Plant structure and function

Question 1

Meristem

Answer 1

Undifferentiated embryonic tissue in the active growth regions of the plant

Question 2

Being multicellular decreases _____

Answer 2

Water loss

Question 3

Apical Meristem

Answer 3

Masses of cells in the root and shoot that reproduce and elongate during growth (where the cells are differentiating and growing)

Question 4

Epidermis

Answer 4

Forms the outer protective covering of a plant. Modified differently depending on location

Question 5

Root hairs

Answer 5

Able to increase the surface area of root epidermis to get more water and minerals

Question 6

Cuticle

Answer 6

Waxy covering the epidermis of plants that protect the plant against water loss and disease causing organisms

Question 7

Stomata

Answer 7

Small openings between two guard cells on the underside of leaf epidermis, through which gases pass

Question 8

Ground Tissue

Answer 8

Forms the bulk of a flowering plant

Question 9

Types of cells

Question 10

What are the two types of Vascular Tissues?

Answer 10

Xylem and Phloem

Question 11

Xylem

Answer 11

Transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves

Question 12

Phloem

Answer 12

Transports sucrose and other organic compounds

Question 13

Where is vascular tissue located? (in roots)

Answer 13

Vascular cylinder

Question 14

In the stem, vascular tissue forms ____

Answer 14

Vascular bundles