BY 124 Worksheet 4 Ch. 35
- In the hierarchy of biological organization, what is the shoot?
- a tissue system
- an organ – leaves and stems are organs
- a system
- a tissue
- None of the listed responses is correct.
- A root hair is ______.
- an extension of an individual cell that absorbs water from soil
- a modified root that provides support and anchorage
- a multicellular extension of the root epidermis
- an extension of the endodermis of roots
- an outgrowth of the pericycle
- Leaves occur at intervals along the plant stem. What is the region where a leaf is attached to the stem?
- internode
- shoot apex
- node
- petiole
- None of the listed responses is correct.
- Leaves consist of ______.
- a leaflet and a blade
- a node and an internode
- a bud and a node
- an axillary bud and a terminal bud
- a blade and a petiole
- The shoot system of a prickly pear cactus consists of broad paddle-like structures covered with clusters of spines. The spines are modified leaves, so the flat green paddles must be modified versions of what structure?
- Leaves – spines are modified leaves
- buds
- stems
- roots
- None of the listed responses is correct.
- Artichoke hearts are tender and have a strong taste. The leaves have a strong taste, too, but most of an artichoke leaf is fibrous and too difficult to chew. The leaves must contain lots of ______.
- phloem
- meristematic tissue
- sclerenchyma cells
- collenchyma cells
- epidermal cells
- What is the difference between the root epidermis and the shoot epidermis?
- Only the root epidermis contains guard cells.
- Only the shoot epidermis is replaced by periderm in woody plants.
- Only the shoot epidermis produces a waxy cuticle.
- The root epidermis has chloroplasts.
- Only the shoot epidermis gives rise to vascular tissues.
- The plant tissue system most analogous to our circulatory system is the ______.
- vascular tissue
- dermal tissue
- ground tissue
- vascular cambium
- sclerenchyma
- Ground tissue is composed of undifferentiated cells with thin walls that are usually involved with storage. The inner portion of the ground tissue of a nonwoody stem is called ______, and the outer portion is called ______.
- cambium ... cortex
- pith ... cambium
- endodermis ... pith
- pith ... cortex
- cork ... cortex
- Which of the following cells are dead at functional maturity?
- tracheids and companion cells
- tracheids and vessel elements – Water conducting cells of the Xylem are dead
- parenchyma and sclerenchyma cells – Sclero is also dead
- collenchyma and sclerenchyma cells
- sieve-tube members and companion cells
- Collenchyma cells can be identified by ______.
- the lack of nuclei at maturity
- their large central vacuoles
- their unevenly thickened cell walls
- the presence of chloroplasts
- lignin in the cell walls
- If you wanted to plant a flowering plant in your yard that would bloom every spring, which of the following should you choose?
- a perennial
- an annual
- a plant with determinate growth
- a biennial
- None of the listed responses is correct.
- A region of dividing cells in a plant is called a ______.
- periderm
- dermal tissue
- ground tissue
- cortex
- meristem
- Which example below is the site of primary growth that results in the plant’s increasing in height?
- axillary buds
- lateral meristems
- bud scales
- apical meristems
- nodes
- Which of the following is a lateral meristem?
- bundle sheath
- axillary bud – dormant apical meristems
- leaf primordium
- vascular cambium
- intercalary meristem
- Some plants grow by primary and secondary mechanisms. Choose the correct description of a mechanism and its result.
- Secondary growth, a feature of herbaceous plants, extends the length of the plant.
- Herbaceous plants have stems that exhibit only secondary growth.
- Primary growth increases the girth of the plant.
- Primary and secondary growth are required to produce woody plants.
- Stems that only experience primary growth are called woody plants.
- Which choice below describes the fate of derivatives?
- They remain in the meristem as a source of new cells.
- They remain in vascular tissue as sources of new cells.
- Once displaced from the meristem, they divide until their daughter cells specialize.
- They die once they produce a generation of new cells.
- All of the listed responses are correct.
- Most of the photosynthesis in plants takes place in specialized ______cells called the ______.
- dermal ... mesophyll
- sclerenchyma ... palisade mesophyll cells
- vascular ... collenchyma
- parenchyma ... pith
- parenchyma ... mesophyll
- Why does pinching off the top of a plant make it bushier?
- Removing the apical meristem stimulates growth in the lateral meristem, thus making the plant bushier.
- Removing the apical meristem causes the plant to change from its vegetative phase to its reproductive
- Removal of a node stimulates the internodes to grow and make the plant bushier.
- Removing plant stems always leads to the plant producing more leaves.
- Removing the apical meristem stimulates growth in the axillary buds, thus making the plant bushier.
- The layer that covers the apical meristem of a root is called the ______.
- stele
- taproot
- pericycle
- root cap
- root hair
- Root tips are pushed farther into the soil mainly by ______.
- cell division in the vascular cambium
- elongation of cells
- differentiation (specialization) of root cells
- cell division in the meristem
- pulling by root hairs
- A cross section of a plant part exposes epidermis, a thick cortex, and a central cylinder of xylem and phloem. This part is a ______.
- meristem
- root
- stem
- bud
- leaf
- Which of the following is closest to the center of a buttercup (eudicot) root?
- epidermis
- pith
- phloem
- xylem
- the cortex
- Lateral roots in seed plants are initiated by cell divisions in the ______.
- cortex
- endodermis
- vascular cambium
- pericycle
- lateral meristems – secondary growth
- Which of the following correctly describes a feature unique to monocot stems?
- Ground tissue consists mainly of parenchyma.
- Vascular bundles are scattered throughout the stem.
- Vascular tissue is located all in the center.
- Lateral shoots cannot originate near the surface.
- Vascular bundles are arranged in a ring.
- In most leaves, chloroplast-containing cells are most closely compacted in the ______.
- vein (vascular bundle)
- palisade mesophyll
- upper epidermis
- lower epidermis
- pith
- Guard cells ______.
- are necessary for water absorption from the environment
- reduce evaporative water loss through the stomata
- protect the plant's roots from infection
- control water and solute intake by roots
- The first and second responses are correct.
- Which of the following is the correct arrangement of structures from the inside to the outside of a leaf blade?
- vascular bundle, mesophyll, epidermis
- palisade mesophyll, spongy mesophyll, lower epidermis, upper epidermis, vascular bundle
- mesophyll, vascular bundle, epidermis
- epidermis, mesophyll, vascular bundle
- vascular bundle, lower epidermis, upper epidermis, spongy mesophyll, palisade mesophyll
- If you pound a nail into a tree 1 meter off the ground and come back to find it in 20 years, what will it be?
- more than 1 meter off the ground and more deeply embedded in the tree
- 1 meter off the ground and the same depth in the tree
- 1 meter off the ground and more deeply embedded in the tree
- more than 1 meter off the ground and the same depth in the tree
- None of the listed responses is correct.
- Which of the following is closest to the center of a woody stem?
- primary phloem
- vascular cambium
- primary xylem
- secondary phloem
- secondary xylem
- A vandal killed a historic oak tree on the village green by girdling it with a chain saw. He cut through the bark and into the sapwood all the way around the tree. Why did the tree die?
- The leaves could not get food.
- The leaves could not get carbon dioxide.
- The roots could not get food.
- Oxygen could not get to the roots.
- The roots could not absorb water.
- Annual rings in wood are evidence that in climates with a single annual growing season, the ______divides actively when water is plentiful and temperatures are suitable for growth, and ceases to divide when water is scarce and the weather is cold.
- pith
- cork cambium
- vascular cambium
- periderm
- apical meristem
- Cell division would occur least frequently in which of these tissues?
- apical meristem of a root
- epidermis
- cork cambium
- apical meristem of a terminal bud
- vascular cambium
- Wood is composed primarily of ______.
- secondary phloem
- secondary xylem
- primary xylem
- plant fibers
- primary phloem
- In what order would you pass through tissues when moving from the pith to the epidermis in a plant possessing secondary vascular tissue?
- secondary phloem, primary phloem, primary xylem, secondary xylem
- primary xylem, secondary xylem, vascular cambium, secondary phloem, primary phloem
- primary phloem, primary xylem, secondary phloem, secondary xylem
- primary phloem, secondary phloem, secondary xylem, primary xylem
- secondary xylem, primary xylem, vascular cambium, primary phloem, secondary phloem
- What accounts for about 90% of a plant cell's expansion?
- additional organic material in a plant's cytoplasm
- additional organic material stored in vacuoles
- the uptake of water that is stored in a large central vacuole
- mineral uptake by the roots
- water stored in the nucleus
- Preprophase bands ______.
- predict the location where the cell plate will form during cell division
- constrict the cell and "pinch" it in two during cell division
- are present throughout the cell cycle
- run perpendicular to the cellulose microfibrils in a dividing cell
- run parallel to the direction of elongation as a cell matures
- In a young cell just produced by mitosis, the cellulose microfibrils are arranged in horizontal rings. Which of the following accurately explains how the cell will grow longer?
- Enlargement of the vacuole will force the cell to grow evenly in all directions.
- The cell will expand horizontally in the same direction that the microfibrils are oriented.
- Water will enter the cell only at the ends lacking cellulose microfibrils.
- The bands of microfibrils will resist expansion, so the cell will enlarge at right angles to the ring of microfibrils.
- None of the listed responses is correct.
- The gnom mutant of Arabidopsis causes the first cell division of the zygote to be symmetrical. As a result, ______.
- polarity is established for further growth of the embryo
- whorls of leaves are produced at intervals along the stem
- the embryo forms paired cotyledons on either side of the shoot apical meristem
- the root axis develops at the same rate as the shoot axis
- no polarity is established in the plant, and it remains ball-shaped and lacks leaves and roots
- The homeotic gene GLABRA-2 controls cellular differentiation in the root epidermis of Arabidopsis. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- If an epidermal cell borders two cortical cells, GLABRA-2 is not expressed, and the cell produces
- If an epidermal cell borders one cortical cell, GLABRA-2 is expressed, and the cell produces a root hair.
- If GLABRA-2 is expressed, the cell produces a root hair.
- If GLABRA-2 is not expressed, no root hairs are formed.
- The first and second responses are correct.
- During normal development, Acacia koa plants first produce compound juvenile leaves and later produce adult sickle-shaped leaves. Which of the following statements is correct?
- Sickle-shaped leaves will revert to compound leaves if cuttings are made from them.
- The compound juvenile leaves and the adult sickle-shaped leaves are produced by two different apical
- Existing compound leaves will change to sickle-shaped leaves as the plant matures.
- Existing compound leaves will stay compound as the plant ages.
- All of the listed responses are correct.
- The ABC model of flower formation suggests that ______.
- three mutations must occur at the shoot apical meristem for it to begin forming flower parts instead of
- the A gene turns on sepals, the B gene turns on petals, the C gene turns on stamens, and all three
- the A gene initiates the flower bud, the B gene initiates formation of the sterile parts, and the C gene
- pairs of genes are required to form petals and stamens, but a single gene can initiate sepals or carpels
- flower development depends on a sequence of three genes turning on in the correct order
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