Lesson 5: Unit 1 Review

Question 1

What is a structure of tissue that performs a particular function in an organism?

Answer 1

organ

Question 2

What is a group of organs that work together to perform a particular function?

Answer 2

System

Question 3

What are three organs that make up the shoot system?

Answer 3

stem, leaf, and flower

Question 4

stores food for later use

Answer 4

cortex

Question 5

In the vascular cylinder, what carries water to the stem?

Answer 5

xylem

Question 6

In the vascular cylinder, what carries food that was made in the leaves from the stem to the root?

Answer 6

phloem

Question 7

What are the two types of plant systems?

Answer 7

herbaceous and woody

Question 8

A woody plant has cells that contain

Answer 8

lignin

Question 9

A plant whose life cycle takes one year

Answer 9

annual

Question 10

A plant whose life cycle takes two years

Answer 10

biennial

Question 11

A plant whose life cycle takes more than two years

Answer 11

perennial

Question 12

a ring of cells that separates the phloem from the xylem and creates new layers of xylem in woody plants

Answer 12

cambium

Question 13

small units of life that make up larger organisms

Answer 13

cells

Question 14

thickened layer of cells that provides protection for the root and herbaceous stems

Answer 14

epidermis

Question 15

anchors the plant to the ground and absorbs water and nutrients from the ground

Answer 15

roots

Question 16

sticky substance that flows through phloem

Answer 16

sap

Question 17

supports the leaves and reproductive parts of the plant, transports food and water, and acts as a storage facility for food

Answer 17

stem

Question 18

What are the two systems found in plants?

Answer 18

root system and shoot system

Question 19

What are the three areas of a woody stem?

Answer 19

bark, wood, and pith

Question 20

spongy layer that stores water, but eventually disappears in a woody stem

Answer 20

pith