Chapter 23, section 1: Plants
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- Q1Herbaceous stems grow thicker as a result of cell division in thecambium of the stembarkapical meristempericycle45s
- Q2Cells in the apical meristem that cause a root to grow longer are found ______at the tip of the rootin the center of the rootbehind the rootalong the sides of the root45s
- Q3To control water loss, the size of the stomata is reduced by the ________phloemguard cellsXylemcambium45s
- Q4Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a parenchyma cell?thick, rigid cell wallsthe most abundant type of plant celllarge central vacuolesthin, flexible cell walls45s
- Q5The epidermis of a plant functions much like the ___ of an animal.stomachskineyesheart45s
- Q6The epidermal structures that control the exchange of gases are called _____mesophylltrichomearoot hairsstomata45s
- Q7Which of the following cells would be found in xylem tissue?guard cellssieve tube memberstracheidscompanion cells45s
- Q8The ___ produces new xylem and phloem cells in the stems and roots.endodermisEpidermisvascular cambiumapical meristem45s
- Q9Which of the following cells is a sclerenchyma cells?meristematic cellsguard cellscompanion cellsvessel element45s
- Q10The movement of sugar from the leaves to all parts of the plant is callednone of the abovetransportationtranspirationtranslocation45s
- Q11The most abundant type of plant cell isparenchymacollenchmyasclerenchymaall of the above45s
- Q12Tubular cells with tapered ends which transports throughout the plantvessel elementcompanion cellstracheidssieve tube elements45s
- Q13Lateral meristems that produces a tough covering for the surface of the stem and the rootsvascular cambiumcork cambiumtrichomesguard cells45s
- Q14tubular cells that transport water throughout the plant. These cells are wider and shorter than traciedscompanion cellstrachiedsvessel elementsieve tube cells45s
- Q15opening in the cuticle of the leaf that controls the exchange of gasesstomatatrichomesguard cellsroot hairs45s