AP Ch 36 Outline Quiz
Welcome to chapter 36 of our ongoing advanced placement quiz series on all things to do with biology – with specific reference to plants! Today we’ll be taking a look at another important topic; plant structure! What can you tell us about the structure of a plant? Find out in this AP Ch 36 Outline Quiz!
- 1.Which function is NOT shared by both the root system and the shoot system of a plant?
- A.
Absorb water
- B.
Transport water
- C.
Transport inorganic nutrients
- D.
Transport organic nutrients
- 2.Which of the following tissues forms the outer protective covering of the plant?
- A.
Epidermal tissue
- B.
Ground tissue
- C.
Meristem
- D.
Vascular tissue
- 3.Which of the following tissues transports water and nutrients within the plant?
- A.
Epidermal tissue
- B.
Ground tissue
- C.
Meristem
- D.
Vascular tissue
- 4.Which of the following tissues is an embryonic tissue type found at the apex of roots and shoots?
- A.
Epidermal tissue
- B.
Ground tissue
- C.
Meristem
- D.
Vascular tissue
- 5.Which statement is NOT true of the epidermis of a plant?
- A.
Epidermis covers the entire body of a herbaceous plant.
- B.
Guard cells are specialized epidermal cells found on root surfaces.
- C.
The epidermis is impervious to gas exchange.
- D.
Root hairs increase the surface area of epidermal cells on roots.
- E.
Cork cells replace epidermal cells on older woody plants.
- 6.Which of these plant tissue types has cells with thick secondary cell walls, and is made up of fibers and sclereids?
- A.
Xylem
- B.
Phloem
- C.
Collenchyma
- D.
Sclerenchyma
- E.
Parenchyma
- 7.Which type of root is important in dicot food storage in plants such as carrots and radishes?
- A.
Adventitious root
- B.
Prop root
- C.
Fibrous root
- D.
Taproot
- 8.Which type of root develops from an underground stem?
- A.
Adventitious root
- B.
Prop root
- C.
Fibrous root
- D.
Taproot
- 9.Which statement is NOT true about woody stems?
- A.
Woody stems contain secondary growth.
- B.
Secondary phloem accumulates to form the wood.
- C.
The stem is organized into a central pith, wood, and outer bark.
- D.
Cork cambium produces waterproof cork cells that become bark.
- E.
The vascular cambium is located between the xylem and phloem of the vascular bundles in a woody stem.
- 10.Mechanisms by which plants protect themselves against invading bacteria and fungi include
- A.
Producing strong preservative chemicals.
- B.
Maintaining a waxy nonliving cuticle surface.
- C.
Building up and replacing an outer layer of dead cork (bark).
- D.
Having guard cells open to expose the soft juicy mesophyll of a leaf only when gas exchange is needed.
- E.
All of the above are correct.
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