Plants

Question 1

Plants impact many things that we take for granted. Our lives are in many ways intertwined with theirs. Think about it. Which of the following listed daily events demonstrates the importance of plants in our daily life? Select all that apply.

Answer 1

Sleeping in beds under cotton sheets, reading paper books magazines, picking wildflowers, sitting at a wooden desk, eating favorite breakfast cereal, and having a sandwich for lunch.

Question 2

1. multicellular eukaryote with cell walls made of cellulose that is capable of performing photosynthesis
2. a plant structure that may contain an embryo (a new plant containing genetic information from both parents)
3. thick waxy layers such as apple “skin”
4. a single haploid cell (with genetic information from only one parent) surrounded by a hard, outer wall.

Answer 2

1. Plant
2. Seed
3. Cuticle
4. Spore

Question 3

What are the 2 main types of plants?

Answer 3

Vascular and Nonvascular

Question 4

__________ is made up of tube-like cells in the stem of a plant that transports water and nutrients.

Answer 4

Vascular Tissue

Question 5

The following are examples of vascular plants, except:

Answer 5

Mosses and Liverworts

Question 6

Why is vascular tissue so important to plants?

Answer 6

because it allows water and nutrients to be easily transported throughout the plant

Question 7

The three major plant organs are ____________, _____________, and _____________.

Answer 7

stem, leaves, and roots

Question 8

What are the functions of roots? Select all that apply.

Answer 8

absorb the water and dissolved minerals from the soil and to anchor the plant in the soil

Question 9

The rootlike structure of nonvascular plants that is usually one cell thick is the ________.

Answer 9

rhizoid

Question 10

The two types of root systems in plants are __________ and ___________.

Answer 10

taproot and fibrous

Question 11

What vascular tissue of dead tubular cells joined from end to end transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots upwards to the rest of the plant?

Answer 11

xylem

Question 12

​​​​What is the major function of a leaf?

Answer 12

to carry out photosynthesis

Question 13

What are the four major functions of a stem?

Answer 13

transport water and dissolved minerals up from the roots to the rest of the plant, transport food made via photosynthesis and other organic molecules from the leaves down to the rest of the plan, store food, and produce and support leaves and flowers

Question 14

What are the two different types of stems?

Answer 14

herbacious and woody

Question 15

​​​​What are the characteristics of herbacious stems? Select all that apply.
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Answer 15

soft, mostly annuals, and green

Question 16

What are the characteristics of woody stems? Select all that apply

Answer 16

hard, nongreen, and perennials