cortex found in the center of a dicot stem or a monocot root is made of ground tissue.

Which of the following features would have helped early plant ancestors evolve to a terrestrial existence? a cuticle apical cells placenta plasmodesmata all of these features would have helped

The cuticle is a waxy covering that would have helped resist drying out as plants adapted to life on land.

The layers of cells that protect the root apical meristem are the bark periderm endodermis cortex root cap

The layers of cells that protect the root apical meristem are the root cap.

Identify this plant as a monocot or eudicot after examining its stem and leaf. This plant is a dicot This plant is a monocot Not enough information is provided to differentiate the plant as a monocot or dicot.

The random arrangement of vascular bundles in the stem and the parallel venation of veins in the leaf allow the plant to be identified as a monocot.

The shoot system of the plant is the aboveground portion that includes stems and leaves for capturing the energy of sunlight. TRUE OR FALSE

The shoot system of the plant is the aboveground portion that includes the stems and leaves for capturing the energy of sunlight.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three most common elements in plants? carbon sulfur oxygen hydrogen

The three most common elements found in plants are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

To prepare a microscope slide of mitosis, where would one most likely find examples of cell division in a plant? at the center of a root, back from the tip near the root tip anywhere in the mesophyll of a leafin a tree trunk, near the center

To prepare a microscope slide of mitosis, one would most likely find examples of cell division near the root tip in a plant.

Which force is responsible for moving water up to the tops of the trees? root pressure water stress transpiration atmospheric pressure guttation

Transpiration is responsible for moving water up to the tops of the tallest trees.

Vascular tissue extends through the roots, stems, and leaves of the entire plant. TRUE OR FALSE

Vascular tissue extends throughout the roots, stems, and leaves of the entire plant.

Vascular tissue that transports organic nutrients and sugars from the leaves to the roots is periderm sclerenchyma xylem phloem cambium

Vascular tissue that transports organic nutrients from the leaves to the roots is phloem.

When you have waxed your car, rainfall makes very large droplets that roll around on the hood. This property of the water molecule is known as turgor pressure negative pressure potential adhesion cohesion transpiration

When you have waxed your car, rainfall makes very large droplets that roll around on the hood. This property of the water molecule is known as cohesion.

Which of these plant tissue types is composed of hollow nonliving tracheids and vessel elements that transport water and nutrient minerals from the roots to the leaves? parenchyma xylem phloem collenchyma sclerenchyma

Xylem is composed of hollow nonliving tracheids and vessel elements that transport water from the roots to the leaves.

A derived trait of land plants is the presence of small openings that allow gaseous exchange between the plant and its environment. These structures are called?- - cuticles thallus stomata rhizoids

are called stomata.

Which of the following tissue types will produce root hairs within the zone of maturation? Vascular tissue Cortex Endodermis Epidermis

The epidermis will produce root hairs within the zone of maturation.

The dominant plants in modern times are the _________ due to their relationship with animal pollinators. club mosses angiosperms gymnosperms ferns

dominant plants in modern times are the angiosperms.

Which of the following is NOT involved in mineral uptake by plant roots? cuticles that protect surfaces expending energy in uptake/active transport root nodules that fix atmospheric nitrogen root hairs that increase surface area

cuticles that protect surfaces

Characteristics of eudicots include all EXCEPT woody or herbaceous plants. flower parts in fours and fives. vascular bundles arranged irregularly in the stem .two cotyledons. leaves with netted veins.

include all except vascular bundles arranged irregularly in the stem.

Evaporation of water through the stomata of leaves is respiration guttation transpiration photosynthesis

Evaporation of water through the stomata of leaves is transpiration.

All of the following are specialized epidermal cells except root hairs guard cells collenchyma trichomes

Root hairs, trichomes, and guard cells are specialized epidermal cells. Collenchyma are ground tissue.

The transpiration rate in plants is increased by increased sunlight intensity elevated temperature wind All of the choices increase the rate of transpiration.

All of the choices increase the rate of transpiration: wind, elevated temperature, and increased sunlight intensity.