Chapter 28 + 29: Vascular Plant/Growth, Resource Acquisition/Nutrition/Transport in Vascular Plants

Question 1

What are the basic plant organs?

Answer 1

Roots, Stems, and leaves

Question 2

What is the function of roots? (2)

Answer 2

anchorage, absorb minerals + water, and store carbohydrates

Question 3

What is the function of stems? (2)

Answer 3

produce leaves and branches + bear reproductive structures

Question 4

What is the function of leaves?

Answer 4

Primary photosynthetic organs

Question 5

What are the parts of a stem? (3)

Answer 5

The node, axillary bud, and apical bud

Question 6

Function of a node

Answer 6

where leaves are attached to stem

Question 7

Function of apical bud

Answer 7

growing shoot tip

Question 8

Function of axillarybud

Answer 8

at each node and can form lateral branch, thorns, and flowers

Question 9

What are the three tissue types?

Answer 9

vascular, dermal, and ground

Question 10

Function of vascular tissue (2)

Answer 10

transport materials and provide structural support

Question 11

Function of dermal tissue

Answer 11

protective covering

Question 12

Function of ground tissue (3)

Answer 12

metabolic functions, short distance transport and storage

Question 13

What is vascular tissue composed of?

Answer 13

Xylem and phloem

Question 14

What is the function of xylem?

Answer 14

conducts water and minerals upwards from roots into shoots

Question 15

What is the function phloem?

Answer 15

transports sugars from where they are made to where they are needed or stored

Question 16

What is the cuticle?

Answer 16

the waxy covering on leaves and stems, protects from dessication

Question 17

What is the stoma?

Answer 17

a pore that allows gas exchange between the interior of the planet and the environment

Question 18

During transpiration, water moves from areas of _____ water potential to areas of _____ water potential.

Answer 18

higher, lower

Question 19

What kind of pressure drives transpiration?

Answer 19

negative pressure

Question 20

What are the steps of transpiration? (3)

Answer 20

1. Water uptake from soil
2. Cohesion/adhesion in the xylem
3. Transpiration