Experiment 4

Question 1

Forms the bulk of plant ground tissue

Answer 1

Parenchyma cells

Question 2

Proliferative cells of the plant found in all plant tissue systems

Answer 2

Parenchyma cells

Question 3

With thin cells, parenchyma cells are capable of further ______

Answer 3

Cell division

Question 4

Function of parenchyma cells

Answer 4

photosynthesis, storage, or transport

Question 5

The ___ and ________ of the plant shoot and roots are equipped with parenchyma to provide new cells for growth

Answer 5

Apical and lateral meristem

Question 6

Photosynthesis occurs in specialized parenchymal cells called _______

Answer 6

Mesophyll cells

Question 7

Shapes of parenchyma cells

Answer 7

angular and loose

Question 8

Comprises many soft tissues of plants

Answer 8

Parenchyma cells

Question 9

Simple plant tissue, consisting of only one cell type.

Answer 9

Collenchyma

Question 10

Elongated, living cells that occur especially in peripheral positions in leaves and stems of eudicotyledons.

Answer 10

Collenchyma

Question 11

Function of Collenchyma

Answer 11

Support structure

Mechanical strength

Flexibility

Question 12

a plant tissue that consists of living usually elongated cells with unevenly thickened walls and acts as support, especially in areas of primary growth.

Answer 12

Collenchyma

Question 13

a specialized tissue, adapted to withstand both compressive and tensile stresses in plants.

Answer 13

Sclerenchyma

Question 14

Function Sclerenchyma cells

Answer 14

provide mechanical support and strength to the plants

Question 15

Biological stains used in histology and cytology

Answer 15

Safranin

Question 16

What was the pear stained with

Answer 16

safranin

Question 17

scientific name of alfalfa

Answer 17

Medicago sativa

Question 18

Scientific name of pear

Answer 18

Pyrus communis

Question 19

Scientific name of celery

Answer 19

Apium graveolens

Question 20

Scientific name of basswood

Answer 20

Tilia americana

Question 21

acts like armor to protect the body from damage such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation, pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites), and chemicals

Answer 21

Epidermis

Question 22

Scientific name of squash

Answer 22

cucurbita

Question 23

an outer layer of tissue immediately below the epidermis of a stem or root.

Answer 23

Cortex

Question 24

a strand of conducting vessels in the stem or leaves of a plant, typically with phloem on the outside and xylem on the inside.

Answer 24

vascular bundle

Question 25

composed of soft, spongy parenchyma cells, which store and transport nutrients throughout the plant

Answer 25

Pith

Question 26

connection sites between sieve elements

Answer 26

Sieve plate

Question 27

the vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.

Answer 27

phloem

Question 28

the vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem.

Answer 28

Xylem

Question 29

a type of water-conducting cell in the xylem which lacks perforations in the cell wall.

Answer 29

tracheid

Question 30

Three tissue systems

Answer 30

Dermal, Vascular, and Ground tissue

Question 31

Coverings of the plant that provide protection by preventing unwanted materials from entering the plant

Answer 31

Dermal Tissue system

Question 32

the aqueous component of the cytoplasm of a cell, within which various organelles and particles are suspended.

Answer 32

cytosol

Question 33

tissues that have the ability to enlarge, stretch and differentiate into other types of cells as they mature.

Answer 33

Meristematic tissue

Question 34

Differences between vascular bundles of monocots and dicots

Answer 34

Monocot stems have bundles of vascular tissue scattered throughout, whereas vascular bundles in dicot stems are arranged in a ring

Question 35

facilitates the gaseous exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Answer 35

Dermal tissue system

Question 36

main components of young plants

Answer 36

Ground tissue system

Question 37

Integral in the packaging and supportive system of the plant.

Answer 37

Ground tissue system

Question 38

Function of Ground tissue system

Answer 38

Food and storage