Chapter Six: Stems

Question 1

central axes of shoots

Answer 1

stems

Question 2

3 major functions of stems

Answer 2

1. support plant
2. transport nutrients/water
3. produce/store nutrients

Question 3

stems consist of ___, ___ and ___

Answer 3

nodes, internodes, and axillary buds

Question 4

nodes and internodes are ___; axillary bids are ___

Answer 4

regions/locations
physical structures

Question 5

monocots cannot be ___, only ____. because they do not have a ____

Answer 5

woody
herbaceous
vascular cambium

Question 6

tissues are largely ___ in herbaceous dicot stems, but some ___ can develop

Answer 6

primary
secondary tissues

Question 7

woody dicot stems experience a lot of ___

Answer 7

secondary tissue replacing primary tissue

Question 8

herbaceous monocots do not grow ___; their stems do not have a ___ or ___; they produce no ___

Answer 8

tall
vascular cambium or cork cambium
secondary tissue

Question 9

stems that grow horizontally above the ground

Answer 9

runners

Question 10

stems that are similar to runners but are produced beneath the surface and grow in multiple directions

Answer 10

stolons

Question 11

3 origins for pointy protrusions on plants

Answer 11

1. epidermis
2. leaves
3. stems

Question 12

a points protrusion that arises from a stem

Answer 12

thorn

Question 13

stems that provide support for climbing plants

Answer 13

tendrils

Question 14

stems that swell from the accumulation of food

Answer 14

tubers

Question 15

underground, horizontal stems

Answer 15

rhizomes

Question 16

a flattened stem that resembles a leaf

Answer 16

cladophyll

Question 17

cladophylls are usually ____

Answer 17

photosynthetic

Question 18

bulb vs a corm

Answer 18

bulbs: small stem surrounded by fleshy leaves covered with a few paper leaves
corms: large stem with no fleshy leaves, stem only surrounded by paper leaves