Chapter 35 Plant Anatomy & Development

Question 1

_____________is the process by which a plant grows from a seed

Answer 1

Germination

Question 2

Mosses are

Answer 2

Bryophytes (short - plants)

Question 3

Ferns are

Answer 3

Pterophtes (winged -shaped plants)

Question 4

Mosses and Ferns are both

Answer 4

Primitive Plants

Question 5

Conifers are

Answer 5

trees that bears cones and evergreen needle like or scale like leaves

Question 6

Gymnosperm Seeds are

ex: Conifers

Answer 6

a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit

Question 7

Angiosperms are

Answer 7

Seeds that are covered unlike Gymnosperms

Question 8

Monocots (monocotyledon) is a one of the 2 sub-classes of Angiosperm.
They have

Answer 8

One cotyledon only
Parallel leaf veins
Fibrous Roots
C4 Metabolism (for dry places)

Question 9

Eudicots is a one of the 2 sub-classes of Angiosperm.

They have

Answer 9

2 cotyledons
Branched Leaf veins
Taproot
4 or 5 flower petals
C3 Metabolism

Question 10

The three basic Plant organs

Answer 10

Roots , Stems , and Leaves

Question 11

Root System Carry’s

Answer 11

water and minerals to the Shoot system (plants parts above ground)

Question 12

Shoot System Delivers

Answer 12

Sugar to the roots.

Question 13

Roots are multi cellular organs with important functions.
_______
________
_________

Answer 13

Anchor the Plant
Absorb minerals and water
Store organic nutrients

Question 14

A ________ system consists of one main vertical root. it also gave rise to _______ roots or branch roots.

Answer 14

Taproot

lateral

Question 15

______________ roots rissed from stems or leaves

Answer 15

Adventitious roots

Question 16

Seedless vascular plants and monitors have a

Answer 16

fibrous root system.

characterized by thin lateral roots with no main root

Question 17

Some roots are made to store nutrients

Answer 17

Most veggies. carrots, beets and radish for example.

Question 18

Absorption of water and minerals occurs near root _____

Answer 18

root hairs

Question 19

A _____ is an organ consisting of alternating _____.

Answer 19

Stem
Nodes (points at which leaves are attached)

Question 20

_____________ are presented right above nodes

Answer 20

Axillary Buds

Question 21

An ____________ is a structure that has the potential to form a lateral shoot, branch

Answer 21

Axillary Bud

Question 22

An ___________ or terminal bud, is located near the shoot tip and causes elongation of a young shoot.

Answer 22

Apical Bud

Question 23

The _____ is the main photosynthetic organ of most vascular plants

Answer 23

Leaf

Question 24

Leaves generally consists of:
______
______

Answer 24

A flattend Blade

A stalk called the Petiole

Question 25

A ________ joins the leaf to the node of the stem.

Answer 25

Petiole

Question 26

1 of the 3 Embryo development and plant tissue

_________: outer layer of embryo –> Dermal tissue = ________

Answer 26

Ectoderm »» Epidermis

Question 27

1 of the 3 Embryo development and plant tissue

_________: middle layer of embryo –> ground tissue = ________

Answer 27

Mesoderm »» Cortex

Question 28

1 of the 3 Embryo development and plant tissue

_________: inner layer of embryo –> Vascular tissue = ________

Answer 28

Endoderm »» Stele

Question 29

In Woody plants, the dermal tissues called ________ replace the epidermis in older regions of stems and roots.

Answer 29

periderm

Question 30

_____ conveys water and dissolved minerals upward, from roots to shoot.

Answer 30

Xylem

Question 31

Transport organic nutrients from where they are made to where they are needed.

Answer 31

Phloem