Q3a_2361_meristems_development_tissue

Question 1

A plant that lives for at least 3 (often more) seasons is a (n)

Answer 1

Perennial

Question 2

Plants with thickened leaves or stems that store extra water such as cacti are

Answer 2

Succulents

Question 3

The embryonic leaves that form while the plant embryo is still in the seed are called___.

Answer 3

Cotyledons

Question 4

Growth tips (regions of juvenile, undifferentiated cells) that result in primary growth (= the extension and lengthening of the plant body) are called ___.

Answer 4

Apical meristems

Question 5

Growth, morphogenesis, and cell differentiation are all aspects of a process called

Answer 5

Development

Question 6

The three embryonic (immature) tissue types or ‘primary meristems’ are the

Answer 6

Ground meristem, procambium, protderm

Question 7

The three general types of plant tissues found in most mature plant organs following primary growth are ___________, ____________, & _____________ tissues.

Answer 7

ground, vascular & dermal

Question 8

Parenchyma cells fucntion for

Answer 8

All of these are functions for Parenchyma cells

Question 9

Cell types found in xylem tissue include

Answer 9

All of these cell types are found in Xylem

Question 10

In flowering plants the cells of the phloem that conduct the sugar solution (food) and their helper-cells are called ______ & _____.

Answer 10

sieve tube members & companion cells

Question 11

Hairs and other projections from the plant epidermsi are called

Answer 11

trichomes

Question 12

The dermal tissue that replaces the primary epidermis in plant organs that undergo secondary growth is called the ____.

Answer 12

periderm