Chapter 2.2

Question 1

Which of the three main branches of tissue includes epidermal, cork, parenchyma, and support & strengthening tissues?

Answer 1

Structural

Question 2

Which of the three main branches of tissue includes xylem and phloem?

Answer 2

Vascular

Question 3

What type of vascular tissue transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves?

Answer 3

Xylem

Question 4

What is the purpose of meristematic tissue?

Answer 4

Growth and plant repair

Question 5

What provides covering and protection for leaf surfaces?

Answer 5

Epidermis

Question 6

What are tiny openings on leaves?

Answer 6

Stomata (singular: stoma)

Question 7

What is the purpose of stomata?

Answer 7

To allow air to enter and leave the leaf

Question 8

What expand and contract to open and close each stoma?

Answer 8

Guard cells

Question 9

What is the middle portion of the leaf in which most photosynthesis takes place?

Answer 9

Mesophyll

Question 10

Which venation displays veins in a branching pattern with smaller veins extending from the midrib?

Answer 10

Pinnate

Question 11

What is the basic structural unit of all living things?

Answer 11

Cell

Question 12

What is the carbohydrate that gives the cell walls their strength?

Answer 12

Cellulose

Question 13

What are tiny chemical “factories” that use light to manufacture food?

Answer 13

Chloroplasts

Question 14

What is the green pigment that gives plants their color and enables them to capture the energy of light?

Answer 14

Chlorophyll

Question 15

What are the storage structures within the cells?

Answer 15

Vacuoles