Chapter 29

Question 1

the plant cell that makes up the bulk of the fleshy part of a fruit is ___.

Answer 1

parenchyma

Question 2

The plant cell type dominant in plant tissues that are no longer growing is ___.

Answer 2

sclerenchyma

Question 3

In a plant, the movement of sugar from its place of production to its place of storage is ___.

Answer 3

translocation

Question 4

The opening and closing of stomata are regulated by the presence of which mineral?

Answer 4

potassium

Question 5

What are the three basic organs of a plant?

Answer 5

roots, stems, and leaves

Question 6

Groups of cells working together to perform a certain function form a/an ___.

Answer 6

tissue

Question 7

The epidermis of a plant is made up primarily of ___.

Answer 7

parenchyma cells that may be living or dead

Question 8

The small holes in the cuticle of a plant that function in gas exchange are what?

Answer 8

stomata

Question 9

Cacti would have a large number of which plant cell type?

Answer 9

parenchyma

Question 10

Xylem and phloem are made up primarily of sclerenchyma cells arranged into what?

Answer 10

long systems of tubes

Question 11

Which plant would likely contain the least xylem?

Answer 11

water lily

Question 12

The plant structure found on the end of a stem or root where cells continuously divide is ___.

Answer 12

apical meristem

Question 13

Sceondary growth in plants occurs from which structure?

Answer 13

lateral meristem

Question 14

specialized roots that grow from uncommon places are called what?

Answer 14

adventitious roots

Question 15

Roots present in monocots where primary roots do not grow larger than the secondary roots are ___.

Answer 15

fibrous roots

Question 16

The xylem and phloem of a leaf are embedded in what?

Answer 16

the ground tissue

Question 17

One difference between monocot stems and dicot stems is that monocot stems usually do what?

Answer 17

retain their primary growth pattern most of their lives

Question 18

In a stem cross section, an annual ring represents an abrupt change between what?

Answer 18

summerwood and springwood

Question 19

The driving force for transpiration is provided by what?

Answer 19

evaporation of water from the leaves

Question 20

Secondary xylem and phloem develop from which structure?

Answer 20

Vascular cambium

Question 21

the common leaf type in which the blade is divided into leaflets is called what?

Answer 21

compound

Question 22

The type of stem that grows on the surface of the soil and can produce a new plant is called what?

Answer 22

stolon

Question 23

Water movement from the plant roots up to the stem relies on which two properties?

Answer 23

cohesion and adhesion

Question 24

the process by which a plant moves and the loses water is called ___.

Answer 24

transpiration

Question 25

Most photosynthesis occurs in a portion of the leaf called the \_\_\_.

Answer 25

Palisde mesophyll

Question 26

Leaves that develop in full sun \_\_\_.

Answer 26

are thicker

Question 27

An adaption that reduces water loss from leaves without diminishing photosynthesis is \_\_\_.

Answer 27

closing of the stomata

Question 28

Modified cells on the epidermis that regulate gas and water exchange are called \_\_\_.

Answer 28

guard cells

Question 29

The vascular cambium in dicot stems is located where?

Answer 29

between the xylem and phloem

Question 30

Photosynthesis in leaves produces sugar for storage. The location of this storage is called \_\_\_.

Answer 30

sink