Unit 2

Question 1

Types of Root

Answer 1

1. Taproot
2. Lateral Root

Question 2

Commercially important root variant

Answer 2

Taproot / Storage roots

Question 3

The stem-like part of the leaf wherein it attaches directly onto the stem

Answer 3

Petiole

Question 4

It refers to a composite of leaf, stem, and flowers.

Answer 4

Cutflower

Question 5

Edible, fleshy outgrowth protecting the seed, usually arising from the base of the ovule.

Answer 5

Aril

Question 6

Edible part of asparagus, it is the stem tip with unopened buds.

Answer 6

Spear

Question 7

Edible part of banana blossom which is a tender, yellowish inner covering.

Answer 7

Bracts

Question 8

Inflorescence of a broccoli

Answer 8

Curdand

Question 9

Loose leaves which enclose the head of the cabbage

Answer 9

Wrapper leaves

Question 10

It is the ball-shaped, compact set of leaves of a cabbage

Answer 10

Head

Question 11

Another term for locule

Answer 11

Placentation

Question 12

A hand of banana with underdeveloped fingers.

Answer 12

Transitional Hand

Question 13

Thin, colored outer-layer of citrus fruits.

Answer 13

Flavedo

Question 14

The thick, white spongy layer of Citrus fruits

Answer 14

Alvedo

Question 15

Edible part of citrus fruits.

Answer 15

Juice vesicles

Question 16

It encloses the aril in a durian fruit in the space called a ____.

Answer 16

Locule

Question 17

Natural lines which run from the top from the bottom of the durian fruit.

Answer 17

Carpel sutures

Question 18

Leaves on top of the pineapple

Answer 18

Crown

Question 19

The long, soft hairs of a rambutan

Answer 19

Spinterns

Question 20

The candle-like part of the Anthurium bearing its true flowers.

Answer 20

Spadix

Question 21

The leaf-like attractive part of the Anthurium

Answer 21

Spathe

Question 22

A group of flowers in one stalk (Orchids, Dendrobium, and Gladiolus)

Answer 22

Spike

Question 23

Flattened pieces of the chloroplast which contain chlorophyll

Answer 23

Thylakoid

Question 24

It is a matrix that interconnects the thylakoids

Answer 24

Stroma

Question 25

Pigments found in the chromoplast responsible for red, yellow, and orange colors.

Answer 25

Carotenoids

Question 26

It is the inner membrane of the mitochondria which contains more of respiratory enzymes.

Answer 26

Cristae

Question 27

The vacuole is enclosed by a membrane called the _____.

Answer 27

Tonoplast

Question 28

The vacuole is enclosed by a membrane called the _____.

Answer 28

Tonoplast

Question 29

It is the general term which refers to the anatomical structure of the commodity.

Answer 29

Tissue

Question 30

It constitutes of the microscopic covering of the plant organs that protect it from injury or temperature changes.

Answer 30

Dermal System

Question 31

It is responsible for the texture of fruits and major synthetic activities of the plant such as pigment formation.

Answer 31

Fundamental/Ground System

Question 32

It is composed of the xylem and phloem which is continuous throughout the plant.

Answer 32

Vascular System

Question 33

It is the outermost layer of cells

Answer 33

Epidermal cells

Question 34

Due to its increased thickness caused by secondary growth, where it is found in some stems or roots.

Answer 34

Periderm

Question 35

It is the layer of complex materials deposited above the epidermal cell layer.

Answer 35

Cuticle

Question 36

How much cutin does the cuticle usually contain?

Answer 36

30 - 80%

Question 37

It is a part of the cuticle closest to the epidermal layer.

Answer 37

Pectin

Question 38

This is the part between layers of cutin and pectin.

Answer 38

Cutinized or Cuticularized layer

Question 39

Tiny hairs which are almost, if not microscopic.

Answer 39

Trichomes

Question 40

A group of loose, corky cells with a central opening which replaced stomates

Answer 40

Lenticels

Question 41

They have thin walls, and large vacuoles, and are the principal seat of metabolic activities of the plant

Answer 41

Parenchyma

Question 42

These are elongated cells with thick cell walls to strengthen stems.

Answer 42

Collenchyma

Question 43

These cells can generally be provided into sclerieds or fibers

Answer 43

Sclerenchyma