Plant Form And Function Quiz

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Using your readings from Ch. 35 and our discussions in class, answer the following multiple choice questions. You will have 10 minutes to complete the quiz.

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1.

Which of the following is incorrect? Monocots typically have
- A.
  
  A taproot rather than a fibrous root
- B.
  
  Leaves with parallel veins rather than branching venation
- C.
  
  No secondary growth
- D.
  
  Scattered vascular bundles in the stem rather than bundles in a ring
- E.
  
  Pith in the center of the vascular stele in the root
2.

Ground meristem
- A.
  
  Produces the root system
- B.
  
  Produces the ground tissue system
- C.
  
  Produces secondary growth
- D.
  
  Is meristematic tissue found at the nodes in monocots
- E.
  
  Develops from protoderm
3.

The zone of elongation
- A.
  
  Is responsible for pushing a root through the soil
- B.
  
  Has a quiescent center that can undergo mitosis should the apical meristem be destroyed
- C.
  
  Produces protoderm, procambium, and ground meristem tissues
- D.
  
  Is further rom the root tip than the zone of maturation
- E.
  
  Is or does all of the above
4.

Which of the following is incorrectly paire with its type of life cycle?
- A.
  
  Pine tree - perennial
- B.
  
  Rose bush - perennial
- C.
  
  Carrot - biennial
- D.
  
  Marigold - annual
- E.
  
  Wheat - biennial
5.

Secondary xylem and phloem is produced in the root by the
- A.
  
  Pericycle
- B.
  
  Endodermis
- C.
  
  Vascular cambium
- D.
  
  Apical meristem
- E.
  
  Ray initial
6.

Bark consists of
- A.
  
  Secondary phloem
- B.
  
  Periderm
- C.
  
  Cork cells
- D.
  
  Cork cambium
- E.
  
  All of the above
7.

Sieve-tube members
- A.
  
  Are responsible for lateral transport through a woody stem
- B.
  
  Control the activities of phloem cells that have no nuclei or ribosomes
- C.
  
  Have sprial thickenings that allow the cell to grow along with a young shoot
- D.
  
  Are vascular cells with sieve plates in the end walls between cells
- E.
  
  Are tapered water transport cells with pits
8.

Which of the following cells are dead at functional maturity?
- A.
  
  Tracheids
- B.
  
  Cork cells
- C.
  
  Vessel elements
- D.
  
  Sclerenchyma cells
- E.
  
  All of the above
9.

Axillary buds
- A.
  
  May exhibit apical dominance over teh terminal bud
- B.
  
  Form at nodes in the angle where leaves join the stem
- C.
  
  Grow out from the pericycle layer
- D.
  
  Are formed from intercalary meristems
- E.
  
  Only develop into vegetative shoots
10.

Which of the following is incorrectly paired with its function?
- A.
  
  Ray initials - form radial xylem and phloem rays
- B.
  
  Lenticel - spongy area for gas exchange in woody stems
- C.
  
  Root hairs - absorption of water and dissolved minerals
- D.
  
  Root cap - protects root as it pushes through soil
- E.
  
  Procambium - meristematic tissue that forms protective layer of cork